Shaw Veterinary Clinic

09/22/2024

09/19/2024

Brain-infecting parasite found in two L.A. County residents: What to know about ‘racoon roundworm’ For those of you who have raccoons...
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-18/raccoon-roundworm-parasite-infects-county-residents?fbclid=IwY2xjawFZDxVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZXHYlHJLC75jpg4OchkZIwwNC-tIeaYEpTQ9a4edMN6em6Lkf5k4fpCxw_aem_abMvAWt9A1T5vCHG9O894w

09/17/2024

If cats went to school...

09/12/2024

Just a little bit of devil in each of us...LOL

09/11/2024

Bretagne. Golden Retriever. Easygoing. Dutiful. Obsessed with food. Her owner and trainer, Denise Corliss, a firefighter from Harris County, Texas, brought Bretagne to Ground Zero while the rubble was still hot.
Bretagne went straight to work. She worked for 10 days solid. Ten agonizing days. Bretagne never quit. She napped onsite.
Denise recalls: “...There are images of Bretagne going to where she was directed to search, into the unknown, the chaotic environment. But even then, she knew who needed the comfort of a dog, and which firefighter needed to hold her close and stroke her fur.”
After 9/11, Bretagne also helped recovery efforts during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and Ivan. She retired at age 9.
Old age finally overtook her, she had a hard time using stairs, so Denise installed an above-ground pool to keep Bretagne’s joints limber.
In retirement, Bretagne became a reading dog at a local elementary school. First graders, too shy to read aloud, would read to a white-faced, elderly retriever who looked them in the eyes and smiled.
Bretagne visited students with special needs. She visited students with autism. She visited everyone.
She suffered kidney failure at age 16. She was put to sleep on June 7, 2016, and became the last of the 9/11 rescue dogs to end her earthly career.
Bretagne hobbled into the Cypress, Texas, animal hospital, one sunny Monday, only to discover the sidewalks and hallways were lined with firefighters, first responders, and rescue workers who saluted her.
Her remains were later escorted from the hospital, draped in an American flag.
We do not deserve dogs.

09/11/2024

Respect and Honor

Budweiser clydesdales show their respect.