Dr. Elena Alvarez
Founder · Medical Director
Twenty years in practice. Lives with two rescue greyhounds, Biscuit and Olive.
Boutique vet care · SarasotaBoutique veterinary care in Sarasota
Veterinary care, the way you’d want it for family.
Appointments are never rushed, your pet always sees their own doctor, and you can text your care team directly.At Juniper House, appointments are never rushed, your pet always sees their own doctor, and you can text your care team directly. Veterinary medicine the way it should feel: calm, personal and exceptionally good.
Winston’s awake and already asking about breakfast.
AAHA-accreditedFear Free Certified
45-minute visits
The Juniper House way
Time, calm, and a doctor who knows your pet by name.
We built the practice around what owners told us they missed: enough time to ask questions, and someone who remembers the answers.
45min
Unhurried visitsUnhurried appointments
Standard, never an upgrade.Standard, not an upgrade. Enough time to examine at your pet’s pace, explain what we find, and answer every question.
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Your own doctorYour own doctor
Who knows your pet’s history and quirks.Every pet has a named primary vet who knows their history, their quirks, and which treats actually work.
A direct text lineA direct text line
To your pet’s care team. No phone trees.Text your pet’s care team directly — a question, a photo, a small worry. No phone trees, no starting from scratch.
No waiting roomNo crowded waiting room
A garden entrance and a private room.Arrive through the garden entrance to a private room of your own, with Fear Free–certified, low-stress handling throughout.
What a visit is like
From the garden gate to the follow-up text.
Book in a minute
Online, by phone, or by text.Online, by phone, or by text. Tell us who’s coming and what’s on your mind.
Arrive through the garden
Straight into a private room. No chorus of barking.Walk through the courtyard and straight into a private arrival room. No lobby, no chorus of barking.
Forty-five unhurried minutes
At your pet’s pace, explained in plain language.Your doctor examines at your pet’s pace, explains everything in plain language, and makes the plan with you.
We stay in touch
Results and recovery updates by text, often with a photo.Results, reminders and recovery updates come by text, often with a photo.
Services
Complete care, under one roof — or under yours.
From first vaccines to gentle senior care, your pet’s doctor coordinates everything, and explains it all along the way.
Wellness & preventive care
Exams, vaccines, nutrition, parasite prevention.Exams, vaccines, nutrition and parasite prevention, planned around your pet’s age and way of life.
Advanced diagnostics
In-house lab, digital radiography, ultrasound.An in-house lab, digital radiography and ultrasound, so answers don’t mean a trip somewhere new.
Surgery & dentistry
Soft-tissue surgery, cleanings and extractions.Soft-tissue surgery, dental cleanings and extractions — and a photo by text when your pet wakes up.
Senior & comfort care
Chronic care, and gentle end-of-life care at home.Thoughtful management of chronic conditions, and gentle end-of-life care at home when the time comes.
Recovery suites
Quiet private rooms, updates by text and photo.A few quiet, private rooms for post-surgical stays, with updates by text and photo.
Juniper Care Plans
Unlimited exams and a direct line to your doctor.Annual wellness memberships with unlimited exams and a direct line to your doctor.
Your care team
Your pet’s doctor, by name.
Every pet has a named primary vet, and a care team who knows you before you walk in.
Dr. Marcus Hale
Surgery & Dentistry
Calm hands, clear explanations. Owns a very opinionated parrot.
Dr. Priya Raman
Feline & Senior Care
Loves the patients other people call “difficult”.
Claire Whitfield
Client Care Director
The person who knows your pet’s name before you walk in.
Dr. Elena Alvarez
Founder · Medical Director
Twenty years in practice. Lives with two rescue greyhounds, Biscuit and Olive.
Dr. Marcus Hale
Surgery & Dentistry
Calm hands, clear explanations. Owns a very opinionated parrot.
Dr. Priya Raman
Feline & Senior Care
Loves the patients other people call “difficult”.
Claire Whitfield
Client Care Director
The person who knows your pet’s name before you walk in.
Client voices
“Dr. Alvarez texted me a photo of Winston waking up from surgery before I’d even reached my car. That’s Juniper House.”
“Our cat used to hide for a day after every vet visit. Now she barely notices.”
- AAHA-accredited
- Fear Free Certified Practice
- Caring for Sarasota since 2021
Juniper Care Plans
Unlimited exams. Your doctor, a text away.One membership. Unlimited exams. Your doctor, a text away.
Annual wellness plans for dogs and cats, with preventive care built in. We’ll help you choose the right one at your first visit.
Here October to April?October to April, we’ve got you. The rest of the year, too.
We coordinate records and care plans with your vet up north.We coordinate records and care plans with your vet up north, so nothing gets lost between homes.
Book a visit
Who’s coming to see us?
Visit us
A 1920s house near Southside Village.
Osprey Avenue, near Southside Village, Sarasota, FL · Directions
- Mon–Fri
- 7:30am – 6:00pm
- Saturday
- 8:00am – 1:00pm
- House calls
- By appointment
(941) 555-0142 · call or text
care@juniperhouse.vet