Metropolitan Veterinary Associates
“Last Thursday my worst nightmare happened. My five year old dog went in for a foreign body surgery at our regular vet and it turned out to actually be a hole in her duodenum, which required specialized surgery that her vet had never done before. We were sent to Metro where we met Dr. Guant who was very compassionate towards my husband, myself, and our dog Laika. He explained what was going to happen, gave the estimate, and thoroughly answered our questions. We felt very comfortable leaving Laika there and driving the hour home.
After surgery, her surgeon Dr. LK gave us hopeful but guarded news about our pup. He seemed very confident that the procedure itself went well but she needed to be monitored after being septic, and he was able to do a less invasive procedure rather than a resection. Again, we were so worried for her but so thankful she had access to this specialist who did what was best for her.
The next several days she spent time with criticalists Dr. Tumielewics and Dr. Morgan who were very accommodating to our daily visits and questions. We were always sad to leave her there but the doctors were fantastic. They both are very knowledgeable and had solutions to the various issues that popped up post op.
The nurses that worked with laika were also amazing. Laura and Jessi (and I’m sure others!) spent so much time with our dog who had never been away from home without us. Laika is a sensitive dog who spends most of her time with us or her dog siblings, so imaging her alone in her run was so hard. Thankfully we got daily updates on Laika’s snack times and snuggle sessions. Jessi also listened to me sob on the phone after having an especially tough update earlier in the week. I’ll be forever grateful for their compassion.
The front desk also was always very sweet and helpful! I witnessed them not only help me in this stressful time, but many other scared and emotional families. This is a very hard job, but the team at metro still steps up to the plate every day to help pets and families in need.”
