The May 2009 issue of Fetch the Paper includes an article by SFVS’s Lori Drourr, DVM. A recent addition to the SFVS medical team, Dr. Drourr completed her cardiology residency training at Texas A&M University and brings to SFVS a strong foundation in the management and care of congenital and acquired cardiac disease. Her Fetch [...]
Archive for April, 2009
SFVS News: Pet Cardiologist Lori Drourr, DVM, Talks Heart Health in Fetch the Paper
Posted in Cardiology, Doctors & Staff, SFVS News, tagged Cardiology, SFVS News on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Staff Spotlight: Q+A With SFVS Surgeon Philip Watt
Posted in Doctors & Staff, Surgery, tagged Doctors & Staff, Surgery on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Continuing our medical staff spotlight series, SFVS’s Philip Watt, BVSc, MACVSc, FACVS gives us a glimpse of what life is like as a veterinary surgeon.
1. When did you know you wanted to be a veterinarian?
Apparently even as a small child it was the only thing I wanted to do. When I was in high school [...]
SFVS News: Dr. Aarti Sabhlok on the “C” Word in SF Gate’s Tails of the City
Posted in Doctors & Staff, Oncology, SFVS News on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SFVS oncologist Aarti Sabhlok, DVM, Board-qualified (Oncology), was interviewed in yesterday’s “Tails of the City” blog (written by Amelia Glynn and housed at SFGate.com). The subject? When pets get cancer. A quick excerpt:
Is cancer treatment for pets different from cancer treatment in humans?
When we treat humans for cancer, it’s typically “cure at all cost.” [...]
Headlines: An Animal Behaviorist’s Take on Bo Obama
Posted in Behavior, Headlines, tagged Behavior, bo obama, portuguese water dog on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of SFVS’s animal behaviorists, Sophia Yin, DVM, just posted an entry on her blog titled “Having a Puppy in the White House Can Be as Complicated as Foreign Policy.” Of course, we’ve all been hearing about the Portuguese water dog for months now. (The Washington Post even emailed a “breaking news alert” the other [...]
Staff Spotlight: Q+A Series With Dr. Ella Woods, Holistic Clinician (Part 2)
Posted in Cats, Complementary + Alternative, Doctors & Staff, Holistic, tagged Doctors & Staff, Holistic on April 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On Tuesday, we posted Part 1 of our Q+A with Dr. Ella Woods, holistic clinician for both people and pets! Following is Part 2. … Thank you again, Dr. Woods!
1. I know that you provide acupuncture and herbal medicine treatment for both pets and humans. Are the treatments pretty much the same across species, or [...]
SFVS News: Alex Perez Named April Staff Member of the Month
Posted in Doctors & Staff, SFVS News, tagged Doctors & Staff, SFVS News on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations to Alex Perez, SFVS’s April Staff Member of the Month! Following is a brief Q+A with Alex:
What’s your job at SFVS? How long have you been working at the hospital?
I am a Customer Service Representative (CSR) at the front desk of SFVS and started on July 30, 2008.
What’s the most rewarding part of your [...]
Staff Spotlight: Q+A Series With Dr. Ella Woods, Holistic Clinician (Part 1)
Posted in Complementary + Alternative, Doctors & Staff, Holistic, tagged acupuncture, Complementary + Alternative, Holistic on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In this Q+A series, we’ll hear from SFVS’s Ella Woods, DAOM, Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Dr. Woods has been part of the hospital’s Complementary and Alternative Medicine department since 2005. Thank you so much, Dr. Woods, for taking the time to fill us in on the world of CAM for pets! (Check back [...]
Pet Parent Resources: More on the Tightrope CCL Procedure
Posted in Pet Parent Resources, Surgery, tagged Surgery, Tightrope on April 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Editor’s Note: Updated April 7, 2009 with more resources. Please email us or leave a comment if you have found other helpful links. Thank you!
Since posting the news that SFVS is now offering the Tightrope CCL procedure to fix canine knees, our blog has received lots of new traffic – directed here from search terms [...]
Headlines: The Top 10 Medical Conditions in Cats + Dogs for 2008
Posted in Cats, Dogs, Headlines, tagged Headlines on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Veterinary Economics ran a story on pets’ top medical conditions in 2008. The data came from Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), which analyzed the medical claims it received in 2008 to find the year’s most common pet conditions. And here they are:
Top 10 Canine Claims
1. Ear infections
2. Skin allergies
3. Pyoderma/hot spots
4. Gastritis/vomiting
5. Enteritis/diarrhea
6. Urinary tract [...]
SFVS News: Animal Behaviorist Dr. Sophia Yin Profiled in Vet Practice News
Posted in Behavior, Doctors & Staff, SFVS News, tagged Behavior, Doctors & Staff on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SFVS’s Sophia Yin, DVM, an animal behaviorist, is profiled in the March 2009 issue of Veterinary Practice News. An excerpt:
For a decade, Yin has built a cottage industry on animal behavior: She teaches her training methods to clients and their pets. She developed a dog-training system for the now-defunct Sharper Image, utilizing her positive-reinforcement method [...]
