Eastern Shore Pet Hospital

Eastern Shore Pet Hospital is a small-animal veterinary practice in Fairhope, Alabama, located at 910 Plantation Blvd. It treats dogs and cats, with Dr. Purcell frequently mentioned by name in client feedback.

Services

•Veterinary care for dogs and cats
•Exams, diagnosis, and follow-up care, including discussion of treatment options
•Medications for illness management, including injectable treatments and take-home antibiotics (as described by reviewers)
•Blood work (mentioned in reviews; one reviewer also described lab work as send-out)
•Supportive care such as fluids (described by a reviewer during an acute illness)
•Senior pet care for older cats and dogs (multiple reviews reference geriatric pets)
•Ongoing management support for chronic conditions (example mentioned: IVDD)
•End-of-life support (a reviewer described help with saying goodbye to a longtime pet)

Pricing

No published pricing information is available; one reviewer described pricing as reasonable.

People

Dr. Purcell is the only named veterinarian mentioned in reviews; multiple reviewers also refer to her staff as helpful and communicative.

Reviews

Eastern Shore Pet Hospital has a 4.9/5 rating on Google from 126 reviews. Positive comments commonly mention Dr. Purcell’s knowledge, kindness, and clear explanations, along with helpful communication from the staff and supportive follow-up over time. One negative review described concerns about the thoroughness and urgency of diagnostics for an older cat with respiratory symptoms, including a perception that additional workup (such as imaging or more extensive testing) was not pursued early enough.

Reviews for Eastern Shore Pet Hospital

Note: Showing the 5 most recent Google reviews out of 126 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Claire Ward

1 month ago

Dr. Purcell is a wonderful, knowledgeable and kind veterinarian. Her care is excellent- from innital meeting, diagnosis, follow up and a detailed explanation of treatment options. I have 3 cats who have all received quality care from her. I highly recommend! The staff is very helpful and communicative.

joanna hanson

3 months ago

Very disappointed in the service received by Dr. Purcell. We took our 14 year old cat in there two weeks ago for what we thought may be an upper respiratory issue. She looked at him, said that’s what it was and gave him a shot and take home antibiotics. No senior labs, no X-rays, didn’t try to look up into his sinuses, no major inspection to see if anything more serious could be going on. After a week, he wasn’t doing better. Was barely eating, getting winded, wheezing terribly, it was obvious it was something more serious. Against my better judgment we took him back and asked for at least some labs to be run. We were told that it’s just a cold, he’s an old cat and it’ll take longer to get over it and labs would have to be sent off. They gave him another shot and sent us on our way. Come today, my mom takes him to another vet in the area. They immediately take the issue seriously, sedate him and look in his sinus cavity. He has terminal cancer. So now we have to put our baby down(which I’m sure would have happened regardless), but he’s been suffering for weeks with cancer with no pain treatment and us not knowing. Maybe Dr Purcell is great with dogs, but if you have a cat that needs more than a routine check up, I’d recommend going to a vets office capable of doing in house X-rays and bloodwork. Her pricing was reasonable and the staff was nice, but the lack of urgency to be proactive and figure out what was actually happening is very concerning.

Celina Calvert

4 months ago

Dr. Purcell and staff are awesome! She saved my little Missie (Shitzu). She was very sick over a weekend and they got me in Monday, ran blood work. Some of her numbers were so high they weren’t even registering. Not good. But she got meds in her and I brought her back every morning and by Wednesday (the day I was going to put her out of her misery 😩) when she ran the blood work again her numbers were improving - still high but registering and improving. We continued care - meds and fluids. She thinks her gallbladder was about to burst. So thankful to them for saving her little life. She’s 15 1/2 so I know her days are numbered but she has quality of life and a pep in her step so we are making the most of each day. 💕

Emily Bertola

5 months ago

Mary Marsh

7 months ago

I’ve been following Dr. Purcell from Spanish Fort Pet Hospital to Jubilee Pet Hospital and finally to her own practice at Eastern Shore Pet Hospital - 2015 to present (3/2026). I completely trust her and her team. Dr. Purcell helped me say goodbye to Benny, my 17-1/2 year old dachshund in 2018 and has been Rufus’s doctor since he was 7 weeks old in 2019. Rufus, also a dachshund, was recently diagnosed with Stage 5 IVDD. I don’t know how I would get through this without her. She’s so wonderful & supportive; loves the babies and they love her. Dr. Purcell and her team taught me how to care for Rufus at home and are always there if I need them. Hands down, the best pet hospital, best team, and absolutely the best veterinarian ever!