Animal Skin, Ear & Allergy Clinic

02/17/2024

New film premiering soon.... TEEFS 😂😁😬

07/27/2023

How many of my clients can relate to this? Hands up peeps! I know who you are!!

06/07/2023

15th birthday ice cream cone!!

06/06/2023

Happy 15th Birthday to Ralph! My heart and soul and still The Boss ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

02/01/2023

02/01/2023

Today, I helped King move on to his next assignment with the peace, dignity and tribute that he deserved. He was surrounded by love and given the respect that he was due for his unwavering service. Police dogs ARE officers of the law. They too, give their lives for their duty and are no less important than their human counterparts. We need to never forget that. There is nothing we could have done that would have held him in high enough esteem. I hope that his fellow officers, family members and community find some small comfort in having honored him. I know I was honored (and heartbroken) to have been a part of his life and his death. I would like to believe that he knew we were all there for him, to love him and thank him. To see the law enforcement community come together for this beautiful, brave, strong dog is something I will never forget. I have worked with police dogs in three different states, and never have I seen as many officers come together as I did today and the emotion of it has been indelibly impressed in my heart and memory. Thank you to his family, to his unit, to my staff, and to everyone who was part of this day. I can only wish that we are as deserving of his love as he was of ours and that we never, ever, ever, forget K9 King.
Knowing he had performed his duty as a canine officer, protecting me from harm, I had to perform my duty as a veterinarian and protect him from suffering. As we entered into King’s final moments, I gripped the dog tag around my neck that is from another police dog who was incredibly dear to me, and I asked him to come es**rt King to his new unit. I know that he heard me, and I know that King did not move on alone. I promise you Ray, that King has a good partner in the next place while he waits for you.

12/23/2022

Happy Holidays from our family to yours! Enjoy and stay safe, we will be back in the clinic next week- Monday through Thursday from 9am to 5pm.

12/19/2022

Jupiter and his mom at a Christmas food drive. No Jupiter, the food is for people, not you! But isnt he just gorgeous?!

12/13/2022

Baxter came in today to stake out the tree in case Santa comes early

10/06/2022

Bubbles is such a fashionista!

10/05/2022

Itching is no laughing matter, but in Chloe’s case, she made our day with cuteness overload!

09/25/2022

As of 2021 there are now 183,000,000 pets (dogs and cats) owned in the US. In 2018 there were 135,000,000.

Our country added FOURTY EIGHT MILLION patients to our profession in 3 years.

In 2018 there were 113,394 veterinarians.

In 2021 there ARE 118,624 plus our dedicated techs and assistants who are floundering under this burden.

Our profession has added 5,320 doctors. That is ONE doctor for every 1550 animals.

Let me say that again: that is ONE DVM PER 1550 patients.

YOU DO THE MATH. If you’re frustrated you cannot get in with your pet, if you’re mad about wait times at ANY vet’s office, if you’re feeling your pet is not getting the attention it deserves, it’s not. Because we can’t. WE CANNOT. Our profession CANNOT statistically support this rate of expansion at this time, in this country. PERIOD.

We are trying. We are drowning. This is inhuman and our profession is imploding. Think about it, human hospitals are not able to handle the sheer magnitude of the sick human population during COVID. And WE (veterinary medicine) are not able to handle how may pets were adopted (or more often) PURCHASED during the COVID pandemic.

This will not go away. These pets will live normal long lives (most of them) and so our profession will not be out of this for over a decade. If you think this “crazy wait time” will subside with the country wide pandemic, think again. There are only so many vet schools. Only so many new veterinary doctors. And endless patients out there…

Please THINK about that before you berate us. Yell at us. Get frustrated with us. Tell us we don’t care about your pet. Please think about that before you decide now is a good time to buy a dog or a cat.

Please think about that when that exhausted veterinary nurse comes to bring your pet inside and you have to wait hours to talk to the doctor. One doctor for every 1550 patients. This is a cry for help and compassion. From the trenches.

Want to help? Be kind. Be patient. Be understanding.

Help us. ❤️

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08/30/2022

Cooper believes it’s very important to have a good support system while being allergy tested. He highly recommends a superhero!

07/04/2022

Dilly wishes everyone happy 4th of July! Please make sure your fur babies have their medications on board if needed for fireworks!

06/29/2022

Sorry Dilly, mom said no swimming!

06/24/2022

Today was take your dog to work day!
Ralph bosses us around every day, but today we had Stella visiting too.

06/10/2022

Teddy isn’t feeling himself after his CT. Audrey thought a kiss might help.

06/07/2022

Happy 14th Birthday Ralphie! My love, my heart and soul, my child. I remember how tiny you were as a puppy, when I’d carry you everywhere in my bag. 14 years haven’t changed that too much….you still go everywhere with me. Home, work, on planes, trains and automobiles. You’re my other (better) half. My shadow, my consoler, my counselor, my clown, my sunshine, my world. You have touched the lives thousands upon thousands of people and have brought more joy to this world than it is possible to imagine. You are so special, so heads and shoulders above the rest. I love you more than anything in this life or the next. And you’re the cutest dang ice cream eater ever 🙂
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘

05/23/2022

A reminder that we are closed today- Monday, May 23rd for a staff event- and return to the office on May 24th. Because of limited staffing next week, we are available for appointments only from 11-3pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, and happy to assist for food and medicine pick-ups- as well as return phone calls, from 3-7pm. Thursday we are open for appointments only from 9am to 1pm and again for food and medicine pick-ups from 1 to 5pm when we close for the week. We appreciate your understanding and patience!!

05/19/2022

Had to add a few more pics.….❤️❤️❤️

05/19/2022

Happy 17th birthday to my Audrey. As a kitten, she was put in a bag and beaten so badly one eye was out of the socket and the other was so badly damaged that it was mush. I adopted her 16 years ago right after her double enucleation surgery. She is the most amazing cat in the world, and you’d never know she has no eyes. She can throw toys up in the air and catch them. I can throw something across the room and she goes right to it. I am in awe of her every single day and I am so blessed to have had her for 16 years…..and hopefully several more. I love you Audrey, with all my heart.

05/17/2022

Rosie at the vet and Rosie at home! She's a born influencer, we all want to be like her!

05/16/2022

We will be closed on Monday, May 23rd for a staff event- and return to the office on May 24th. Because of limited staffing next week, we are available for appointments only from 11-3pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, and happy to assist for food and medicine pick-ups- as well as return phone calls, from 3-7pm. Thursday we are open for appointments only from 9am to 1pm and again for food and medicine pick-ups from 1 to 5pm when we close for the week. We appreciate your understanding and patience!!

05/12/2022

Iris is a regular for her medicated bathing treatment but keeping this girl on a schedule has been the key to keeping her well! We love our crunchy cupcake but we love it even more when she's our soft little gummy bear 🐻

04/30/2022

Happy World Veterinary Day to all my colleagues. Most importantly, take care of YOURSELVES! A lost art in this profession.

04/18/2022

Happy Monday! I’d say Loki is pretty comfy!

12/15/2020

Sorry kids, no presents this year....Colby just ate Santa
, not sorry