Roy J Appel DVM

My cat is under his care now. Not only did Dr. Appel save his life, he was also open and honest with me from the start. I noticed my cat was off and was told to bring him in immediately. Dr. Appel knew what was wrong within minutes. He cared for my fur baby himself over New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day and gave me updates daily. I am truly grateful for the care my cat received by him and his entire staff! I hope my kitty doesn’t get acutely ill again, but if g-d forbid he does - I know exactly where to bring him for quality veterinary care. A sincere thank you to Dr Appel and his wonderful staff from Gandalf and his entire family.

This review is long overdue.  But everytime I look at my dear cat Leif, I am reminded that he is only here with me today because of Dr. Appel saving his life. In December of 2019, my cat Leif started exhibiting symptoms of a urinary blockage.  Because of how life and death this condition can be, I wasted no time in taking him into emergency care to get treated.  My usual vet, One Love Animal Hospital had closed for the night, so I quickly researched emergency vets that were still open late in the evening. That's when I found Dr. Appel and his team over at Fifth Avenue Veterinary. Dr. Appel has well over 20+ years of experience in animal medicine and care.  He was through in explaining what was happening with my cat and gave me multiple options on how to treat him.  My cat ended up have multiple urinary blockages  over the course of a month and a half, and I ended up having to get the PU surgery done for him.  During the course of the treatments, Dr. Appel and his staff were kind, patient, and made me feel like they were treating my cat as one of their own pets.  Vet care is expensive, and can be very costly, but never did I once feel like Dr. Appel was pushing anything extra or being insensitive to my finances and situation.  Dr. Appel is at times very straightforward and tells you exactly what is going on, but I respect that honestly and direct approach.  I felt completely comfortable and trusted him with the life of my cat Leif, and I am so happy that I did! He regularly called me while Leif was being hospitalized and gave me updates and put my mind at ease. He was also never too busy to take my calls or calm me down when times got extremely stressful. Months later after the surgery, Leif is completely healed and able to dispose of his urination.

The thing about Dr. Appel is that he’s brutally honest and I can see why it may rub people the wrong way. But to be frank, I wouldn’t want it any other way. I brought my dog in for much needed dental treatment and he did an excellent job. Maybe too good, because I feel like my dog is back to his youthful years. Constantly bugging me to play with him. Truly thankful!

Dr. Appel saved my dog Cersei's life. I called the veterinary hospital and his assistant very kind told me to get there as soon as possible. After the Dr. saw her, was straight forward with me and told me that she needed to be in observation and he would have to stay with her overnight due to her bloody diarrhea My baby stayed in the hospital for three days, where the Dr. and his staff took care of her. I can not be more thankful with them. She is alive now and that's what it matter to me. Also i have to say that that the hospital is very clean and everyone is very nice and helpful. thank you so much !!

We are more than grateful that Dr. Appel was able to take us in despite him being closed. He heard what happened to my dog and communicated very well about what time to come and gave me a call back when he knew ahead of time that he was running late on his other patient. When we got there, he immediately inspected my dog’s wound and suggested many options to go about my dog’s situation. He was very attentive to everything I was saying and reassured me that my dog is going to be ok. You can tell Dr. Appel is very compassionate and loves what he does. I also appreciate that he took a picture of my dog’s wound before the procedure to show me when I came back. I forgot to ask for the picture then but gave him a call back the next day and he sent it in a swiftly manner. He made sure I understood everything that I need to know when I take my dog home. Your furry friend is in great hands with him, highly recommend!! Thank you Dr. Appel!!