Formerly known as KindVet of Sarasota
Veterinary Urgent Care · Sarasota, FL

Veterinary urgent care
for what won't wait until morning.

Salty Paws is the bridge between your regular vet and the ER. The same medical capability for most of what walks in, at a fraction of the cost — from doctors who'd rather see you than send you away.

Call (941) 922-0880
463+ five-star reviews Walk-ins welcome We'll soon be open Thur–Sun starting week of July 13
Where Salty Paws fits
Regular Vet
Vaccines, annuals, planned care during business hours.
$150 – 350
Salty Paws
Urgent illness, injuries & after-hours care. Triage, treat, or transfer. Complex surgery.
$150 – 900
Pet ER
Critical trauma, overnight monitoring, critical surgery.
$1,500 – 8,000+
What we treat

If it shouldn't wait until tomorrow, we can see it tonight.

You don't need to be sure it's an "emergency." If something is off, come in. We have the knowledge to figure out what's wrong with your pet — we'll explain thoroughly and help you make the best decision for your loved one. If it's truly an emergency, we will diagnose, stabilize, and make sure your pet is able to be transferred to the emergency facility of your choosing.

Vomiting & diarrhea
Lameness & limping
Eye injuries & infections
Skin issues & hot spots
Lacerations & wounds
Respiratory distress
Allergic reactions
Toxin exposure
Urinary issues
Urgent surgery
Diagnostic imaging
Triage & stabilization
The Gap

When you're worried about your pet, so are we.

Your dog ate something he shouldn't have. Your cat won't put weight on her paw. There's blood in places there shouldn't be. It's after 5 PM on a Thursday. You've got two real options — neither one is right for what's actually happening. Until now.

Regular Vet

Mon – Fri, 9 – 5
  • Wellness exams
  • Vaccines & boosters
  • Annual checkups
  • Planned procedures
Typical visit $150 – $350
You are here

Salty Paws

Urgent Care · Open Late & Weekends
  • Vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy
  • Lameness & injuries
  • Eye, ear & skin issues
  • Urgent surgery & diagnostics
  • After-hours triage
Typical visit $150 – $900

Pet ER

24 / 7 · Critical Cases
  • Severe trauma
  • Overnight monitoring
  • Complex emergency surgery
  • Intensive care
Typical visit $1,500 – $8,000+
9 in 10 cases of pet issues considered "emergencies" can be treated successfully at our urgent care — for a fraction of the cost.

I didn't know there was a cost difference between human urgent care and the ER until I got the $3,000 bill for what turned out to be nothing serious.

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Dr. Roger Redman
Co-Owner · Salty Paws

Practice great medicine first. The business will follow. That's how I've run my own practice for years — and it's the only way I'd own and lead another one.

Dr. John Pierce
Co-Owner & Medical Director · Salty Paws
Why we built this

We've been on the other side of that bill.

Pet owners face the same confusion every day. Vet's closed. Something's wrong. The ER is the only door that's open — so they walk through it.

Often that's the right call. Often it's not. You can't tell the difference at 9 PM on a Saturday, and nobody hands you a map. So families drive to the ER scared, and leave with a bill that takes months to recover from — for something a $300 urgent care visit could have answered in an hour.

Salty Paws is the door we wished we'd had. Real medical care, from doctors trained to handle what walks in. Triage. Stabilize. Diagnose. Treat. And if your pet truly needs the ER, we'll get you there safely — but most of the time, you'll walk back out with answers, a treatment plan, and a bill that doesn't break your year.

— Drs. Roger Redman & John Pierce, Co-Owners
Why pet owners trust us

463 five-star reviews. Local owners who actually answer the phone.

Salty Paws is owned and run by two practicing veterinarians — not a corporate consolidator, not a holding company, not a brand built around a marketing budget. When you call, you're calling a practice that two people put their own money and reputation behind.

463+
Five-star reviews
carried forward to this new chapter
4.99
Google rating
the only number that matters
~90%
Of ER-bound cases
that urgent care can safely handle
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Dr. Roger Redman Past President, American Association of Veterinary State Boards · Partner, Ackerman Group · Owner, Cloverleaf Animal Hospital
Dr. John Pierce Practice owner, Island Life Animal Hospital · Medical Director, Salty Paws Veterinary Urgent Care
Visit us

When your pet needs help,
we'll be here.

Walk in or call ahead — calling lets us prepare for you. We're on Clark Road in Sarasota. If you're not sure whether to come in, call us. We'll help you figure it out, even if the answer turns out to be "you're fine, see your vet Monday."

Call (941) 922-0880 Get directions
Hours
Fri – Mon, 2 PM – 10 PMWe'll soon be open Thur–Sun starting week of July 13
Call ahead
(941) 922-0880We'll triage on the phone so you don't wait
Referring vet?
We coordinate directlyWe send records back within 24 hours of the visit