St Pete Beach Veterinary Clinic

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Brigitte wallace

Dr Rose has been our vet for several years for our 2 small dogs Koda and Rose. But Rose died last night. And Dr Rose killed her. Our Rosie who was 9 years old and had been seen regularly for a heart murmur and progressive congested heart failure. She still enjoyed a mostly normal life with walks and joyful moments. She was taking Enapril and Furosemide and until recently was managing pretty well. She had a bad night of severe coughing 2 nights ago. So we took her to the vet. Dr Rose completely misdiagnosed her. We paid for a couple of Xrays which revealed that she was doing OK and did not have much fluids in her lungs . So really the only thing to do would have been to stop the cough, possibly find the cause. As it turns out Enapril is known to cause coughing. He should have taken her of Enapril and given a codeine cough syrup. Just that . And she would possibly live for many more years. Instead hee treated her for acute bronchitis or pneumonia .He gave an injection of Dexaject a very strong steroid. which is specifically counter indicated for dogs with heart disease. It is also not to be given with Furosemide. He injected our 17lbs dog a dose of .75ml which is almost twice the .5ml as recommended for a dog 22 lbs. Also for no reason since our dog did not have a respiratory infection, he prescribed Temaril a broncho- dialator, Temaril is also counter indicated for dogs with heart disease. and also notto be given with Furosemide. She went to the clinic at 10 AM . At 2 PM our dog Rose showed signs of extreme anxiety and distress. We called the vet around 4 PM . He said that as long as she was not coughing any more it sound alright to him. Shed get better. Steroids do cause panting! Rose got worse. We should then have called out mobile vet and friend. But at that point she probably would have had to be euthanized. The injection and other drugs were killing her already. Maybe we wanted to believe she would improve still. Rose died in the early morning after hours of suffering being unable to breathe. We called Dr Rose staff in the morning to tell them our Rosie had died. They would tell Dr Rose. He was definitely informed We have not heard from him. He has never called us back !!!!

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A M

You may have seen the other 1 star review accusing Dr. Rose of killing someones pet. I didnt pay much attention to it as it sounded slightly histrionic. Until Monday 8/28 when his negligence nearly killed my dog. I noticed my dog walking slower than usual Sunday. She has mild arthritis, and it was very hot out, so I didnt panic; just gave her an extra Dasuquin chew. Monday morning my regular vet (Oakhurst, since they took over for the amazing Dr. Mead when he moved out of state) couldnt fit me in until 5pm. SPB Vet said they could take me right away. Im 1/4 mile from them but had not been impressed with Dr. Rose when I took my dog, Jasmine, when we first moved here. She was even slower, didnt get up for the sound of her leash. Dr. Rose checked her flexibility, felt her stomach and did blood work-when I insisted. I wanted x-rays specifically, but he did not see any need. He gave her Tramadol pills and an injection for possible upset stomach. His decree was that she had either fallen or eaten something that did not agree with her. He said bring her back in a week if shes not better. $300 later, I left, got her comfy and went to work. I knew something was not right. I called Oakhurst and made an appointment to drop her off for x-rays early the next morning. If I had not followed my gut, she would be dead now. The x-rays showed a shadowy area in her stomach. They suggested an ultrasound to be done Tuesday morning. I didnt want to wait. An ultrasound at Tampa Bay Emergency vet showed a mass in her bowel. She had emergency surgery where they removed the mass and 8 inches of intestine. The mass had also caused a rupture, which would have killed her within days. She is recovering. We wont know if the mass was cancerous for a week. If I had trusted Dr. Rose, my dog would not have lived. The most troubling part of this is, after talking to neighborhood friends, I hear similar stories. A limping dog who was seen and given a clean bill of health actually had cancer and needed a foot amputated due to his negligence. Please beware. Our pets are our family-I would never trust him with my family. As a side note, his staff are all amazing. They should look for a doctor worth working for.

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Allison Moonbeam Archer

I live close, so this seemed like the obvious choice for veterinary care, but I am beyond disappointed. It is unfortunate that my experience was SO bad I will be finding a new place, even it means more travel. I brought in my cat because I felt weird lumps in a few places on her body and couldnt see them when I inspected. The doctor told me they were just scabs and not to worry. He asked if my cat had fleas and I said that she hadnt displayed any indication of having fleas. I asked if he could just check since we were already there and he said to just look out for them. (An obvious ploy to get me to come back on a separate occasion. I was already there! He couldnt have looked?) We determined that the scabs came from cuts, what looked like maybe a sharp edge to a door or something that ripped the skin (not flea biting or scratching). Then he proceeds to pull off the scabs on my cat, one of which starts bleeding quite a bit. He then charged me for the "clean up" of the wound and for the anti-bacterial cream that I now needed because of HIS actions. And ever since we left the vets....my cat seems to be scratching a lot. A LOT. I definitely would have noticed if she had been doing it this much before the appointment. Its like she got fleas while we were there. These are only my suspicions based on the attitude and behavior of the doctor...but the whole thing is just sketchy. He was sketchy. The bill was sketchy. And I wont be putting my kitten in the hands of that guy again. I think his name was Doctor Rose.

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Greg Bielawski

My fiance and I rescued an eight week old American Staffordshire puppy about 5 months ago and took her to another veterinary office for her first check up and vaccinations with us, but unfortunately didnt really like it. We just didnt feel welcomed and they were not up to current technology. The office seemed like it hasnt been updated since the 70s and they were using a typewriter to enter records (who does that still? ). After several recommendations and online research we decided to switch to Saint Pete Beach Veterinary office and so glad we did. It is the best clinic we have ever been to. The moment we walked in the door we realized this is the place for us and our puppy. Now several months later we would definitely still recommend Dr. Nicole Tisdale (weve only seen Dr. Tisdale) and St pete beach veterinary clinic to anyone.

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