Steven B Hodes, DVM

First, I trust my two dogs with all of the doctors in the practice. From what I can tell, Dr. Hodes brings the best of the best into his practice.
Personally, our dogs see Dr Anaker when he is in (he went to the same veterinary school as our previous doctor). In our experience, he applies common sense to all his treatments and has always given us the final choice (to which our response is «you went to school for this and have more experience»). I know that all the doctors in the practice apply common sense to their suggested treatments, but the most of our experience is with Dr. Anaker.
I know that Dr. Hodes cares about his patients because we have had a Sunday afternoon emergency and when we called the office phone number, it rang in what I think was in Dr. Hodes’ house and he met us at the office.
Our dogs have seen every doctor in the practice at one time or another and every one has treated our dogs competently and compassionately.

I brought my dog here for the first time today. We needed a second opinion. Dr Alli was awesome. She answered all my questions and I didn’t feel rushed!
My dog was so excited to be there. They were so kind to her.
I highly recommend this vet!!!

I haven’t written a Unilocal review in a very long time, but my experience with Dr. Vorhies at this Vet office has been absolutely amazing. I picked this practice due to recommendations from friends and I’m so glad. Though they may be a bit more expensive than other vets, but they go above and beyond in terms of service.
I brought my golden retriever in for lethargy and stomach upset. Dr. Vorhies was so patient with and took the time to listen to me. After giving my pup a shot of anti-​nausea medicine, he told me to follow up if he didn’t improve as the day went on. My dog did not improve and when I called back, they told me to bring him in for a follow up. After more blood work and x-​rays, Dr. Vorhies referred me to the Emergency Vet in Fairfield (also fantastic). It is the day before Thanksgiving and Dr. Vorhies is not at work but has followed up with the vet in Fairfield and myself both last night and this morning. He has been super supportive and I feel like he has been a real advocate for my dog and myself. He told me not to hesitate to call him if I had any questions or concerns about the tests they want to run or the treatments they want to try.
He clearly loves what he does and as Brian F states — 5 stars really doesn’t do this practice justice. Though the front desk staff may not always be overly friendly, their vets are the best I’ve ever come across. As long as I live in NJ, I’ll bring my pets here.

5 Stars does not do this practice justice.
We started going here when our previous vet sold his practice and I am glad we did.
Dr Anacker is one of the finest vets that I have ever met. He cares about what he does and cares about the owners. He takes the time to answer questions. A lot of MDs could learn from him.
We had an older cat with medical issues and he did a great job taking care of him. When the day came to say goodbye to our cat, we were treated with sympathy and respect by him and by his staff. He then sent us a card with a 3 page handwritten note in it.
He does not believe in ordering unnecessary tests or procedures. We took our healthy young cat there for her yearly physical, and since she was a new patient, we expected to have a lot of tests run, he did not do that.
This practice is also the shelter for several towns in the area. When it was time to adopt another cat, we went online to their list of cats and found the most adorable kitten and adopted her. We took the kitten back to the vet for some shots and a staff member took her and started showing our kitten off to the rest of the staff. They were so proud that one of their adoptees was doing so well.
I heavily recommend this vet.