Whoever sees your animal, the full history is already in the room.
Dr. Sova grew up in this practice, in the family's veterinary business from the age of five. He earned his DVM at Ross University in 1993 and completed his internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, then came home to the hospital his grandfather opened in 1942, the third generation of Sova veterinarians to practice here.
His work for animals reaches past the exam room. He has served as the city veterinarian of Paterson for more than 30 years, working on public health and animal welfare for the city. He is a certified humane law enforcement officer for the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, has investigated animal cruelty and hoarding cases, and is a past president of the PBA chapter of Animal Cruelty Investigators.
Because he owns the hospital, the advice you get in his exam room answers to your pet, with no corporate parent behind it.
Some clients have brought their pets to the Sova doctors for more than 30 years.Dr. Caba Paulino is the doctor who catches the thing you didn't notice. The subtle weight change. The slight limp. The lab value that's technically normal but trending wrong. She doesn't rush, and she doesn't assume. If something is off with your pet, she will find it. She works from the same record as Dr. Sova, so nothing about your pet gets lost between doctors.
Dr. Caba Paulino is a first-generation doctor whose education runs through this county: Passaic County Community College, a biology degree in animal physiology and behavior at William Paterson University, then her DVM at St. George's University with clinical training at Louisiana State University. Along the way she earned NJVMA scholarships and the Zoetis Excellence Award, and she has served as a small animal clinical advisor overseas.
Her interest in animals started early, watching her grandfather and uncles care for the land and large animals in the Dominican Republic, where she was born. She worked as a veterinary assistant and technician before she was ever a doctor, and her externship training spans emergency and critical care, surgery, internal medicine, dermatology, and exotic medicine. If you have an exotic pet, ask for her: birds from parrots and cockatiels to macaws, plus ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, hedgehogs, and hamsters.
Driven by faith, compassion, and her love for animals, she believes caring for animals and their families is a privilege, and she partners with owners so the standard of care continues at home.
The doctors do not work alone, and the people around them stay.
At a corporate clinic the staff rotates and every visit starts cold. Here a steady team works alongside the doctors, so the people handling your pet get to know your pet.
Your pet's history lives in one record at one practice. Front desk, technicians, and both doctors work from it, so you never re-explain the same story to a stranger.
The hospital is open Monday through Saturday, with Thursday hours until 7:00 PM for anyone who cannot get out of work earlier.
New clients are welcome. Your first visit starts your pet's record here, and from that day on you are a known patient. See what to expect before you come in.
New clients welcome. Request a time and we will call you back to schedule.