We’re thrilled to pass along the latest news from SFVS: Lori Drourr, DVM, has received Board certification from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) in cardiology, effective July 2009. She is the only ACVIM-certified cardiologist in San Francisco and one of only 19 in the state of California. SFVS now has a total [...]
Archive for July, 2009
SFVS News: Lori Drourr, DVM, Receives Board Certification From ACVIM in Cardiology, First in SF
Posted in Cardiology, Doctors & Staff, SFVS News on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Headlines: Summer Health Tips for Dogs
Posted in Headlines, Pet Parent Resources, tagged Pet Parent Resources on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From heat stroke to foxtails to swimmer’s tail (swimmer’s tail?), summertime fun with your pup comes with its own set of health hazards. Sophia Yin, DVM, MS, animal behaviorist at SFVS, offered a veterinarian’s view of summertime for The Bark. Some excerpts:
Re: heat stroke:
Dogs can’t tolerate heat as well as humans because their primary way [...]
SFVS News: SFVS’s Jill Fortuna, DVM on a Feral Cat’s Skin Problems
Posted in Dermatology & Allergy, SFVS News, tagged dermatology, SFVS News on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jill Fortuna, DVM, an intern at SFVS, answered a reader’s question in this week’s Ask the Vet column in the San Francisco Chronicle.
The question: A feral cat that comes around our house vanished for several weeks, then returned with missing hair on part of her tail. Three weeks later, more hair was missing and this [...]
SFVS News: Suzanne Alexander Named July Staff Member of the Month
Posted in Doctors & Staff, SFVS News, tagged Doctors & Staff on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Congratulations to Suzanne Alexander, SFVS’s July Staff Member of the Month! You’ll see Suzanne at the hospital’s front desk, helping clients and their pets to check in, check out and everything in between. Congratulations, Suzanne! Below she answers a few questions:
What is your job at SFVS?
I am a CSR (Client Service Representative).
How long have you [...]
Did You Know? The 10 Most Common Surgeries at SFVS
Posted in Did You Know?, Surgery, tagged Surgery on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The surgery department at San Francisco Veterinary Specialists ran the numbers and compiled a listing of the 10 most common surgeries performed at the specialty hospital, as of June 2009.
Clicking on the name of a procedure below will link to corresponding educational material, including background conditions, procedure overviews and photos, on the American College of [...]
