Shelter Island Veterinary Hospital

We had a really great experience here today with our new puppy Melon. I don’t know if our vets name is Dr. Pearson or if that was his first name but he was super friendly and encouraging as a first time dog mom. I really appreciated how understanding everyone was of all of my questions! Abby the vet assistant was great with both our dog and my kids! Thank you ☺️

posted: 10/03/2025

Everyone treated us great and got my amazing senior Luna back to running. Elizabeth is such an amazing manager who keeps the hospital great. Lizzie an amazing receptionist who made us feel with confidence that Luna was going to be great. Overall, every worker is very talented and great at the job. The vet is great at elaborating everything. It is an hour away, but definitely worth it. Thank you 🥰

posted: 08/15/2024

I had a great experience at this vet. I was on the hunt for a new vet clinic for my baby because of a bad experience at another vet. The lobby was welcoming and inviting and I was put into a room very quickly by the vet staff. My baby was seen by Dr. Durr for a skin infection. He was very thorough with his exam. The vet assistant kept my baby calm throughout the exam. I will definitely be returning to this location for care. Thank you shelter island!

posted: 07/03/2025

I am so thankful for Dr. Darnell. She is THE BEST. I had previously mentioned to two vets that I believe my cat had serious teeth issues. Both other vets did an oral exam, saw nothing visibly wrong and told me she just needed her teeth cleaned. Dr. Darnell actually listened to my concerns, did x-rays and found major internal cavities that were inside her teeth (not visible when doing a regular exam) that could eventually lead to bone infection and massive bone loss. Turns out my baby also suffers from severe juvenile periodontitis. I am beyond thankful to Dr. Darnell for being such an incredible vet and wonderful person. I would not take my fur babies anywhere else. So, if you're looking for a vet who is talented at what she does, and is passionate about genuinely caring for our fur babies, go see Dr. Darnell of Shelter Island Vet Hospital. You will be very glad you did.

posted: 12/28/2020

We brought our elderly cat here who has anxiety when leaving the house. We needed some bloodwork done as well as a routine check up. Upon arriving, a nice assistant escorted us to the waiting room where he performed some basic tests without issue. He said he would tell the doctor we’re ready and left the room. Shortly upon leaving, we heard commotion out in the hallway. He was being reamed by the doctor for something or the other. It was very unprofessional, since we could hear their whole conversation. The doctor seemed agitated and unfair towards the assistant. She then enters the room and introduces herself. The doctor seemed okay at first. For taking blood, Simba had to be taken into another room where we could not monitor his wellbeing. Moments later we could hear him screaming bloody murder at the top of his lungs for almost 10 minutes! I regret not leaving the room to go save him from whatever they were trying to do to him. It’s like there was no care being taken at all for his well being. They were just trying to power through with getting blood at any cost. At the end of it all, our poor Simba was brought back into the room with a stick and collar attached to him like a wild animal. Not only was he completely broken mentally, but they did not even manage to get blood. They should have changed their method or suggested sedation instead of literally torturing him for 10 minutes! Simba never bounced back. He was in a healthy and strong state before then and this appointment was the beginning of his sharp decline. These guys even had the audacity to pester me on a near daily basis asking about when we wanted to come back. Even now, 3 months after we were there they are still trying to schedule. Our beautiful boy passed two days ago on August 27th. Three months following the dreadful appointment with Shelter Island Vet. I credit them with his ultimate demise and have massive regrets for not saving him from that room. He had so much life left in him. Note to vet- please do not respond to this. Nothing you say will remove the pain nor absolve you of your gross negligence.

posted: 08/29/2024