VelVet Surgical Services - Oak Lawn, Illinois

A Sullivan

Thank you Dr. Nick for saving the life of our furry family member! Ellington is doing great because of you and our family is grateful for your expertise, care, and compassion for our little "Duke". My son has a variety of challenges and Ellington is his constant companion. Ellington had urinary blockages THREE TIMES during his 3 years on this planet and we were devastated every time it happened because we were so afraid we'd lose him. The third time you worked your magic with all of your expertise and skills and now Ellington is happy and healthy and his usual wonderful kitty self! Words really can't express our gratitude, but a very sincere THANK YOU from our family to you!

April Mulcahy

Dr. Nick is fantastic! He has been coming to the practice I work for in Naperville for many years to perform most of our orthopedic surgeries. He is reliable, knowledgeable, and thorough. I would not hesitate to have him work on any of my own animals (and he has in fact!), and am always recommending him to others!

Kayla Nystrom

Dr.Nick is beyond amazing he helped me and my boy when no one else would!!!!!!! My dog is a year and a half old and had a chronic ear issue that was causing open sores and his great pain.... after many visits and different attempts to heal his ear sores my regular vet suggested I find someone to do a corrective surgery which would b an ear cropping so he wont have the sores no more.... I called everywhere and no one was willing to do his surgery until I found Dr.Nick and I feel he instantly took me seriously that I wasn't just looking for a cosmetic surgery my boy was in pain and I just needed someone to help him... a week after his visit with regular vet that suggested I find someone... here I sit with my boy recovering from his surgery... not only was Dr. Nick able to help him.... I was expecting him to have no ear left.... but he made his ears look soo amazing I will post pics once healed.... he looks like he got them done like it was planned like a puppy would.... I am sooo happy with Dr. Nick's willingness to help us and he also did a beautiful job on making his ears look good.... thank u sooooo much from the bottom of my heart for helping my boy when no one else would!!!!!!💕💕💕

Derek C.

My name is D. Cerny and I am a K-9 Officer with the Rockville Police Department. On 10-22-20 my police K-9 Jax was struck by a vehicle (in which the driver did not stop). Jax suffered a completely fractured rear left leg just below the knee. Jax is an almost 2 year old Belgian Malinois.

After taking Jax to our local Vet Hospital in Terre Haute, they advised he would need to go to Indianapolis for surgery. However, thru a close family member in Cedar Lake, I learned of Dr. Nick Velkov. Dr. Velkov was contacted and he reviewed Jax’s notes and X-rays. Dr. Velkov immediately set up surgery for Jax on Saturday 10-24-20 first thing in the morning.

Hanover Vet Hospital provided the surgical space and professional medical staff. As you can imagine I was very worried for my K-9 partner. Dr. Velkov calmed all my fears and told me that he would take care of Jax and he would be back to normal after his recovery period.

On Saturday morning Dr. Velkov successfully completed Jax’s surgery and re-constructed his leg with surgical hardware he had on hand and immediately available to Jax. There was no waiting for anything. Dr. Velkov came in that morning determined and prepared for everything. It should be noted that I later discovered that Dr. Velkov had family plans that morning, which he put on hold for the medical needs of my K-9 partner.

Jax is now in recovery, which will be a six to eight week process and he will then be able to return to full duty. As you can imagine Jax is not just a police K-9 but also a family member to me. We are together 24/7 on duty or off duty. So his safety was my number one priority. After learning of and speaking to Dr. Velkov, I knew right away he was the only surgeon I was going to let treat my partner Jax.

I owe a great deal of gratitude to Dr. Velkov and the Hanover Vet Clinic for what the did for Jax and myself. They all made me feel as if Jax was a member of their family.

Again, from the bottom of my heart I thank Dr. Velkov and the staff and Hanover Vet Hospital for the job that they did and compassion they provided. Without a doubt, should the need arise for our pet family members or K-9 Jax to need medical or surgical intervention, I will not hesitate to call upon Dr. Nick Velkov or the Hanover Vet Hospital.

Many Thanks,

Officer D. Cerny and K-9 Jax
Rockville Police Department, IN

~ Always Believe

Sarah Lane

Dr. Velkov is an amazing surgeon! Not only are his surgical skills impeccable, he truly cares about each one of his patients. Thank you Dr. Nick for providing excellent care to our pets.

A S

Dr.Nick is by far the best surgeon. Every pet has had great results post surgery. Highly recommend his services. The dedication he has is outstanding. He is the one to call for all your orthopedic cases.

svilen minchev

I can't explain how happy and satisfied I was when Dr. Nick Velkov gave me a professional diagnosis for my dog Max who was suffering from CCL tear in the knee joint. My veterinarian referred me to a specialist and I was searching online for help. He emailed me after reviewing the radiographs and recommend a hospital closer to my home with convenient time for surgery. I had a fair total price for TTA surgery and comprehensive care instructions and Max is back to normal running.