Stanzione Gil DVM

Dr. Gil is by far the most amazing veterinarians I have ever met, and the only vet I will trust with my rabbits needs. I travelled an hour to him, and It was well worth it.
In a situation with my rabbit’s eye, my primary vet was not giving me solutions, nor proper diagnosis. After hearing and reading remarkable reviews, I figured I would take conan (my bunny) to Gil as a second opinion, as I came close to losing conan several times.
The first thing Gil did was a full check up, looked at previous records, and immediately told me where problems could occur, and next steps (something my primary did not do). He explained the complete anatomy of a rabbit, skeletal structure (especially in the skull), and thoroughly explained what to do next to save Conan’s eye. Before I had a chance to even think, the sonogram machine was being prepared. That first visit, we found out what was wrong with conans eye, and started the proper, rigorous medication cycle (injections). At this time, we didn’t fully understand what would happen. There was three options: the medications could shrink the abscess behind the eye and eliminate it, it could neither improve nor worsen the abscess (making it stay the same size), or the abscess would not react to medication and continue to push the eye out.
After approximately 8 – 9 weeks of daily injections cycle, we performed a second ultra sound of the eye, and against majority of odds, the abscess was completely gone, and no longer pushing the eye out of its place.
Gil is not only an amazing veterinarian, but he also has a way with animals which is remarkable. My rabbit is usually extremely stressed when visiting our primary, both before during and after the visit. When visiting Gil, conan sensed no danger, and was extremely calm during and after the appointments. Gil is also one of the few vets in the immediate area who can perform and read ultrasounds accurately. While his prices seem unreasonable, they truly are not. His prices are the same (if not better) as other vets in the area, only the quality of work is much much better (and worth any additional value).
If I could give Gil at Dakota vet hospital more than 5 stars, I would, not only because of his amazing practices and knowledge, but because he saved my precious baby.

One morning we were startled to see my indoor rabbit’s eye bulging out and he was very lethargic. We rushed him to my old vets (Not Dr. Stanzione). The bunny had multiple life threatening abscesses rapidly building behind his eye and jaw. My old vets treated him conservatively for three weeks with little-​to-​no improvement. The abscesses persisted and the weekly visits required surgical and manual drainage and flushing. I felt terrible about how we were diminishing the quality of this poor guys life. Someone convinced me to get a second opinion from Dr Gil Stanzione at Dakota Vet Center. Thank goodness I listened.
Dr Stanzione – who is a widely respected rabbit expert – chose a very different course of treatment. First of all, Dakota Vet Center has sophisticated state-​of-​the-​art equipment that gave Dr Gil complete visibility into the rabbit’s eye and jaw. The doc was also no nonsense about medication. He prescribed exactly what was needed. Period. Within one week the little bun was remarkably improved. Within a month, he was completely off meds. What a stunning turnaround!
Moreover, Dr. Gil has a wonderful manner. He is genuinely compassionate and has tremendous patience. I never felt rushed. Everything was explained in detail and he gave me clear instructions on home treatment. He also helped me understand the reasoning behind what we were doing, which I found enormously helpful. I fully endorse Dakota, and specifically, Dr. Stanzione.

I call him the Rabbit Whisperer. He takes time to explain what is wrong with my bunnies, even gives a short Bunny 101 lesson. Our bunnies travel 80 miles each way just to see him. Great staff also, always so friendly.