We have been bring our dog to Storybook Farm since we moved out to Victor, 6 years ago. We brought her for vet care as well as boarding. When we boarded her, I had the peace of mind due to her age, ... Read More
We have been bring our dog to Storybook Farm since we moved out to Victor, 6 years ago. We brought her for vet care as well as boarding. When we boarded her, I had the peace of mind due to her age, that if she had any medical issues while we were away, they would take care of her. One time, during their care, Molly, had stomach issues and they called us on vacation, told us they would check on her every hour to make sure she was OK. The Vet, Dr. Smith, called everyday sometimes twice a day to let us know how she was doing. Dr. Smith asked us if they could give her sensitive stomach dog food to see if that would help and we agreed. I expected an extra charge for them checking on her every hour when we returned, but they only charged us for the dog food, not the hourly checking by the Vet. Very nice.Our beloved, 12 year old dog, Molly, was suddenly taken ill in Feb. this year and when we brought her in ASAP. Dr. Lodge took her time with us, examined Molly, and ultimately as compassionate as she could told us we needed to let her go. She offered for us to call other family to come and say their good-byes if we wanted or offered for us to take her home to say our good-byes too. After discussions with her, we decided it was best for Molly, due to her condition, to just let her go then. All the staff involved were so very compassionate and understanding at how upsetting this was for us. Dr. Lodge allowed us to stay as long as we wanted. Dr. Lodge sent us a sympathy card the next day and a few weeks later we received a letter from Cornell University Vet Medicine stating Storybook made a donation in Molly's memory and Cornell also offered free counseling if needed. This was our first time meeting Dr. Lodge. Dr. Smith was our usual Vet we saw but she was not working the day we had to bring Molly in. I was very pleased with Dr. Lodge as she treated us and Molly like Molly had been her patient for years, as friends! It really is an awful thing having to put a pet down, but Dr. Lodge and her Staff helped make it a little easier. Their office/policies may not be perfect (as others had stated in reviews) but to us the were perfect when it counted the most! THANK YOU! Read Less