Thank you to the whole team who took care of Ellie!

Dear BEVS Doctors and Staff,

Thank you for being there when we needed you. Thank you for being up all night caring for Ginger after her accident. Thank you for answering our calls at all hours during her follow-up care at home, and for your reassurance that we were caring for her properly. She is back to her happy, bouncy self and we are forever grateful to all of you. 

With love and many dog kisses from,

Ginger, Sally, Emma, Dan & Casey

We wanted to thank all doctors and staff who have been involved with “Pandora’s” care. It is reassuring to know that help is available 24/7 during such a difficult time in our lives. Pandora has been my world for over 17 years and not one moment has been taken for granted. She is my hero and I treasure every day I have left with her. I hope that we will not see you again anytime soon, but just in case…we are glad, you are there.

 Our best,

Lynn & Pandora

My husband Jeff & I wanted to express our sincere thanks for the kindness and excellent care you gave to our cat Izik (and us!) Wednesday night.  Your communications about what was happening and possible scenarios (medically and financially) were provided with clarity and sensitivity.  Extra special thanks to Lupe, Justa, and Dr. Hecimovich, and the woman at the front desk yesterday when I picked up his body.  As sad as we were to not be able to be there for his last few minutes, we know he was surrounded by warm and caring people.

Sincerely,

Julia & Jeff 

I just wanted to send you a note thanking you for taking such good care of our 11 yellow lab puppies. All are doing quite well! Gus and Bonnie have just gone to their new homes and others are following soon. It is quite amazing, you would never know they were sick! So thanks!! on my trip to your clinic that day I was not hopeful for such a great outcome!

Thanks again!

Cathy

Dear Dr. Harnett, Katie, Katherine, Michelle, Whitney, Jen and everyone who has given me caring & love at BEVS…

This is me, begging with my eyes for my mom to take me for a swim. Guess what? I LOVE SWIMMING! (…and eating, burp)! Now that you’ve helped me get better, I am going to jump in every puddle, river & lake I see this summer and love every minute of life. (I think my family knows this about me). Thank you sooo much for helping me to feel better and bringing my family so much happiness!!!

Love, Ada Riggen

Dear Dr. Harnett,

Thank you SO much for your thoughtful donation made to the ACVIM Foundation on behalf of my beloved Molly. I am having such a difficult time dealing with Molly’s death—she was that “once in a lifetime” pet. We had a very special bond and I miss her terribly.

As hard as it is for me to deal with my grief, it comforts me to know that she received such wonderful care from you and your staff. I know that everything possible was done for her. You are a special person and I will always remember the extreme effort made by you in an attempt to pull her through. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for ALL you did!!

Lynette Brand

Dear Dr. Harnett and Dr. Mallinckrodt: 

Russell and I can’t thank you enough for giving our Pipsqueak more time with us.  He recovered well and is like his old self again, jumping, running, playing and being his little spunky self.  Because of the wonderful care you and your staff gave him, we are cherishing every day with him.  Bringing him to your hospital was the best decision we could have made.  We wish you Happy Holidays from the bottom of our hearts.

 Russell & Sheila 

Thank you for saving my life this week and for phoning yesterday to see how I was doing. You were a real angel to me. I’m looking forward to many more years of a happy life, thanks to your care.

Gratefully,

Molly White

Gypsy Rose is doing well following your expert treatment on Sunday evening. Yesterday her drain tube was removed by Dr. Carroll at Chelsea Animal Hospital and her recovery appears normal at this point in time. Her sutures are scheduled to be removed on Feb. 18 at 3 PM. Bill and I are so very appreciative of your skills and thoughtful care. Bill found the stick, complete with Gypsy Rose’s fur, in two pieces and it looks like all of the parts were on the ground. Thanks Dr. Banks for your thorough exploratory work. We are grateful that surgery was uncomplicated. Vermont communities are fortunate to have BEVS.

Sincerely,

Bill and Cheryl and especially Gypsy Rose and her buddy Tiger Lily

Dear BEVS Staff, 

Thank you so much for you kind and sensitive care during Guinness’s recent illness. This was a very tough loss for us and your kindness made it a little easier. We’re committed to rescuing dogs in the future, although we’ll try to wait a while before adopting another. We hope we won’t need your services in the future, but knowing you’re there is a great comfort. 

Thanks again- 

Sally & Will

Dr. Harnett, 

Our thank you is long overdue but until the medication was over with, I hesitated to feel overconfident about Buffy.

We wanted you to know he is doing well. Of course, we owe it all to you. You told me you gave him extra blood and I keep thinking that sure had to help him. It sure gave me hope.

I am also very grateful to your assistant, who was kind enough to let me hold Buffy while he was having the blood transfusion. She was such a remarkable person to realize the importance of Buff seeing someone he loved while he was in such a state.

Also, his allergies used to be so bad he had to be on shots. Remarkably, although he still has problems, giving him a quarter of prednisone each day is holding him off the shots. If ever you could volunteer any information in that area to help him, please feel free to do so.

We are hoping he can hold off this winter. In the summer, because he is allergic to most grasses and other growing things, we expect his allergies to be more severe.

Anyway, I have enclosed some photos of him and our dove, who is about 12 years old. He loves Buffy.  Also photos of our other dogs who he watches over. They are all females.

We are forever grateful to you and Dr. Whitney.

Ruth & Curtis

I wanted to send everyone at BEVS an email to let you know how grateful my fiancé and I are for everyone that participated in saving our little Ciel’s life.

We brought her in a couple of months ago after she was attacked by one of our other dogs and seemed to be in not-so-good shape. After spending the night for observation, her health seemed to worsen when everyone was hoping she would be good to go the next day. It seemed as though anything that could go wrong with her health did because of the trauma she suffered to her neck. She battled with fever, swelling, not being able to eat, low white blood cell count, and finally pneumonia in both lungs. As the days went on we became more and more terrified that we were going to lose her. We stayed up for days just holding onto every bit of hope we had so that our little Ciel could come home. After the 3rd night of her observation & treatment, she finally started to eat food again little by little and her attitude started getting better as well. After walking on eggshells for days, not sure, if she was going to make it, there was finally light at the end of the tunnel. On the morning of the fifth day, we were able to bring her home. She was not up to 100% yet, but she battled a lot while she was in the hospital. After many days of close observation, handling her with gloves, and giving her the prescribed medication, she was back to herself in no time.

I cannot say thank you enough to Josie Mallinckrodt, Tom Hecimovich, and all the staff that watched over our baby while she was there. You see, we do not have any children. Our dogs are our kids, so you can imagine how painful it was for us to be unsure if our Ciel was going to make it.

We are so grateful for everyone who helped bring our Ciel home.

Fondly,

The Ashline’s

The Entire Staff at BEVS, 

David and I want to express our many thanks for your drive to get our Koda (our little man) better! Everyone fought a good hard battle!! We have a huge hole in our hearts that will never be the same, but he is at peace. Thank you all for everything!

 God Bless!

David, Cyndi & Chloe Ann (Koda’s sister)

Dear Dr. Harnett, 

This note is long overdue but no less heartfelt. Thank you and the rest of the BEVS staff for making my short and extremely painful loss of my beloved Miss Edna cat bearable. All of the staff at Green Mountain Animal Hospital, Mill Hill Pet Crematory, my family and friends showed me that true kindness and compassion is very much alive and well, and goes far beyond the extra ordinary professional training and tasks. While I still cry often from missing her, I have a new stray named Fitz and my other 3 felines, I am left with knowing how much some people care. It helps all of us.

Elise

Dr. Josie Mallinckrodt,

We cannot thank you enough for helping us with Lizzie, from her care after the diagnosis to assisting her to a peaceful heaven. The decision was difficult, but now we know she is with her litter mate-brother, Linus and our Golden Denali who she loved dearly. We feel an enormous loss & know it will take time to adjust to her absence. The card and kind words you articulated so well, spoke to exactly what she was and that was gentle and loving. Your kindness of coming to our home and being here to help all of us, speaks volumes to your professionalism, kindness and warm heart. BEVS is lucky to have you as is the community you serve. Photos, videos and memories may be all that’s left, but she entered our lives with grace and exited with the same grace. Thank you for being here for this, your act of kindness with never be forgotten, Josie. We have comfort knowing that you are here in Vermont and deliver care for animals with such love & compassion, and we are thankful for that.

Fondly, Aaron, Larry, Daisy & Bleu