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I was in my car and seriously away from home. A critical situation developed with my 17 year-old dog as I was on I-95. My dog was in terrifying fits of something; bouncing around the car in uncontrollable spasms. I was sent to Schulhof via car phone by a Westport doctor friend.In less than an hour, I knew I would be switching from the animal hospital in the Bedford/Greenwich area that I've taken my pets to for well over twenty-five years; switching to Schulhof.Now I drive from Greenwich to Westport. :)Our new vet is Dr. Lindsey Westerfield. She uses her formidable, broad skills with gentle alacrity, and infectious heart. She has an integrated, intuitive approach with animals. That one can only be born with; as a gift. I pulled into the parking lot of a lovely Colonial house; like a country home. A front desk attendant rushed to help, and in a second, a tech/nurse reassuringly took my dog from me.The doctor came out briefly, to explain that she was stabilizing Lucy, and to let me know that she was doing better. She'd had a seizure. She was still testing her neurologically. But she was much more comfortable after some Valium. She took me to a lovely, empty treatment room she said would be quiet and comfortable. It sure was. I sat down and exhaled.It's impossible to explain the rare feeling when a medical professional just says and does everything right, but that's how I felt. A terrifying situation was now under the control of a very kind, very smart person.I'd been ready for it to be Lucy's time that day. So when I felt the good nature of this place in the lobby, I was relieved; if she was going to die, she was in a loving place. But Doctor Westerfield made it clear that was not going to happen on her watch. She carried my pup into my room. Lucy was calm, not stoned, and had a smile on her face; she was very bonded with the doctor; which is not typical for my dog. There was a connection. And there was a healing partnership between pet, doctor and owner.After explaining about seizure and the possibly of a tiny tumor, common in old dogs, the doctor asked me if she could bring Dr. Christian Benyei into the exam room. She asked me. And it was her hospital. That was telling; sensitive to my quiet space with Lucy after a very scary time. She knew I'd been shook up.Dr. Benyei is a kind older man with white hair; a very focused, knowing manner. When he spoke, he looked mostly at my dog, not at me.Dr. Benyei sat for at least 20 minutes. Dr. W. sat and kneeled with my dog. They quietly watched her, and talked in settled voices. Dr. Benyei said he was watching her move her head, her eyes, and walk. What was going on in her brain. He explained what he'd seen and thought. They had been practicing veterinary medicine the way it should be practiced; as an art. Observing and feeling. Before intervening.Dr. Westerfield makes Lucy feel that she is absolutely tuned in to all that's best for her. And Lucy gets it. I can see it.Schulhof doesn't smell like a hospital. It's very clean. Everyone's nice. And...they have an onsite laboratory.Dr. Westerfield and a tech recently made a medicine for a deep puncture of my dog's cornea. Made it while we waited. "Do you have fifteen minutes?"It would have taken days for it to come back to my old practice from a lab. But I doubt they even use it. My dog's blood was spun in a centrifuge, extracting a serum to put into syringes; drops for her eyes. So she's being treated with her own blood, which is very high-tech and holistic at the same time. Cool.And it has improved the wounded eye.So much more to write, but...A few last things.Dr. Westerfield called me in Kyoto, Japan about that eye. Even though my caregiver had a permission to treat letter, she wanted to make sure I was aware. It was a real wound.I wasn't sure if my dog's NYC cardiologist could see her on short notice. Dr. Westerfield was out the next day. So she wrote down the names and numbers of 6 area cardiologists, and her A,B,C preferences.No more room on Google.Bring your pet here. HEART!!!
People like this place, nice job.
Very informative, kind, and respectful. A Great vet that doesn't take you to the bank
Full service veterinarian, spa and boarding. People are treated well too. Care and diagnostics are excellent.
Schulhof Animal Hospital is a Canadian Veterinary Care based in Westport, Newfoundland and Labrador. Schulhof Animal Hospital is located at 199 Post Rd W, Westport, CT 06880, USA, Westport, Newfoundland and Labrador 06880, Canada.
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