Meet Marley, an eight year old male Brittany Spaniel and a true survivor! Marley was hit by a car and the vehicle wheel ran directly over his abdomen. He was stabilized by his regular vet where radiographs (x-rays) revealed that his diaphragm had ruptured. Due to the injury, abdominal organs filled much of his chest cavity resulting in complete collapse of his lung lobes on one side. Marley’s regular veterinarian referred him directly to our hospital for emergency surgery.

When Marley came in to Kimberly Crest, he was having great difficulty breathing and was unable to walk. Marley was in very critical condition, and considered a high risk anesthesia patient. Thanks to the hard work of our entire team, his surgery was a success, and he is doing great back home with his loving family. Now that he is feeling better, we are seeing Marley’s wonderful personality and steadfast determination to survive!

Below are radiographs showing Marley both before and after surgery.

Dr. Bahns is an awesome human and did an amazing job with my dog Jennie. She had a pretty extensive dental surgery, including 16 teeth extractions. She was personable, explained things well, and did a fantastic job with the surgery. Some reviews mention the waiver and not being able to continue care here following a procedure. My understanding is that other vets in the area refer here for specialty care with the understanding that their patients will come back to them following the procedure, hence the waiver.

I want to thank Dr. Less and everyone at Kimberly Crest for taking care of our cat Tank. He was hit by a car and ended up with a broken leg and a tooth that needed removed. They not only fixed him up but were very loving and made us feel very comfortable. They truly treat their furry clients like family.

Meet Hank! Hank is an 18 week old Great Dane puppy who had quite the scare.

Hank’s new parents thought he seemed thin, and when he stopped eating and started vomiting, they knew something was wrong. After ruling out parvo, a Barium Gastrointestinal Exam was performed. The radiographs suggested that Hank had a foreign body blockage, and he was prepped for surgery for its retrieval.

Once Hank was anesthetized and relaxed, we were able to retrieve the object and surgery was avoided! Hank is on his way to recovery and gaining weight nicely. No more rope toys for Hank!

We want to thank the entire staff for the care you have given Angie from the first time you saw her two years ago to the outstanding coordination required to quickly diagnose and offer treatment options for her sudden illness.

We were hesitant to see Dr. Taylor, a new doctor. What a happy discovery and relief he was. He was caring and incisive and got us moving immediately in the right direction. We wish to also recognize that without Dr. Bahns’ compassionate and professional guidance and support we would never have known how to help Angie. I’m sure her support and understanding enabled us to provide caring and loving attention more reflective of Angie’s needs as they continuously changed.

We cannot express how grateful we are. You’ve made this catastrophe more manageable.

I wanted to thank you all for your love and support for both Colby and Daisy (my angels up in heaven)…you allowed us to have some amazing memories while keeping them healthy and also supporting my treatment choices and for that I will be forever grateful. It has been a rough three months for me losing two of my fur babies but I am so thankful for the time and dedication that each of you gave to their therapy/chemo/recovery over the past four years. Every one of you played a huge part in our lives and I can never thank you enough. You are all amazing!!!

I want to thank the entire staff for helping our Jax. I was a mess and the staff took just as good of care of me as they did for our kitten. Thank you all.”

Meet Jax! Jax is a very lucky, 12 week old Russian Blue kitten that was referred to us for a CT scan. Curious little Jax had pulled on a shelf that fell onto his head, leaving him dazed and immobile. Jax’s CT results confirmed that he had fractured his skull. Luckily, this little trooper’s critical status started to improve, and he was soon able to walk and eat normally. Jax is reported to be doing well and is back home with his loving family. Below is an actual CT image of Jax’s skull.

We would like to thank Dr. Less and the Kimberly Crest Vet staff for taking care of our 1 1/2 year old vizsla, Sioux. While out running in the woods, Sioux ran into something (we still don’t know what) and punctured her chest about 4 inches deep. We took her to our local vet and we were told there was a chance she could develop a collapsed lung from her accident. Unfortunately this is exactly what happened and she was in terrible shape. She was not eating, drinking, or even moving from her bed. After taking her to our local vet again, we were referred to Dr. Less to fix her collapsed lung. Dr. Less reassured us that this could be fixed with a simple surgery. After the procedure was completed, we saw an immediate change in Sioux for the better. It has been 2 weeks since her accident and Sioux is now back to her normal, happy go lucky self. Thanks so much for helping Sioux!