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Hi Kathie -
We love Dr. Valdez, also, because when we moved here 19 year ago our Silky Terrier (Missy) had come down with peritonitis and it was touch and go on what the outcome would be. She was 8 yrs old at the time. Dr. Valdez kept her in the "hospital" for some time and he never told us this himself, but his staff advised us that he took Missy home with him every night and kept her by his bed so he could keep an eye on her. Loved him for that, and all the other care.

When he opened The Villages Vet, he came here more often but it slowly became harder to get in to see him. Recently, we started seeing Dr. Rick Munsell for our ShihTzu, Taffy, and I must say that we like him too. We know that Dr. Valdez would work with only the best, and the gals in that office are also very capable.

While here I might mention that Linda at The Village Vet
is an excellent groomer and we have taken Taffy to her for all of her 8 years. She loves Linda which is very comforting to us. (Incidentally, Linda is the owner of Bison Fr. show dog who is a beauty and a winner. She has it handled and groomed by a trainer, so is not actively involved if I understand correctly.)

I go now, after all of this ramble. I'm happy that your "puppy" is feeling so much better. I (we) feel really down ourselves when Taffy is not up to par.

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