. "1"^^ . "2017-01-21T00:00:00"^^ . . "2"^^ . "Dr. Rizzo is AMAZING!!! We were referred to her by our regular veterinarian because our large lab had a torn ligament that required surgery. The consultation appointment was easy to schedule and Dr. Rizzo spent way more time with us than I expected. She went into detail about the type of tear that he had and what the possible procedures could be depending on the severity. She talked about recovery and even answered other questions that we thought of that had nothing to do with the reason that we were there. We were given the estimate for surgery and were able to schedule the appointment for a week and a half later.\n\nThe day before the surgery I made a comment that no one had called us to confirm or to give us any pre-op info. We have another lab who we have previous surgery experience with so we were aware of some of the precautions to take prior (no food after a certain time, etc.) so we called to confirm the appointment and received all of the info, which was a good move on our part.\n\nOn drop off day, the staff was helpful getting my boy out of the back of my car and check in was very easy. When asked if I brought anything for him, I was a little surprised since the person on the phone the day before didn't mention that we needed to bring anything. The assistant said that it was no big deal, sometimes people brought food. Later that night I felt bad and wondered if I should have left something with him from home so he wouldn't be scared (big fur babies....I don't even know if they would have allowed it). Dr. Rizzo called later that day to check in with us and let us know how the surgery went.\n\nPick up was the next afternoon and Dr. Rizzo had called again to let us know that he had a good night and he was doing well. When I went to pick him up I was given all of the info needed for aftercare and two staff members were able to help get him into the car. Here's hoping that we don't have another situation that requires surgery, or an emergency, but if we do, this is definitely the place that we would trust with our dogs."^^ . "4"^^ . "2"^^ . .