Dr. Babette Gladstein, VMD

Dr. Gladstein saved my dog's life. My Cane Corso, Dizzy, was purchased from a horrible breeder, we did not know any better in selecting an ethical breeder. Long story short, at 1.5 years old her hips gave out. Film radiographs showed that she literally had no real hip joint socket, it was too shallow. The traditional vets were talking about double hip surgeries and astronomical cost, and possible putting her to sleep after a few years...Again, Dizzy was only 1.5 years old. Dr. Gladstein, used prolotherapy on my girl...it's been three years since the treatment protocol. I have waited to post a review just to see if Dr. Gladstein's work can stand the test of time, and it has. Dizzy is a beautiful, healthy Cane Corso showing no signs of slowing down. Dr. Gladstein saved my dog's life (and she even made house calls all the way in Brooklyn!).

Really enjoyed my experience working with Dr. Gladstein. It was awesome to speak with her directly during my first call to her business. No receptionist — I could explain my dog’s issues to her directly, which was great. She was able to speak with me even though she was in the middle of another appointment. She came to my home and was amazing with my dog and treated him for arthritis. What a major improvement after just a few sessions! Highly recommend!

Dr. Gladstein is a lifesaver! My dog hurt her knee and despite rest for multiple weeks, it was not getting better. Dr. Gladstein diagnosed her with a Meniscus injury and partial tear of a Cruciate ligament. Dr. Gladstein did several treatments using the PiezoWave machine and I see SO much improvement! I highly recommend Dr. Gladstein for others who have dogs with joing injuries!

Dr. Gladstein has cared for our dogs for many years now. We have found her to be roundly and thoroughly experienced, fully informed and up-to-date about both medical and alternative methods and, perhaps most importantly, intuitive in her ability to apply them. Her years of experience working with racehorses emphasized her orthopedic experience and she is an excellent diagnostician, knows just how to treat things and has developed rehab protocols that have healed and supported our dogs' progress with more thorough attention than any physical therapist for humans we have ever run across. Our family adopts rescue dogs, and it seems that there was often some kind of physical trauma in their early lives. As a result of our dogs' misaligned, scar tissue laden and previously injured bodies, over the years, they experienced sore or injured shoulders, spines, torn ACLs, strained deep digital flexor tendons, pulled groin muscles. Dr. Gladstein was able to diagnose the problems, when sometimes other vets could not, and heal them with her carefully conceived, noninvasive protocols. For those of you who are interested in her use of prolotherapy for orthopedic injuries, I originally discovered Dr. Gladstein because I had used prolotherapy on my knees some years back. This is not an alternative methodology, simply a medical one that fell out of use once surgery came into play. I had severe cartilage issues with my knees and prolotherapy healed them permanently. It is a wonderful healing technique and Dr. Gladstein has educated herself extremely well in its use. I highly recommend you check for the literature that is either posted on her website or online. The articles in The Prolotherapy Journal are fascinating and informative. Once you read them, you may never want to consider orthopedic surgery again for your pet or yourself! She is also completely versed in all other areas of veterinary care, providing us with annual check ups, vaccinations, worm prevention, any digestive issues that arise, wound care - any and everything that our dogs have come up with! For those who do not care to work with alternative methods, Dr. Gladstein has every medical tool available. We, in our family, do believe in supplementing medical care with alternative methods, so it has been a godsend to find a fully certified veterinarian who knows how and when to use and blend non-surgical techniques, acupuncture, chiropractic adjustment, alternative supplements instead of, or in conjunction with, medicine and nutrition. On a more personal note, Babette has made herself available to us like no other vet. On the occasion that our dog was violently vomiting at ten at night, she didn't put us off by sending us off to an emergency vet center to spend the night there. Instead, after learning what the dog had ingested and determining its lack of acute danger, she coached us through how to care for our dog at home and made herself available by phone throughout the night. This did involve us calling her back twice more that night, the last time being at 2 AM, and at the end of each phone call she made sure to tell us to call again if we had any other worries or questions. She checked in with us first thing in the morning, before we even had a chance to call to tell her that everything was fine. It is also notable that, while a visit to veterinary offices were always quite brief, a veterinary appointment with Babette will see her spending as much time as your pet could need. When she comes to do a rehab session, she spends up to two hours with one of our dogs, making sure that he gets every care possible. Babette is consistently dedicated, caring and with the best interests of our pets at the forefront. I have had horses, cats and dogs all my life, and I have never, ever felt so secure that we humans will have the best guidance and that our pets will have the best care and support from our association with Babette.

Did not go end up working with Dr Babette as I found my initial interaction with her a bit weird. It was for an emergency where my dog was suddenly having issues with walking. She was fine one minute and then the next she was limping. I was looking for a non-traditional vet in case this was more than a medical issue - my dog had been emotionally stressed due to recent travels and I wanted someone to examine her holistically. I found my interaction with this Dr disappointing. We spoke over the phone but she didn't spend much time trying to find out what was wrong with my dog - instead she rushed towards booking an appointment which was to cost me $350. She says this included laser, acupuncture and Ultrsound as well as consultation. BUT we don't even know what's wrong with my dog, how do we know she will need all those treatments? Immediately after the call, she sends me a credit card authorization form. All of which gave me strong warning signs - there's too much emphasis on making money and not enough interest in making sure the dog gets the right treatment. In the end my dog got better all on her own after I gave her an Arnica pill. Turned out it was just a minor sprain! The pill cost me less than $5, saving me $345!!!