Testimonials

We have a 165 pound Greater Swiss Mountain Dog named Zeus. This story starts with a simple cyst we discovered on Zeus? tail. Since he is a stud dog, we thought maybe it had to do with his stud tail condition (dry skin on the tail), so we had Dr. K take a look at it. When we showed up, we went through our routine - Zeus barks at everyone, the staff laughs and says hello, and Dr. K says ?Go to your room? and Zeus marches down the hall into Exam Room #3. So Dr. K examines the cyst and gives us a cream, but he recommends that we draw blood and have his urine analyzed since Zeus is getting up in age, especially for a large dog. We agree. Then a few days later, Dr. K informs us that his protein levels in his urine came in a bit high. He requests that we do more tests to see if there is anything wrong with his kidneys. We agree. He discovered that it definitely points to his kidneys. So he suggests that we do an ultrasound to get a better picture of what exactly we are dealing with. We agree. We go back to Riverside Animal Hospital and do the ultrasound. He tells us that Zeus is in the early stages of kidney disease. But then he tells us the really bad news ? they found a tumor on Zeus? spleen. Dr. K gives us the news which breaks our hearts, but he tells us that we are fortunate. If it is cancer, we can start treatment now. And if it is not and we did not know about it, then the tumor could have burst, and Zeus could have died suddenly. Therefore, Dr. K arranged for surgery the very next day. After the surgery throughout the day, the staff was fantastic ? everyone checked in to see how Zeus was recovering and they did everything to make us feel comfortable. Many stayed late that day to make sure he was recovering and some even returned late that night to check in on him ? including Dr. K. A few days later we got the biopsy results and we received the great news that the tests were negative ? ZEUS was CANCER FREE!!! If Dr. K was not so dedicated and thoughtful in his assessments, we know in our hearts that we would have come from work one day only to find the demise of Zeus. He gave us a few extra years to enjoy with our baby and for that we are extremely grateful. We are faced with Zeus? kidney disease, but since we found it so early, we have many options to help slow it down as much as possible. So I strongly recommend to get blood and urine tests yearly. Also, we used to live in the Upper West Side, but moved a few years ago. So now we drive over an hour to see Dr. K ? that just shows how much we love and respect Dr. K and the staff at Riverside Animal Hospital.