Bradenton Veterinary Emergency

10/13/2025

We don’t post often, but when we do it’s to celebrate our veterinary staff! It’s officially Vet Tech week but it takes our whole staff to make your emergency visit as wonderful as it can be with an emergency! Our staff is one of the most compassionate, caring, and knowledgeable group of people that are always looking to improve their skills. We appreciate our staff so much and if you have the unfortunate need to come in to our ER tell your technician that you appreciate them working overnights, weekends, and holidays to help your furry family members!

10/18/2024

Happy Vet Tech week to the best crew around! It has been a bit of a wild ride with the hurricane(s) but we want to celebrate our staff for their awesomeness! Your ER nurses wear so many hats (anesthesiologist, nurse, lab technician, surgery assistant, etc). They take the best care of our patients and are a vital reason for why we are one of the best ERs around. Take some time this week to thank a vet tech!

10/13/2024

Now open!!

10/13/2024

We will be opening tomorrow (10/13) at noon!

10/12/2024

Taking it one day at a time but we will be closed tomorrow day shift and possibly tomorrow night depending on power availability!

10/11/2024

Reopening update: we will reopen as soon as we have power and available staff!

10/08/2024

Just a reminder that we are closed tonight and tomorrow night for Hurricane Milton! Depending on power, we will hopefully be open later this week.

10/07/2024

Since we are so close to water, see below:

Possibly on Tuesday, definitely on Wednesday, DeSoto Animal Clinic and Bradenton Veterinary Emergency will be closed during the hurricane. You can call us to check our operational status at 941-748-2637.

Depending on if there is damage or a power outage it will be unclear when we will re-open. If your pet is having an emergency, please call the following ER Hospitals to check if they are operational:

Veterinary Medical Center of Lakewood Ranch
15205 Garnet Trail , Bradenton, FL 34211
941-739-1800

Blue Pearl of Tampa
3000 Busch Lake Blvd, Tampa, FL 33614
813-933-8944

Thank you and be safe!

08/20/2024

We love this business so much!! Vet Care Express has been helping our patients get to us and back to their primary doctors for over a decade now!! ❤️❤️❤️

06/29/2024

Anyone know this adorable meat-head?

You know “Juno?” He is a 4-year-old mixed breed who was found running across 6th Avenue, behind the courthouse, right before 7 a.m. on June 19. Manatee County Senior Probation Officer Janelle Kusmierz, who gave him his nickname, was able to catch up with him after he narrowly escaped the path of a driver. She grabbed hold of his leash and searched the area for his owner with no luck. So Kusmierz contacted Manatee County Animal Welfare and took him with her to work at the courthouse where he became an honorary member of the Probation team until they arrived. Juno is currently at Palmetto Animal Shelter, located at 305 25th Street West. Animal Welfare is dedicated to providing resources to help reunite pets with their owners—in May alone, 30 owners were reunited with pets temporarily housed by our shelters. Helpful information, including an online map of recently found pets, can be found at mymanatee.org/lostpets.

04/27/2024

Tonight is the Hernando DeSoto heritage parade! We will be open, but it will be very difficult to get to us between the hours of 6 PM and 10 PM. Please be aware and if possible plan ahead! We will be happy to help you find the nearest ER if you are unable to get to us. Manatee Avenue west (14th-44th) will be closed starting at 5 PM. Manatee Ave will reopen by 11pm.

02/23/2024

All of us mourn our K-9 officers who protect us and their handlers. Rest in Peace sweet boy.

REST IN PEACE: The Marion County Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of K-9 Leo. Leo was shot protecting his handler and other deputies on Saturday morning. Leo died Tuesday morning.