Ruth Corbo, DVM, CVCP

Shes always so wonderful with my dogs. She always talks to me on the phone. Highly recommended!!!

If you are lucky enough to live near Ruth Corbo DVM, she is the best vet you’ll ever meet. KInd, gentle, very knowledgeable on several levels: veterinary medicine, alterative medicine: acupuncture, homeopathic medicine. She truly loves her furry patients. You can witness it at your first meeting. I feel extremely fortunate to have had her as our vet for my two, precious Italian Greyhounds. My female had a spine/​neck problem and one day she could not use her hind legs without severe pain. She was on prednisone/​and other meds. Ruth did acupuncture on my IG for several months and at the beginning twice/​week. My little IG girl was also put on bed/​kennel rest for at least a month so that the neck/​disc could heal. She was not to be picked up or walked further then the bathroom. If I did not follow these tough love rules, she would end up needing risky surgery. and possibly lame. With Dr. Corbo’s knowledge of acupuncture and homeopathic medicine and for my scared little girl pup, Dr. Corbo’s gentle, loving touch, made the procedure, bearable for my pup. She tolerated it and learned to sit still for many minutes at a time. The response was remarkable and now it has been over 2 years and my pups neck and back have not had a repeat incident of any of these issues which used to plague us for several years, worsening every year. Amelie, my female IG is healed but we had to strictly adhere to all resources and a month of kennel rest and easing into walking again. beginning with a few yards to a block to slowly gaining distance. Now she runs and walks a mile, without problems… Dr. Corbo truly is a healer. We love her and don’t know what we would have done without her.

Our Ginger was a Golden Retreiver, for 14 years she was my husband’s medical assistance/​service dog. During those 14 years, she was at our side 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ginger helped Joe walk with a special harness she wore, she picked items up from the floor, or went for whatever was needed at the moment.
Ginger was, indeed, a Golden dog, her heart was 24 carat, her eyes could melt a stone. The most difficult problem Joe had was that everyone who met her wanted to reach out to touch her head or scratch her ears.
The day Ginger collapsed in the hallway, unable to stand, we could find no vet (including our own) who would come to our home. Since we are both disabled, we were unable to bring her anywhere.
Our referral to Dr. Corbo was a blessing. She is well trained in many fields, including acpuncture and chiropractic, but it is her love and compassion that makes her an outstanding vet.
Her gentle treatment of Ginger, her extraordinary interaction with our two friends who came to support us, and her caring for our grief was incredible. Ginger passed away in Joe’s arms, unafraid and relaxed. Dr. Corbo made an impression of her paw print and added Ginger’s birthday and the current date for us to keep. Ginger went with her for cremation, and will return in a few days.
All animals are special to their human companions, but a service dog has a very special bond with those who are blessed to have them. Dr. Corbo honored that connection with the love and dignity we needed to help Ginger take the next step of her journey. We cannot thank her enough. Dr. Ruth will be our vet from here on, and we thank her for her training and expertise, but most of all, her compassion.
Joe and Rita