The Vetting Zoo

11/25/2024

Good Morning Zoo Followers! Here is the schedule for our low cost vaccine clinics for the month of December.

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Age requirements for vaccines:
Canine
Rabies: 12+ weeks, Distemper: 6+ weeks, Bordetella: 8+ weeks, Lepto: 9+ weeks, Lyme: 9+ weeks, Influenza: 8+ weeks.
Feline
Rabies: 12+ weeks, FVRCP: 6+ weeks, FeLV: 8+ weeks.
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Our clinics are open to all Pennsylvania residents. No appointment needed.

Please follow us for updates! If you have any questions please feel free to call us at 717-343-3815 Monday thru Thursday, 7am-9pm, Friday 7am-7pm.

**ALL CLINICS ACCEPT CASH, CREDIT OR CHECKS**

*You can purchase up to 12 months worth of flea/tick prevention all at one visit!*

(Pets need to be present) For a 3yr rabies, your previous rabies certificate should be provided* Flea/Tick brands provided: (NexGard chewable for dogs / NexGard Combo topical for cats)

Dec 7th - (9am-12pm) 1 North Front Street, Steelton, PA (SCC) - 717-877-4146

Dec 21st - (9am-12pm) 327 Schoolhouse Road, Palmyra, PA (Our Office) - 717-343-3815

**Curbside - Follow parking attendants, you only need to leave your vehicle to register**

****PRICES****
Canine:
Rabies (1 & 3 yr) $10
Distemper/Parvo $10
Leptospirosis $15
Bordetella (Kennel Cough) $15
Flea/Tick Preventative $20
Canine Influenza $30
Lyme $30

Feline:
Rabies $10
Distemper $10
Feline Leukemia $25
Flea/Tick Preventative $25

Other services offered during our vaccine clinics:
Nail Clip/Grind $12
Dewormer $10
Microchip $30

11/20/2024

We will be closing early (4pm) on the evenings of November 27 and November 29, to allow our staff more time to enjoy with their families.

Thanks for understanding!

11/20/2024

Hello Zoo Followers! Please read the entire event for important details!

We are posting to let you know of our upcoming low cost vaccine & microchip clinic on Saturday, November 23rd, from 9am-12pm located at our office: 327 Schoolhouse Road, Palmyra, PA 17078 (The Vetting Zoo) 717-343-3815

All clinics will be weather dependent from the months of November through April! We will post any cancellations by 7am, the morning of, if inclement weather happens!

Our clinics are open to all Pennsylvania residents. No appointment needed.

**ALL CLINICS ACCEPT CASH, CREDIT OR CHECKS**

*Physical paper proof of prior rabies required for a 3yr rabies vaccine.*

*You can purchase up to 12 months worth of flea/tick prevention all at one visit!*

**PLEASE NOTE: Per practice law (unless you are current clients of TVZ), your animal needs to be present to purchase flea/tick and dewormer** Flea/Tick brands provided: (NexGard chewable for dogs / NexGard Combo topical for cats)

Please follow the parking attendants, as they will direct you to the registration table. You will only need to exit your cars to register and to allow the technicians to bring your animals inside. We will service all cars that are in line by 12pm.

If you have any questions please feel free to call us at 717-343-3815 Monday thru Thursday 7am-9pm. Friday 7am-7pm.

****PRICES****
Canine:
Rabies (1 & 3 yr) $10
Distemper/Parvo $10
Leptospirosis $15
Bordetella (Kennel Cough) $15
Flea/Tick Preventative $20
Canine Influenza $30
Lyme $30

Feline:
Rabies $10
Distemper $10
Feline Leukemia $25
Flea/Tick Preventative $25

Other services offered during our vaccine clinics:
Nail Clip/Grind $12
Dewormer $10
Microchip $30

11/17/2024

Hello all!!! Quick update: my back surgery has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 3rd. This makes my last day at TVZ (until I'm healed and medically cleared) FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29.

Between 11/29 and mid-February, Dr Jehna will be in the cockpit, flying the The Vetting Zoo until I return.

Please continue to be understanding, as you all have already been. I'm trying very hard to fit in all my surgeries/dentals prior to going on medical leave.

During this time, if we feel we cannot adequately care for your pet, or fit them in for what we may consider an emergency, we will recommend an ER.

Our top picks, for multiple reasons and despite being further away, are Lancaster PETS and Mason-Dixon Pet Emergency.

Please formulate a temporary plan of action for these next few months.

I will work hard on rehabbing to take the best of myself, in order to return to take the best care of your kiddos!

Thanks for reading!!

Dr D

Below is Clyde. He will be keeping a close eye on me, ensuring I follow ALL Doctor's orders.

11/11/2024

Words cannot express our gratitude to each and every one of you. From donations of $2 to $2500, and every single item that filled the TVZ garage, to those that donated time to help pack the trailers to those that donated the trailers to those that generated the Amazon Wish List.....to those who bought baked goods and anyone else that may have helped: you have all left a HUGE mark on all of our hearts.❤️❤️

The people and animals that we were able to help through your generosity were numerous. The people were beyond thankful, some reduced to tears. These are people that already have very difficult, oftentimes thankless jobs, and now, they are forced to try and put the pieces back together, starting with NOTHING. But that is where you all came in. We were able to deliver......

Thanks to you all, we collected and delivered heart, soul, love and a ton of support, with every single physical item.

Please know the impact you made will never be forgotten. ❤️❤️

11/11/2024

Madison County, another one of the hardest hit areas....only a few miles from here, roads are still closed, making rescue efforts very difficult.

The boxer pictured here was found in barbed wire, and the owner was not able to cover medical costs. Our group was able to help with those.....thanks to all your generous donations.

11/11/2024

Another stop on the way.....not just dogs and cats....farm animals need help, too!!

11/11/2024

These are some pictures which involve Unicoi Shelter, in Western Tennessee. Dr Diane has a dear friend, Janet McDaniel Keener , who works with this shelter, and knew they needed help. Unicoi and Angels Among Us Senior Dog Sanctuary were put in contact, and we were able to help them! They are in the process of rebuilding. Their entire shelter was completely wiped out.

11/11/2024

After a month of collecting items, a week of packing and repacking, 2 days of travel (down and back) and 2 very long and emotional days of driving around flood devastated areas in North Carolina and Tennessee, everyone from The Vetting Zoo , Waggin' Wheels Pet Supply and Angels Among Us Senior Dog Sanctuary have returned safely!

Below are the pictures taken by the WW and AAU volunteers that stayed down a few extra days to deliver every single item that was donated by each and every one of you. This first collage contains a few pictures of the devastation. These are people who lost everything.....and, as you can see, there is a lot to still clean up.

11/11/2024

🇺🇸Thank You to all Veterans of the US Armed Services.🇺🇸


🇺🇸We celebrate your service EVERY DAY with a discount! Just show us your proof of service. 🇺🇸

11/09/2024

If you haven't heard about Proposition 129, which passed in Colorado, please give this a read.

No veterinary 'professional' with less than 4 years of education, and anything less than a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine will EVER provide veterinary service at The Vetting Zoo.

As veterinarians, we are general practitioners, we practice: surgery, dentistry, ophthalmology, oncology, dermatology, internal medicine, radiology, parasitology, infectious disease, orthopedics, pharmacology, pathology, neurology, etc on a daily basis, all on MULTIPLE SPECIES.

Being able to learn everything we need to learn in 4 years is a daunting task--and so to PUSH someone through a less rigorous program to 'populate' the profession is, in our opinion, COMPLETELY ABSURD.

PLEASE, in the future, be sure to inquire about your veterinary medicine provider and their credentials. And demand a licensed veterinarian.

Vet med is very different from human med, for the reason above (we practice multiple disciplines on multiple species). Thus, our profession does not lend itself to the equivalent of a physician assistant.....we are just too different.

Also, these professionals would be practicing under MY and Dr JEHNA'S license!

Nope, no way. We need to work on empowering our technicians and making our profession a gentler and kinder one, to preserve the veterinarians that are currently practicing and who graduate from an ACCREDITED VETERINARY SCHOOL--with both didactic learning AND clinical experience.

We, as vets, have worked WAY too hard to get where we are. We practice the HIGHEST STANDARDS of Veterinary Medicine.

There will be a few years before schools begin churning out these under experienced professionals.

PLEASE rest assured, as long as I am owner of The Vetting Zoo, NOBODY EXCEPT A LICENSED VETERINARIAN will care for your fur kids!

Thanks for reading!!
Dr Diane

11/09/2024

Today, Waggin' Wheels Pet Supply and Angels Among Us Senior Dog Sanctuary volunteers travel to the hardest hit areas in Western NC and Eastern Tennessee. Follow us to continue to see their journey

11/08/2024

Few more pictures of the supply train: western North Carolina. See captions for descriptions. Tomorrow includes 1-2 shelters in Eastern Tennessee that were destroyed and reduced to nothing during the floods.

11/08/2024

After a long 17 hour day of driving and helping to unpack, the 6 TVZ volunteers departed Hickory NC last evening. We enjoyed dinner as a team, celebrating our journey, and truly appreciating each and every one of you and every bit that all our followers did to help to make it happen!! Four of us drove back into Virginia, then enjoyed some time at the Virginia Safari Park - Virginia's Only Drive-Thru Safari Adventure, where we enjoyed learning about the Two Toed Sloth, while helping to fund conservation efforts.

As a vet, I am not normally a fan of zoos.....but, the animals here are so well taken care of. I visit about twice a year, and not once has any one animal appeared stressed.

And so, we let our hair down and enjoyed some TVZ time together, before hitting the road back to PA.

A big thank you to everyone at The Vetting Zoo yesterday and today, especially Dr Jehna, for holding down the fort, and caring for anyone that needed help these last two days.

Enjoy the fun pics. TVZ is truly a family, not just a group of employees.....as we near the end of the year, my goal as owner, is to continue to bring us together, and enjoy each other more as people, not just coworkers. I believe this will allow us to take our care to an even higher level, if even possible!!

As more pictures come in from NC over the next few days, I'll pass them on, so you may all continue to see what you were a part of!!!

Dr D

11/08/2024

Waggin' Wheels Pet Supply and Angels Among Us Senior Dog Sanctuary Friday stops.....one picture of the devastation.....a homeless dog and helping the community with the supplies everyone donated and transported down.

11/08/2024

Abc27 following the journey!

HICKORY, N.C. (WHTM) — We have an update on three local groups heading to North Carolina to help some animal rescue groups recover from Hurricane Helene. abc27 News told you earlier this week…

11/07/2024

We made it and the TVZ crew's part is done! We have offloaded our trailers and SUVs. Waggin' Wheels Pet Supply and Angels Among Us Senior Dog Sanctuary volunteers now sort and deliver over the next two days!! There are still a trailer and multiple trucks to be offloaded.

11/07/2024

25 minutes until destination unload! Waggin' Wheels Pet Supply Angels Among Us Senior Dog Sanctuary