SFVS News: Diana Bowen, DVM, Talks Hair Balls in SF Chronicle’s Ask the Vet

An internal medicine specialist at SFVS, Diana Bowen, DVM, MS, DACVIM, recently was featured in the Ask the Vet section of the San Francisco Chronicle. Dr. Bowen answered a reader’s question about (ack, ack) hair balls and our feline friends.
The question: How and why do cats (and maybe other animals?) get hair balls? If it’s [...]

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SFVS News: Veterinary Cardiologist Lori Drourr Joins Medical Staff

SFVS Cares for the Hearts of Bay Area Canine and Feline Companions
San Francisco Veterinary Specialists Adds Veterinary Cardiologist Lori Drourr to Medical Staff
San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 16, 2009 – Those chocolate hearts for Valentine’s weren’t the only hearts on our minds this February. The heart health of our much-loved pets also is top of mind [...]

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Staff Spotlight: Q+A With Pet Dermatologist Carlo Vitale, DVM, DACVD

This Staff Spotlight features Carlo Vitale, DVM, DACVD, who is a veterinary dermatologist at SFVS. According to the American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD), veterinary dermatologists are “extremely qualified in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious and non-infectious skin diseases, parasitic skin diseases, autoimmune diseases, allergy and allergy-induced skin diseases, recognition of the skin manifestations [...]

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SFVS News: Ella Woods on Quality Pet Food

SFVS’s Ella Woods spoke out on the “pet-food-choosing process” in the SF Gate Tails of the City blog (in response to the Consumer Reports study, which reported that price isn’t an indicator of quality, according to the veterinarians interviewed).
Some excerpts:
“In my experience, cheap foods are just not as nutritionally sound,” says Woods. She also [...]

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SFVS News: SFVS Canine Rehab Practitioner Kristen Hagler in Fetch the Paper

February’s Fetch the Paper includes an article by SFVS’s Kristen Hagler, a canine rehab practitioner. The article, titled “A New Step for Animal Fitness and Recovery,” provides an overview of animal physical rehabilitation and who can benefit from rehab therapy, along with a description of what pet owners can expect during a session.
A quick [...]

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News From Our Partners: San Francisco SPCA Dramatically Expands Charitable Veterinary Care With Opening of Leanne B. Roberts Animal Care Center

State-of-the-Art, Nonprofit Hospital Will Provide High-Quality Care to Homeless Animals and the Public, Regardless of Income
SF/SPCA to Work with Other Groups, Public, to Spay/Neuter 12,000 Cats and Dogs in 2009 — Double the Number of Previous Years
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — The San Francisco SPCA today announced the opening of the Leanne B. Roberts [...]

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