Vero Beach Veterinary Hospital

Took my cat in today for a renal gland rupture. Misty and Dr. Stengard were so kind and willing to help treat my cat. I couldn't afford the procedure but they did what they could and took care of her. So nice to see a clinic that actually cares about the animals that come in sick. They even gave my kitty a birthday gift! Very grateful and happy to come across this vet hospital! Read Less

Been going to this vet for many years now and always very satisfied with the staff and Dr. Stengard. Such a compassion vet and also good pricing. I'm sad to have to find a new vet as I've moved out of Vero. Read Less

They are so amazing here. They've helped us with both of our dogs multiple times and are just so wonderful. They helped when our maltese couldn't stop reverse sneezing and his eyelid was swollen a few months ago. They helped today when our cocker spaniel needed to have a cyst removed on his ear and a few days ago when that cyst started bleeding and wouldn't stop. They've been so wonderful to us and our dogs and we are all so grateful. I wish there was something I could do for them. Maybe we could buy them lunch? Read Less

Dr. Stengard and her team are the standard by which all medical practices, human and veterinarian, should be judged. Her expertise and empathy are without boundary, and she and her team have earned the respect and trust of my entire family. I am forever grateful to her, Jill, and the rest of her team, for providing the finest care possible to my boy Brutus. 7 stars on a scale of 5. Read Less

My cat that I grew up with was taken here and my father paid a outrageous price just for an X-ray. After the X-ray the vet could not tell my father anything about what was wrong with my cat. I’m very disappointed in this place and sad that I had to put him down because we couldn’t figure out what was wrong with him. This place charged too much and I do not recommend this place to anyone. Read Less

I took my male cat to have an x-ray of something growing on the side of his head which required a single x-ray in the hopes of determining if it was like a tumor or an abscessed tooth, after paying the $300 in cash there was no more that I learned, she could not explain to me what it was, what caused it or what to do other than to steer me towards another vets because I had a hard time paying for the initial $300 x-ray. I will never again use this veterinarian but the staff themself were very friendly just not happy with the lack of information from the doctor. Read Less

The Vero Beach Veterinary Hospital was beyond kind to me this morning, as we had to put our 10 year old bunny, Lola, to sleep. They are caring and sensitive and hard workers. Such a smart team! Thank you again. I can't recommend them enough! Read Less

I am sorry I had to chose even one star to rate this vet office. The one star goes to the techs who seem genuinely concerned with their clients. I have dealt via phone with this vet as I am paying for heartworm treatment for my daughter's sweet rescue dog. My daughter has had to deal first hand with the miscommunication between staff regarding the heartworm treatment regimen. I am a healthcare professional myself and in no way should a vet run a practice like this. A treatment plan should be outlined and an estimate given with a timeline of what will happen when. My daughter chose this vet and entrusted the care of her dog in this vet hands and should no way be concerned, upset, or frustrated after a vet visit. She should feel well informed and confident that his heartworm treatment will be handled professionally and her dogs best interest are at heart and she and her dog will be treated with respect as they are the clients. Read Less

I took my partly paralyzed rabbit there to see if there was anything we could do for him and the staff there was very attentive and explained to us our options, the place was well kept and clean and we are now glad to see that we have hope and also now have a place to go for our pet Read Less

Wonderful vibe wonderful staff everyone is so nice & helpful!!!! My dog was well taken care of and super happy with everyone. Will be back for regular check ups, shots, nail trimming, baths & boarding!  Thank you VBV!!!! Read Less

Avoid this vet. All they care about is the money. I had a pet emergency. They were more concerned about payment up front then the well-being of the patient. I changed to a vet that really cares. Every previous visit was paid when services rendered. I just needed a few days to pay after treatment this one time. The so called caring doctor refused. *UPDATE: The response from this vet just proved what I stated in my review. Money is more important. I needed my pet treated. Read Less

My four legged babies have been patients at Vero Beach Animal Hospital for several years. I even moved to Port Saint Lucie but continue to go there. I love how Dr. Stengard and her staff really make you feel welcome and right at home! They are trustworthy and kind! I recommend this animal hospital to anyone with fur babies! They even see exotics too! Read Less

Dr. Stenborg insisted on giving my 16 year old indoor cat a rabies vaccine. Several weeks later she developed a rare, but well documented reaction to the vaccine causing loss of motor function in her rear legs. Think carefully about this vaccine, especially if you have an older indoor pet. Always inquire about immediate and delayed side effects of any vaccine. I suspect that the risk of side effects is why humans do not regularly receive this vaccine Read Less

On a very beautiful May evening, my husband took our 8 year old labrador Leo and our 3 year old Oso, a six pound pomeranian chihuahua for their nightly walk in our gated community, Grand Harbor. He had Leo on the leash and little Oso who usually walks ahead of them, for the total of a three block jaunt. With no warning, in just seconds a large german shepard came barrelling out of a open garage and attacked our little Oso. David was on the walk way across the street in total shock and taken by surprise. He managed to wrap up Oso's horrible bleeding neck wound and run home. We had feared the worse and in panic we rushed to our nearby Vet just 5 minutes away by car.They were closed, it was 8:30PM on a friday evening. All the info. for emergency on the door lead us to go to either Melbourne or Fort Pierce Emergency Hospitals. Both a 45 minute drive either north or south too long too late. No where to go with our dying animal feeling completely helpless. We called our friend Linda,who had two small dogs who were violently attacked just months before and she told us to call direct her vet, Dr Kattis Stengard and we were lucky enough to reach her by phone. She acted fast and left her home and drove to her office, opened her facility, and without any hesitation she tried to save our little Oso. This is what a caring , selfless, doctor did for us, complete strangers. She tried to save our animal. Although, sadly our little Oso died that Friday night, We are so grateful to Dr Stengard and her staff at Vero Beach Veterinary Hospital for opening its doors and hearts to try to save Oso that night. Thank you, Marilu-David-Camden-Ethan Rice Read Less

My experience wasn't a nice one at all. I took my parakeet in today to have his beak trimmed, He was playful with his little buddy Tequela, every day, chirping and singing, but having difficulty eating due to his overgrown beak. He played and chirped all the way to the vet. I was very nervous about possibly losing him to stress as he wouldn't let us handle him. Very skittish. The assistant got him out of the cage and held him in the cloth while Dr. Stenborg got out the dremmal or however you spell i,t and said that there was a chance he could go into shock and die from the procedure from stress which I had heard could happen, but due to the long beak decided we had to take the risk. She assured us that it had never happened during her practice. I was not impressed when she went at him with a dremmel on a tiny little point the size of a needle. He wasn't a parrot with a huge beak. I expected little scissors of some sort to snip off the point. She kept at him with the dremmel and I knew he was frightened to death.. Literally..., The assistant said uh oh..we need to get him on oxygen. I was dying when they took my little Tico out of the room. I said a praye,r but to no avail. She brought him back in quite a few minutes later dead in the little cloth and apologized, but with absolutely no feeling. I understand she is used to death of pets. but a little more feeling would have been nice. My heart was broke as she passed him in the little cloth to me and asked me if I wanted to take him home to bury. She began to show me some skin under his feathers on his neck and said he was jaundiced which she said could be a liver condition. Maybe so but he played, ate like a little horse and sang all the time and all the way to the veterinary, so I'm not so sure he was sick, but I know she had to blame it on something to make me feel a little better which didn't help a bit. My little chirping bird went in and I felt so guilty that I took him there and blamed myself all day and tonight that I killed him. My heart is broke tonight and the only thing I regret is that I didn't wait til and take him to a bird veterinarian in Sebastian who may have handled the procedure a lot different, but couldn't get in until Thursday, and felt so bad for the poor little guy struggling to eat with that long beak. I asked Dr. Stenborg if she had done this procedure before and was assured that she does it everyday, but I notice there are no reviews about anyone taking their birds to her. Just accupuncture with dogs and cats, so I have no way of knowing if she is experienced with birds, but I do know my little Tico is gone and he was playing and chirping this morning. They just left the room and I didn't see her or the assistant after that. Not a lot of caring in my opinion. He may be a parakeet, but he still was my pet. I did ask what I owed them and they said oh my goodness nothing. I believe it would have been a lot less stress had she just got out snippers and snipped off the long point instead of a freaking drummel at him. The noise in his face was not a good way to leave this world if you ask me. Sorry for the grim review, but not all of us are happy with our outcome. Debbie & Scott Calhoun..sad owners of our little Tico Parakeet of 3 yrs.Read Less

I recently moved to South Africa, after a short vac back to vero, my parents told me they could no longer keep my dog,Ashton.. I could not give him away, rescuing a pet is a lifelong commitment!! so I decied to bring him to SA..Jeanne and the girls in the office did the research and kept me posted on all the steps needed to bring Ashton here..He arrived on June 6 safe and sound.. He loves running on our beach and seeing all the African wildlife.. thank you so much ladies..hugs to u all..xx Read Less

Avoid this vet. All they care about is the money. I had a pet emergency. They were more concerned about payment up front then the well-being of the patient. I changed to a vet that really cares. Every previous visit was paid when services rendered. I just needed a few days to pay after treatment this one time. The so called caring doctor refused. Read Less

Vero Beach Veterinary Hospital has been treating our 2 dogs for many years now. We have been bringing my Pomeranian mix, Coco, to Dr. Stengard over the past few months for acupuncture treatment due to severe arthritis/ dysplasia issues in his hip where he could no longer jump and was in a lot of pain just walking. Wow is all I can say. Coco is now acting younger than we've ever seen him since we rescued him from H.A.L.O Rescue about 4 years ago. He is running, jumping and playing constantly. He is a very happy and energetic dog now! The attentive care and follow up from the entire staff is terrific. They truly are a loving crew where my dogs are always excited to see them and I know they are getting the utmost care. Read Less

They were very thoughtful and careful handling my 17 year old cat before she died. Then sent me a condolence card in the mail. She was a patient only one time, but treated me and her like she was a regular. Read Less