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Dr. Sessums – dachshund’s surgery

In July of this year, we bought our six year old dachshund, Nellie, here for back surgery, since doxies are notorious for having back issues. The quality of care that Nellie received was by far and away the best care a human could ask fortheir animal companion.
We were lucky to have Dr. Kara Sessums perform this delicate surgery on Nellie, and had a great outcome. After only a few weeks, Nellie was back to herself, running around and enjoying her life again. However, I must comment on the level of courtesy and professionalism of the personnel at the front desk, the impressive technicians who cared for Nellie and fed me an abundance of information when I called to inquire about her status, and the exceptional level of genuine caring and professionalism by Dr. Sessums, herself, who managed to spend what seemed like a long time explaining the cause, procedure and (possible) outcome of Nellie’s surgery.
Moreover, when we received the bill, we didn’t feel like we were getting choked. So to all of you at VERG, we say thank you, thank you, thank you for your courtesy, compassion and expertise!
Josephine Castiglia

VERG is the best speciality hospital

I can’t say enough about my experience with VERG. Our first doctor we saw was Dr. Brett Levitzke – who is one of the most caring veterinarians I have ever met.

We initially went to VERG after my 3 1/2 year old cat started having seizures. During this visit it was determined that she had fluid built up on her lungs and it needed to be drained immediately.

During that time our cat saw Dr. Arndt for monitoring of her heart, Dr. Nicole Shaw and Dr. Jennie Kim. No matter who we dealt with we always felt confident they wanted the best for our cat and did everything they could to make her comfortable. A little over a year ago, they determined that our cat had lymphoma. We started treatment with Dr. Michele Cohen, who was a blessing. She presented every option she could offer, called to check- up on her, and ultimately cared as much as we did. Unfortunately, our little girl lost the battle a few months ago. As much as it hurt to let her go, we know that the ENTIRE STAFF at VERG always did as much as they could for her and were confident it was her time. They were there for us until the end, and just as sad to see her go.

VERG was essentially a second home to her. We were lucky enough that we an extra 3 years with her thanks to the medical care at VERG. I have recommend VERG to everyone I know…because I know that they are the  best!

Randi

Dr. Levitzke and Dr. Prata

We would like to personally thank the entire staff at VERG for the unbelievable care they showed towards our Labrador Retriever, Katie. Katie had torn her ACL.  We live in North Carolina, after bringing Katie to our local vet, they highly recommended we consider making an appointment at VERG to see Dr. Raymond Prata. After researching Dr. Prata on the web, we were certain he was the doctor to treat Katie. 9 1/2 hours later we were at VERG’s hospital. She was immediately assessed, treated and nursed back to health.

Dr. Levitzke and Dr. Prada’s expertise is incredible. Thanks to the extensive amount of love, knowledge and nurturing in which she was provided, her recovery was effortless. Words cannot express just how much they did for us and the consistent level of professionalism was outstanding. Their dedication and adoration for animals is so evident. We couldn’t have asked for better treatment and will always be extremely grateful.

The Roer Family

Dr. Prata at VERG- we are so grateful:)

Dr. Prata is a godsend.

A few years ago, my dog started limping painfully and her ability to walk deteriorated until she couldn’t do it at all.  She was in so much pain she couldn’t eat and just stayed under my bed all day and night.  Pain meds didn’t seem to do anything at all.  I was terrified and took her to four different vets who all said they didn’t know what was wrong with her and would need to do at least $5,000 worth of testing to find out.  The last one, though, referred me to Dr. Prata at VERG.  It literally took him 30 seconds to diagnose my dog has having torn tendons in her hind legs.

The surgery was quite expensive, but so worth it.  After the surgery, Dr. Prata informed me that once he was in there, he could tell by the striations in her muscles, that she actually had lupus.  This is why the pain pills didn’t work, because it was actually an auto-immune problem.  He was very sweet in assuring me that the disease is not nearly as bad in animals in humans.  After she healed from the surgery and started on immuno suppressants and anti-inflamatory meds, she was like a puppy again!  This was three years ago and everyday I continue to be grateful that Dr. Prata saved my doggie.

Hilary C

VERG is a blessing for Brooklyn..

VERG has been absolutely amazing for my little cat Meimei, “the danger cat!”

Just two weeks ago, when she was mysteriously vomiting, Dr. Diaz gave us the absolute BEST care imaginable: she was compassionate, thoughtful, and incredibly thorough. Dr. Diaz is simply inimitable. She made the whole scary and traumatic experience as good as it could be. I am happy to say that Meimei is back to her normal, rambunctious self!

My thanks to VERG, though, are already overdue. Back in August, troublemaker Mei ate a needle, to my great horror! This was our first time at VERG, and Dr. Murphy was kind and helpful. I was very impressed that the technicians immediately came out to do triage. An X-ray revealed the needle, and a few hours later, Dr. Gavin performed a successful and complication-free endoscopy.

As you may imagine, I have been singing VERG’s praises to anyone who will listen.

Thank you, Dr. Diaz, Dr. Murhpy, Dr. Gavin, thank you VERG, you are such a blessing for Brooklyn.

Alexis Goldstein

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