Headlines: Animal Care & Control Seeking Info on Stabbing Of Foster Puppy

July 30, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Animal Care & Control Seeking Info on Stabbing Of Foster Puppy
San Francisco –San Francisco Animal Care & Control is asking the public for help to find the person – or persons – responsible for stabbing to death a seven-month-old puppy in foster care with Grateful Dogs Rescue.
The puppy – [...]

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Headlines: Pilling Pets

The latest “Your Whole Pet” column from the San Francisco Chronicle has a helpful article on giving pills to your pets, even when it seems an impossible task. There are links to step-by-step guides included in the text. The writer, Christie Keith, begins the piece with an experience many of us have had: “Scarlett was [...]

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SFVS News: SF Chronicle’s Ask the Vet Features SFVS Behaviorist Sophia Yin

The July 19, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle featured a Q&A with SFVS veterinarian and animal behaviorist Sophia Yin. The question: My 4-year-old Lab has car anxiety. He’ll jump in, excited to go for a ride, but after a minute or so, he starts trembling and panting and puts his head down. I thought maybe it [...]

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SFVS News: July Employee of the Month

Chris Nodal has been awarded SFVS Employee of the Month for July 2008.
Current position: Doctor’s Assistant
Years at SFVS: 2.5
When he is not at work, Chris enjoys bicycling, studying English literature and creative writing, and spending time with his girlfriend.
Congratulations, Chris!

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Headlines: Pet Boomers?

A new website called Pet Boomers has some interesting information for pet owners who may be concerned about their aging cats and dogs. The site introduction reads: “New studies and statistics about the “Baby Boomer” generation dominate the headlines almost daily, but there is another population, the nation’s 45 million “Pet Boomers,” which is quietly [...]

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Headlines: CA Pet Owners Spend More on Emergency Care

A recent analysis by VPI shows that in 2007, pet owners in California spent more on non-routine veterinary care than pet owners in any other state. California pet owners average $500 per pet; Mississippi ranked lowest at $207 per pet.
Read the announcement: California Pet Owners Spend Most on Care Emergencies

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Headlines: Pet Drugs for Obesity, OCD, Separation Anxiety and the Rest

The New York Times Magazine has a (long) piece on the increasing practice of prescribing medications to animals for a variety of issues, from obesity to separation anxiety. The article notes that many scientists say that “the combination of new drug therapies and progressive training techniques can solve problems that in the past almost always [...]

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SFVS News: Helen Power, DVM, DACVD, Joins Dermatology & Allergy Department

Hospital Expands Dermatology Coverage to Five Days a Week for Bay Area Pets
San Francisco, Calif., July 7, 2008 — San Francisco Veterinary Specialists, Inc. (SFVS), San Francisco’s only dedicated multi-specialty veterinary hospital, has announced that Helen Power, DVM, DACVD, will be joining the hospital’s dermatology and allergy department. She will be accepting appointments on Tuesdays, [...]

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SFVS News: Bay Woof Paper Features “Dr. Dog” Column on Canine Rehab, by SFVS’s Kristen Hagler

Bay Woof’s July issue features an “Ask Dr. Dog” column on the benefits of canine rehabilitation, written by SFVS’s Kristen Hagler, BS, RVT, CCRP. The article begins: “Although you may not have heard of it, veterinary physical rehabilitation is an exciting, fast-growing field in the United States that is showing some impressive results. Pet owners [...]

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Headlines: Pets and Chiropractors

A newspaper in Indiana recently featured an article on chiropractic procedures for pets. The piece begins: “Molly, a little dachshund, finds chiropractics so relaxing that it puts her to sleep.”
Read the entire article: These Chiropractors Are For The Dogs

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