Forever Vets Animal Hospital - Riverside - Jacksonville, Florida

Elise Hunter

ETA: Dr. Varga is amazing!! Had laser therapy for my boy and it’s amazingly helpful!! Tysm!!
My first visit and I love Forever Vets!! My new vet, forever more!! Thanks especially to Danielle and Dr. Orr for your patience and kindness!!

Julia Morrissey

Waited over an hour and a half to get in and out for an appointment for vaccines for my dog. I have no idea how it is possible to have someone sit in the exam room for over an hour. Friendly, sure, but be ready to commit your day to this place.

Tech is not knowledgable, it’s like they do not have a set annual exam routine. Prepare to know what you want by name done.

Update: they apparently do not care about seeking out generic medication to save you money. I paid $120 for a seven day supply of an antibiotic. I won’t be returning.

Eva Hippi

Är så tacksam för så snabb och professionellt arbete då jag ringde idag då min hund Hugo gjort illa sig.
Fick komma in på en gång o blev väldigt väl omhändertagen.
Rekommenderar verkligen Forever Vets Animal Hospital!
Vi kommer definitivt att komma tillbaka på årlig kontroll och vaccinationer då vi nyligen flyttat hit till Jacksonville!
Stort tack från Hugo o Eva

T. Reed

This was my second visit, to this location. While all of the staff was very friendly and professional, one was exceptional. Victoria greeted me with a warm smile and made check in a breeze. I wanted to bring an additional pet in for a future appointment but hit a snag. Our previous vet’s office said they were unable to locate our pet’s records. However, Victoria went above and beyond to make sure that our pet’s records were not only ‘located’ but sent to the Forever Vets office! This type of care and concern is so very rare. Victoria is definitely a valuable asset to this practice.

Tiffany Miller

I had to take my little 12yr old yorkie to the emergency room two weeks ago. He was diagnosed with pulmonary edema and an enlarged heart and liver. He was given meds and I had to follow up with his vet the next day. I did not like the experiences I had with his normal vet and this was the push I needed to find him a new one. I called Forever Vets Animal Hospital Riverside. I was emotional from his diagnosis and being up at the vet er with him all night. I explained the situation through tears and they had me bring him in 15 minutes after I got off the phone with them. The front desk and techs were wonderful and so was Dr. Varga. Everyone was so kind and so patient. I have had to take Chewie back for labs and call a few times for questions about his prescriptions. They have been so accommodating and patient and helped me so much with all my questions. They genuinely care about the pets and people who come to their office. I can't recommend them enough.

Imaginne

I have been a customer of Forever vets for over 5 years, we have a membership for each of our dogs. It covers so much more than our pet insurance did ... our pet insurance was a waste of money. This is by far a better option for us. Covers office visits annual shots a bonus teeth cleaning or spay and neuter. We recently had to put down our Mastiff Bullwinkle. The vet was so good with us .. we were a mess and just wanted to bring our baby home. But after talking and understanding what was wrong with him it was the best thing we could have done for him. They are so caring and understanding and not judgemental. They sent us flowers and a card. it was so sweet and touching they really do care. We already placed a deposit on a new Mastiff we are binging home in September and he will also be a part of the forever vet family.

Taylor Lynn

Google, the phone call prompt, and the text message I received after I called stated that you were open normal business hours. I drive over only to find out you're closed. There was nothing stating the reason for this closure. When you give the ability to have walk-ins, this is an issue.

Alyssa Laabs

my boyfriend and i came here recently to establish his cat as a patient. we showed up to our appointment at 3:10, so 20 minutes early. we were placed into a room at 3:15 and told that someone would be in shortly. 3:50 comes around, 20 minutes AFTER our appointment time, and nobody has so much as peeked their head in to acknowledge us. i go out and let them know that it had been 20 minutes since our appointment was scheduled to start and nobody has come in to greet us. i get the “we have a lot going on” answer. however, at the point where we were there, there was only one other patient in the building with us. come 4:00 the tech FINALLY shows up to ask us about our visit. they speak to us for 10 minutes, then take the cat to do some vaccines and run the routine exam. we sit there for an HOUR without seeing or hearing from anyone. during this hour, multiple other patients come in and also check out. at 5:00 the tech comes back out to say that our cat has a mass and they wanted to run a $300 test to see what it was. they give us no details as to the location or size of the mass, so we decline as we are wanting a second opinion. at 5:10, the actual vet FINALLY comes in for the first time and gives us a little more, incredibly vague detail about the cat’s mass. at 5:30 we get our cat back. and at 5:45 we are finally able to leave.
we were in the building for nearly 3 hours, and our appointment ended over 2 hours after its scheduled start time. i have had cats for over 19 years, i have been to hundreds of vet appointments and have had multiple tests done on multiple cats in one appointment. NEVER have i ever had an appointment take 3 hours, and i have never ever had to sit waiting in an empty room for 1 hour with no idea what is going on with my pet.
this entire experience was EXTREMELY unprofessional and my partner and i are both very disappointed with the service here. we paid for the wellness plan to have a cheaper first visit, but we will not be returning to this location.