

I greatly appreciate that he gave me no BS! He was hobbling really bad and had some fur missing. I was worried that the dogs had broken our cats leg. The doctor didn't have us waiting long at all. You again must wait until they come out to bring you through the back door. You must return paperwork to the front door sign in area.

Then they will come out to your car and have you fill out paperwork. The sign in sheet is right by the front door. She informed me that they could squeeze me in if I could get there right away.ĭue to covid they have you park in a numbered space and sign in. I called Ala plam the front desk employee was very friendly and helpful. Our inside cat got out in our backyard and our Rottweiler and Australian Kelpie decided. So I found myself in an emergency and needed a veterinarian that could see me right away. Unfortunately now they no longer take walk-ins. He’s also an amateur musician and plays the banjo, clarinet, fiddle, and guitar! He wants to become an old-time storyteller because of his strong belief that the spoken word is extremely important in the history of mankind.I usually go to Arrowview animal hospital for all my veterinarian needs. Finkelstein loves to write and has had several articles and short stories published. The family has two chocolate labs: Moose, who is addicted to tennis balls, and Molly. Their daughter Hilary is currently attending Tulane University in New Orleans and hopes to attend law school. He is now working for Hayes Locum, a physician recruitment company in Fort Lauderdale. Their oldest child, Harry, is now a proud graduate of Florida State University (much to the disdain of his mother, the consummate Florida Gator!), with a double major in business management and marketing. He also enjoys behavioral counseling and pain management.īrett’s wife Sharon is the biggest animal lover out there. Finkelstein enjoys being “Sherlock Holmes” in his role as a veterinarian-asking the questions, following the signs, and getting to the root of the mystery. Louis for his Baccalaureate degree, completing his studies at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, where he obtained his DVM.ĭr. Finkelstein learned the basics of veterinary care there and sealed his fate as an animal care professional! Later he attended Washington University in St. Bicycling back and forth to the office on his trusty Schwinn Continental, Dr. Finkelstein never stopped being passionate about animals-he quickly realized that veterinary medicine would be his lifelong calling, and that decision has led him all the way to his current position as Owner and Chief Medical Officer of Highland Animal Hospital, as well as Highland’s sister clinic Animal Associates in Safety Harbor.īorn and raised in New York City, Brett found his first veterinary job at fifteen years of age in Queens.

When he found an injured animal on the street, he would take it home and hide it in his closet while trying to care for it, much to the chagrin of his mother!ĭr. Ten-year-old Brett Finkelstein was often found in the apartment of the neighborhood “cat lady,” caring for any one of her sixteen cats the best he could.
