Elsa was a super star for her visit 🌟
Technician Assistant Dalton was happy to share cuddles with Mateo, a super sweet King Charles Cavalier who is just over one year old.
We appreciate our reception team soo much!!! Thank you!!!!!
We love the happy and the fashion!
We love seeing happy tails and tongues!
Danny, a super cute 17 week old Shih tzu, couldn't get enough of treat time while visiting us!
Wiggles!!!
We hope this video makes you smile as Peggy the mini Aussie, expresses how she is feeling with her booty body language!
Check out our video clip from Dr. DeHondt answering about cat behavior changes after a spay or neuter. See more on our website at deporrevet.com.
Check out this video to see if your pet may be experiencing mouth pain.
Check out Dr. DeHondt's video clip about dog dental exams...to learn more, please visit our website at deporrevet.com.
Jack heard about our fun pole and had to check it out for herself!!!
Willow quickly made herself at home in one of our new cat rooms. We love her reverse technique!!
Cheeto enjoyed climbing to the top in one our new feline friendly rooms. See more at our Open House this Saturday from 1:00-3:00 pm.!!
It's Arthritis Awareness Month-we are here to help! This is Fear Free laser therapy at its finest. Astaire happily wears protective goggles while enjoying a cheesy treat while LVT Mellissa performs therapy on his hips to help with arthritis.
Dr. Goodman with Gordy. He originally let her know that he didn't appreciate his feet being touched then became a super star for the camera.
The Mazunte Project by Pierre DePorre DVM
When Mexico outlawed the harvesting of sea turtles in 1990, several
species were critically endangered. Mazunte, Oaxaca, Mexico was one of
the largest centers for sea turtle harvesting and processing. The local
economy was dependent on the sea turtle trade, and had to quickly pivot to
ecotourism, with an emphasis on sea turtles, dolphins, and whales.
The veterinary community played a role in the transition. By 2001, sea
turtles were beginning to make a comeback along the Pacific coast of
Oaxaca, but a major stumbling block were the packs of feral dogs living on
the beaches and surviving on turtle eggs, hatchlings, and adult sea turtles,
and deterring tourism.
Marcelino Lopez Reyes, DVM of the Mexican National Sea Turtle Center in
Mazunte reached out to Richard Rodger, DVM, a volunteer in the Samoa
Project, a successful spay/neuter campaign in the Dominican Republic.
Rich and Marcelino created the Mazunte Project, a volunteer group of
DVMs and veterinary nurses, and started providing free spay/neuter and
other health services to underserved villages located on or near critical
turtle nesting beaches.
The project has grown since 2001 to form multiple surgical teams. The
latest campaigns in November 2022 and January 2023 visited 27 villages,
provided 31 days of canine and feline sterilization and anti-parasitics to
over 1000 patients!
As a result of these yearly campaigns, there has been a significant
improvement in the quality of life of the canine and feline populations, and
few to no feral dogs now roam the beaches. The project also provides
educational opportunities to many. Through spoken word and videos, the
communities served are exposed to the importance of veterinary care, its
role in disease prevention, and the balance of ecosystems. The project also
provides valuable surgical and shelter medicine experience to
veterinarians, veterinary students, and veterinary nursing students.
Michigan State University’s Col
Rosie is a good girl for LVT Samantha. Monthly preventative Simparica Trio is easy breezy to give!