Pet Owner Testimonials

Here is Fifi now feeling better and back to her wanton ways after "picking up" two neighborhood guys."

Thanks a lot,
Annette & Dave Gifford

Dr. Byers, These are pictures of Danny on day 8. I thought for sure he wasn't going to make it thru this evening. Day 9 he acted like nothing had ever happened. Unbelievable transformation to say the least!! We can't thank you and your staff enough. I own my own global business, and I have yet to see service, and care, like the kind we have received out of you, Molly, and your staff!! Unprecedented!

Best,
CC

It was a dog lover's worst nightmare. We adopted a lab mix puppy from Midwest to Animal Rescue and brought them home as a companion to our five-year-old Labrador Retriever, Chance. One Friday, we noticed that the puppy, named Casey, was very lethargic and we brought him to Val Verde veterinary clinic. The veterinarian told us that Casey had a very low amount of red blood cells in his blood; his blood volume was down to approximately 12%, when it should be around 35 to 45%. Casey had a case of hemolytic anemia, an autoimmune disease where the body actually starts destroying its own red blood cells. Our vet and later the emergency veterinary clinic treated our dog by providing some medication and blood transfusions. The veterinarian at the emergency center said that Casey's blood volume was down to 6% and further said she didn't understand how he was alive because his blood volume was so low. The same veterinarian suggested we take Casey over to MidWest Veterinary Specialty Hospital because Dr. Byers at this clinic had worked miracles with dogs with Casey's problem.

Dr. Byers did work miracles. He is a specialist in dealing with hemolytic anemia because one of his own dogs has a similar problem and we were able to benefit from his expertise in this area. He successfully has treated Casey and he's a healthy and happy dog. I and my wife would personally like to thank everyone at MidWest Veterinary Specialty Hospital, Dr. Byers and his staff have treated us with a great deal of professionalism and empathy. The bright little light of Casey continues to shine."

Edward and Judith Brodnicki

We want to thank you so much for taking very good care of our Chihuahua, Thor! He did not have a very good life starting out. His mother died right after he was born, so he had to go on a substitute formula and the man we bought him from let him get covered with ring worm, which took about 6 months to be completely rid of.

Anyway, on June 23^rd, a blue car ran over Thor and the automobile just kept going. I went out to the street to get him and he could not move. There was no blood, but he was in shock!

I took him to the closest vet in Lincoln. They got him out of shock, took an x-ray to find he did not have any broken bones, and had us take him to an emergency vet clinic overnight until I could take him to my regular vet. He was home for about a week when he started going downhill fast! So I took him once again to see the vet, where he decided that he needed to see a specialist, which is why we brought him to your hospital. That is when we found out he had gone over a week with his bladder disconnected from his urethra and was internally poisoning himself.

You kept us up to date everyday and let us call in to check on him, besides letting us come and see him when we wanted to. Thank you for taking the 4^th of July holiday to operate and give him blood transfusions when he was even too sick to operate on!

He is a very sweet dog and has been a joy to us ever since we got him! Again, thank you so much for giving him his miracle of life back! His fur is growing back in and he has finally gained his weight back. He is doing really well and is a very happy dog, again!

Sincerely,

Tom and Merry Hoppes