Dogwood Veterinary Surgical Care Cornelius, NC 28031

"We are so thankful for Dr. Benitez for the TPLO surgeries she performed on both of our dog Penny’s knees last year. She’s a whole new dog, running like her puppy self and has loads of energy now, which we attribute to the wonderful personal care by Dr Benitez. Her quality of life has improved tremendously since her knees were fixed, and we are so grateful that she took such good care of her."

"Dr. Benitez is such and amazing and talented veterinary surgeon. My Sammy needed to have her entire ear removed, scheduling her surgery was quick and easy through our GP. She was in constant communication and answered all my millions of questions since I was worried because she was 12 and going through an extensive surgery. Sammy is a spicy kitty so I knew it was going to be hard to medicate and recovery could be difficult but the pain management was wonderful and she recovered so fast. She now is happy and healthy and has a wonderful quality of life thanks to the amazing team at Dogwood veterinary surgical care. They truly are the best! I can not thank them enough! If you need any specialty surgery done on your fur baby I wouldn’t hesitate to use her!"

"Wow! I am beyond impressed with Dr Benitez and Dogwood Veterinary Surgical Care. Our 1 1/2 year old lab required TPLO surgery and we didn’t really know what to expect. Dr Benitez walked us through the procedure and the recovery process and was very patient with all our questions and concerns. She followed up to make sure he didn’t have any complications and to just put our minds at ease (which was greatly appreciated). He just had his 8 week post TPLO X-rays and he is doing amazing. Soon he will be able to all the things he has missed out on for the last few months. We are forever grateful for the excellent care she took of our dog Blue."

"Dr. Benítez is a skilled surgeon. She is very personable, compassionate and maintains consistent communication. Years ago, she performed a TPLO surgery for Olivia, our Lab/Pit mix dog. The result was perfect and our experience with Dr. Benítez was memorable. Recently our cat, Dapper Dan, had bladder block issues and needed to have the PU surgery. We were very happy to find out that Dr. Benítez would be doing this surgery! She communicated with us prior to the surgery and answered all of our questions. She thoroughly explained the healing process and set realistic expectations for us. During the recovery time, Dr. Benítez was always available for any questions we had. There were some complications on the road to recovery and we needed a secondary procedure to help Dapper Dan heal. Dr. Benítez and her husband, Dr. Tempel, met us over the weekend for this additional procedure. They were both so kind and caring. We really felt their hearts and their love for what they do. Dapper Dan is fully recovered because of Dr. Benítez and he is living his best life! Forever thankful, The Menza Family"