Bradenton Veterinary Emergency

04/25/2026

Today is the Hernando DeSoto Parade! We will be diverting patients that cannot get to us about an hour before the Manatee Ave closure which happens at 5pm! Please call and we can help direct you to the nearest ER during the time of the parade!

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!! ❤️❤️❤️