I cannot say enough about Dr. Pompelia and the staff at Collinsville Veterinary Clinic. As my significant other is in the military, we have lived in many different places and visited numerous vets all around the US (at least 12 over the last ten years) and Dr. Pompelia is the ABSOLUTE BEST! We had only just moved to the area when we first went to this clinic on a Saturday evening (yes, he offers emergency care!) after our dogs were bitten by a snake. He gave us great guidance about our options and has since saved our dogs 3 times following snake bites. We have an aging dog and he has been amazing to help her. When we moved to the area she was on heavy pain medication for arthritis; he worked with us to create a preventative routine so that she no longer has to take these medications that made her sick and lethargic. She loves to run again! Finally, Dr. Pompelia just saved her life after her spleen ruptured and she was bleeding internally. I took her to a different vet (I was out of town) when her symptoms first started and they said they weren't sure what was wrong, to come back in a month if things got worse. The next week when we got home we took her to Dr. Pompelia and he had to do emergency surgery to remove her spleen to stop her from bleeding out internally. He always knows exactly what to do and often fixes the mistakes of other veterinarians. We are incredibly thankful to have this resource in our community and CANNOT recommended Dr. Pompleia and the staff at Collinsville Veterinary clinic any more strongly. He is vastly more knowledgable than any other we have used and is a great human being. He and his staff are caring thoughtful people and they offer the best Veterinary medical care anywhere around (and from our experience, in the entirety of the US).