I've shared my life with dogs since I was six years old - that's a lot of years - and I'm now on dogs #8 and #9. When our precious husky Jukki's time came about a year and a half ago (he was dog #7),... Read More
I've shared my life with dogs since I was six years old - that's a lot of years - and I'm now on dogs #8 and #9. When our precious husky Jukki's time came about a year and a half ago (he was dog #7), it was clear that Dr. Toman deserved the credit for helping him maintain his high quality of life through his latter years. A husky who made it almost to his fourteenth birthday, playing and showing affection to his people and "younger siblings" even on his last day. More than that, he was a source of emotional support and knowledge for us that helped us to help Jukki and our other pups enjoy their mutual time together. I have been a medical researcher for a few decades, and always find Dr. Toman a source of informed discourse on our dogs' conditions, treatment options and outcomes. We have lengthy discussions on medical issues, potential outcomes, etc. There is always a discussion of which tests are necessary or merely optional, when they should be done and under what circumstances, whether they're merely "nice to have" and not necessary (saving our dogs an occasional needle) - I have always found him to be caring, thoughtful and highly reasonable. And his affection for our dogs is palpable. He always takes the time to talk to them, pet them, interact with them, sit on the floor with them, give them treats. He is not merely a vet - he's a caring healer for both the pups and their peeps. He has been a great support in times of need, always making himself available when needed, even coming to our home on two occasions when we were unable to make it into the clinic for reasons that were beyond our control. We've been taking our dogs to his clinic for nearly nine years, ever since moving to Toronto. When he helped Jukki gently embark on his next journey beyond this life, amidst our mutual remorse (and he did share that remorse because he also had an affection for Jukki), I recall expressing to him that throughout my long experience with multiple veterinarians, which number far more than the number of dogs I have had, he is the best of them all. There has never been a doc for my pups who deserves higher praise than I can articulate for this man. As a matter of fact, he is known by name to our dogs as "let's go see Good Doctor Toman". They have mixed feelings about that, of course (there ARE those needles, after all), but they know that they always get pets, "good dog" praises and treats. Best veterinary care I've witnessed including routine checks, treatments for wounds or illness, even surgery on a couple of occasions (he's an artist). And a genuinely good man. It was a stroke of luck for us shortly after we moved here when we walked into this neighborhood veterinary clinic. I've been grateful ever since. Read Less