Banfield Pet Hospital - Jacksonville Kernan Square Reviews 1

TrustScore 3 out of 5

3.2

12630 Beach Blvd, Ste 4, 32246 Jacksonville, FL, US


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Company details

  1. Veterinarian
  2. Animal Hospital

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Banfield Pet Hospital veterinarians provide the best preventive pet health care for your cat, dog or other pet. Open late and on weekends, and conveniently located, Banfield is there for you and your pets.


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  • 12630 Beach Blvd, Ste 4, 32246, Jacksonville, FL, United States

  • (904) 807-9253

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT COME HERE

DO NOT COME HERE. They are more focused on money and selling subscriptions than taking care of your pet. My husband took my cat there today. They LIED to him and told him that my cat was already enrolled in the optum wellness plan in the past and offered to re sign him up for it. My cat was NEVER enrolled in this program. The "contract" that was filled out for this new subscription lists MY name on it as the plan holder, not his, and was NEVER signed by me as I was NOT EVEN THERE. Yet I checked the app, and sure enough they enrolled my cat for a nearly $60 a month subscription that is a mandatory 12 months (even if your pet dies) that AUTO RENEWS unless you call an 800 number to cancel and buy yourself out. And they charged my husband startup fees as part of the visit bill.

After he found out what happened, my husband tried to call the 800 number and cancel, but they said they could only talk to me because I am the plan holder.... So they can sign me up for a contract in my name WITHOUT my consent (which I'm sure is illegal), but then require my verbal consent to cancel it?!?!? Absolute scam of a business and my cat will never be back.

In addition to the scam, the visit itself did not go smoothly either. When my husband showed up for the appointment they claimed to have no record of the appointment in their system at first, even though I had sent him a screenshot of the appointment confirmation. They magically found the appointment in their system, but said the vet wouldn't be available for another half hour. I had booked an in person appointment, and they asked my husband if they could convert it to a drop off appointment. I had intentionally booked it as an in person visit as my cat has historically not done very well staying there for the MANY HOURS that they keep them there for the drop off appointments- he's really scared of dogs/barking and he seems extra stressed and tired by the time he comes home compared to a shorter in-person visit.

My husband decided to wait with him and was there for over 2 hours. They then claimed were only able to draw half of the routine blood work they needed from my 9 year old, docile, front declawed, very friendly house cat. They prescribed a sedative and asked for him to be brought back the following week. My cat will not take that sedative- he has had it prescribed for airplane travel in the past and it did not work out well. But it was sold to my husband anyway- 14 capsules (why would I even need 14 to use once for a single blood draw..?) at an highly marked up rate (I am a pharmacist and know full well how much that medication costs if you just send it as a prescription to the pharmacy).

It really makes me wonder: if they "can't" get full preventative care bloodwork from my elderly, mild mannered indoor cat without me sedating him beforehand, how on earth can they be trusted to properly care for a more spicy/feral cat? He has gotten blood work done perfectly fine with no sedation or difficulties at other vet visits. Now suddenly in his old age he needs to be sedated?! I am supposed to put him through the stress of a SECOND vet visit to this place in one week?! For a healthy cat?! I do not want to do that to my poor little guy without good reason- he is a scaredy cat and does not like leaving the house!!

It really makes me question their competency and whether or not they put the cat's best interest first- or just do what is easiest for them and what they can bill the most money for. This was supposed to be a routine preventive care visit. I would NEVER trust them if my pet was actually sick. We will never be back.

January 21, 2026
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