Brooklyn Veterinary Group

Don’t listen to those negative reviewers, my wife has been using Dr. Pernice and his staff FOREVER! He is the BEST Vet in this neighborhood. He truly cares for your animal, he treats it like his own. My dog, went through hell, and he did everything possible to keep her alive and I’ll never forget that. I want to thank him for doing everything he could. And all you negative writers stop your bullshit, you don’t know what your talking about.

Excellent… Took us on short notice… the friendliest staff I’ve ever seen… Dr. Gambino was a complete doll while being professional and knowledgeable

We used them for more than a decade, Would not think of using anyone else.
I never used anyone else.
I convinced about ½ dozen of my buddies to go there,
After they went they told me it was less than what they used to pay.
They alleyways called to remind me of check ups or they would send a postcard out,
that makes life much easier for us.
When we get another dog, We will definitely bring him/​her here.
Thanks Brooklyn Vet for caring for my dog *NISMO for all those years
Best Regards,
Jimmy Wong
VIP AUTO NYC

First visit today with our new kitty. Everyone from reception to doctor was a positive experience. Fees were reasonable for amount of time spent with us. Highly recommend this place … Love the décor and free coffee.

BVG is an excellent veterinary service. Top notch. The reception staff are always courteous, kind and willing to help you with an appointment plus you never get put on hold automatically, they’ll ask and the wait is never long. The office is very clean and home friendly for the animals and owners. Doctor Pernice is a wonderful veterinarian who truly cares for animals from the heart. The whole staff are very experienced and knowledgable and exhibit an excellent ‘bedside’ manner for the pets brought in to them, which is rare and hard to find today. Thanks again and keep up the good work!

They did great work with my difficult kitty. I got her microchipped and it was quick and efficient. My cat can be very grumpy and make a huge fuss, so they were very careful and safe considering the hazard! The office is spotless and stylish — very comfy and welcoming. They also have coffee in the waiting room.

Doctor Sal and staff are friendly warm and welcoming. Years of experience and knowledge keep this tight knit staff together. Everyone that visits Doctor Sal loves him! !My 3 geranimals would tell you the same thing.

I have been a client with BVG for years now. They have always been professional courteous and accomidating!
The staff always makes time to answer my questions or a call back the doctor has always been made in a timely manner.
My many animals have all been treated wonderfully. I not only use the vet service but trust them with my difficult to manage dog as well as my ornary bird for boarding and grooming needs.
I have used many vet offices in the past a non compare to the expertise honesty and overall care you will get here!
Thank You BVG!

Let me first talk about my cat #1, whom I’ve adopted, whoever initially did her spay did not do a good job because she was still in heat. So I took her to Dr. Pernice to do a re-​spay. 3 months after that, my cat was in heat again and I eventually took her back to Dr. Pernice. Here’s where I get upset. He seemed a bit stubborn to believe the fact that he probably didn’t do a clean spay job. So I’ve wasted money on a 2^nd spay procedure and a failed one at that. He gave me the impression that he was going to do a full blood work including the hormonal blood test to see if she really still had ovarian tissue causing her to go into heat and rule out whatever is going on. Then he went ahead and only did the full blood test WITHOUT the hormonal blood test. The full blood test showed nothing of course so he pretty much dismissed it as the cat is probably being affectionate, as if I can’t tell the difference between a cat in heat and a cat being affectionate. So I’ve wasted a lot of $$$ down the drain for the visit and the full blood work for nothing because he didn’t do the hormonal blood work, probably because he didn’t want to admit that he messed up and didn’t do a clean thorough spay. So I took my cat to Dr. Giangola at narrows animal hospital, who performed the hormonal blood work (like Dr. Pernice should have done) and of course it came back high/​abnormal. I had Dr. G do the THIRD spay for my cat and he sent out whatever he cut out to the lab and it WAS ovarian tissue that Dr. Pernice may have missed. Thanks to Dr G, my cat is no longer in heat. I’ve wasted money on Dr. Pernice for an expensive unclean spay job and a expensive unnecessary full blood test. Not to mention that my cat had to go through being cut open THREE times because the previous two doctors didn’t get it right.
Now about my second cat, who has passed away from Fibrosarcoma.
We took our 2^nd cat to Dr. Pernice because our cat grew a lump on her leg. He looked at it, wiggled it, and dismissed it as probably benign because he can still wiggle it and it didn’t seem stuck or attached (wrong again). I asked him if he should take a biopsy but he said something about due to the size of the growth, he might poke an area that might give him inaccurate results. I had my doubts so I decided to go back to Dr. G for a second opinion. He said he didn’t want to say if it’s benign or cancer without running a test so he did a histology (which Dr. Pernice should have done to get an accurate diagnosis) and the test came back as fibrosarcoma (CANCER). Unfortunately after two surgery attempts to remove it, the growth came back angry the third time and ulcerated, we had no choice but to put our cat to sleep last night. Since she died it kind of encouraged me to write this review because of time and money wasted when I took her to Dr. Pernice. This was a fast growing cancer and it was at the early stages where amputation could have been an option when I brought her to Dr. Pernice, had he diagnosed her properly that is, but then it’s my fault for going back.
Because of those two bad experiences, failed spay and does not admit to it and making me pay for tests that didn’t help, and misdiagnosing my cats tumor, I would not go back to Dr. Pernice, he just didn’t take the necessary steps and precautions to treat two of my cats.

Took the cat here and saw Dr Pernice. Our cat isn’t a fan of being touched but Dr Pernice worked his cat whisperer magic and kept him pretty calm the entire time. He took the time to explain things to us, which I really appreciated. And he didn’t push us for a hundred vaccines or medications as most vet places will do. A huge plus is that this place is open late so that you can get there after work. This was a good first time experience. Only time will tell if this place is a keeper!

Love them! I would never bring my animals anywhere else! They seem very concerned about your pet & take the time to talk to you. Dr. Pernice is the best!

Dr. Pernice is an excellent vet. He loves what he does and he shows it. Every time I go to Brooklyn Vet Group he is as sweet as can be to my cat and dog. He won’t try to rip you off like some other vets, ex. you have to bring in your pup for maybe an ear infection he’ll charge you a mini exam fee of $ 40 instead of $ 60. Then for the follow up check up of the ear, he doesn’t charge anything at all. Other vets would see this as an opportunity to charge you $ 60 every time you come in just to look at the ear.
I knocked off 1 star because when i got my new puppy, I called to make an appointment with Dr. Pernice but he wasn’t available until pretty late and by the recommendation of a receptionist they suggested that I can go to their new location at bay ridge and 5^th ave. The receptionist told me the vet there was great… well he was not so great. He seemed kinda lazy and i actually brought up the ear smelling extremely funky but he kept brushing it off saying that its normal. So within a few weeks my pup’s ear became extremely edematous and infected and he still brushed it off. Ugh, the 2 times i went there, he gave his vaccinations with the quickness and went off in the back of the room to watch tv =/​I’ll stick with Dr. Pernice thank you very much!

I read reviews on Unilocal and was ready to have a good experience with this clinic :) Here is my opinion.
First of all, they charge 77 $ or so for stool test. That’s RIDICULOUS!!! And they want me to do it every two weeks. What, am I looking like a rich idiot? :))) They charge for recheck whatever they want. So, i was told that it would be 30 $, and it turned out to be 41. Why? «Each doctor decides himself how much it costs» or some bs like that. That was the answer.
Vet staff is weird. Wanted to drag the dog to the room, carry him to put on the weight scale (and probably scare him of that thing for the rest of his life, just wait a second he did it himself). 2 visits the same shit.
They made a mistake in a stool sample… Called and told me that everything is fine when it wasn’t (giardia). So it’s been 3 weeks since he has it. Got the pills only now.
Vet clinic on 20 ave and 74^st is just so much better.

what can I say but they were very nice and very accommodating. The whole staff from the front office to the techs to DR pernice who is awesome I cant say anything bad just everything was great. Scrappy just adores everyone here and I like that they are helpful and understanding. Everyone here seems to just love and adore animals which made me feel good because i have been to other vets and at times it looked like it was there job to deal with animals but here they hug and kiss the animals and make the animals feel safe and try to make them as comfortable as can be. if your in the area come to Brooklyn vet and they also have a brand new location in the bay ridge area. great job guys keep up the good work

I’ve been taking my dog to Brooklyn vet group for 7 years. They are always helpful and the staff is wonderful. I recently had the opportunity to speak with Robert. He looked into my pets problem did a little research and called me back within a day. I would recommend this vet without any hesitation.

We really only come once a year since our pup rarely has issues. We’ve met with Dr Pernice and then Dr Sweeney when he was out.
They renovated in the last year so the office and waiting area looks great. The service is pretty quick and they genuinely seem to care about our animals.
One star off because they always assume and add on heartworm meds to my visit when I only wanted approval to purchase from 1800petmeds (so much cheaper for the same thing).

I LOVE Brooklyn Vet Group. Dr. Pernice is the best, and I also really love Robert, the technician. They both take the time to answer your questions and explain everything.
I don’t think I ever waited longer than 20 minutes to see the doctor, and the receptionists are super helpful too. My dog got spayed here, and when I took her home, the receptionists were very helpful when I called in with any questions.
I definitely recommend this place!

After calling ahead and being told it would be about 75 $ to deworming and check out an abandoned kitten I took in, I was charged close to 150 $
I’m disabled And don’t have any spare cash these days yet these people as nice as they were took it upon themselves to overcharge me by double. This is a stray kitten that needed help for gosh sakes, and they still ripped me off. Even after i told them it would be coming out of my family food money for the week the demanded payment in full. These people are in it for the money and only the money. yes they love animals but they love money more. Dont be fooled.
No good deed goes unpunished in this city! Will not be going back here ever. Theives.

FINALLY a veterinarian that doesn’t gouge you and try to soak you for money you don’t have. My Jack Russell has an ulcer in his eye and a problem with his lower spine. The visit, shot of steroids, two eye medications and a cone/​collar only cost me $ 186.00. I know if I’d gone anywhere else I’d have been upwards of $ 300.00 by the end of it.
The place is clean, and the front desk office manager person is SO nice and helpful, and professional. (most places I’ve seen in NYC may have a decent enough doctor, but their office staff can be rude, unhelpful, and very unprofessional) Everyone there was just great. Even when I move into Hell’s Kitchen soon, I’ll still take my dog out to Brooklyn Veterinary Group. No way am I giving money to any of those crooks in Manhattan.
If you can get your pet to BVG, do it. You won’t be sorry, and you’ll have money to spare.

Dr. Sweeney is the BEST!
When I first got my rabbit, Dr. Sweeney was the vet I found after many hours of searching and my searching paid off! We LOVE Dr. Sweeney!
She’s compassionate, understanding and truly cares about your pet. She takes the time to get to know you and your pet and is a pleasure to visit.
My rabbit is not doing so well now and after many visits to a «specialist» (who we didn’t like by the way), we were finally able to see Dr. Sweeney again. She is making this time much better for us and I can’t imagine having another vet care for my animals.
The front desk staff are great as well! I find myself speaking with Joanne and Rosa who are so pleasant and make appointment scheduling and visits very quick and easy. The Vet techs are also very nice and knowledgeable.
Thank you all so much! :)