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		<title>Pet Parent Resources: What Is a Veterinary Specialist Anyway?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[At San Francisco Veterinary Specialists, we&#8217;re often asked by our clients why their pet was referred to a specialist. What&#8217;s the difference in a specialist and a general (or primary) veterinarian? At SFVS, we believe that the partnership among you, your veterinarian and our medical team helps to ensure the most comprehensive care possible for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfvs.wordpress.com&blog=3737029&post=404&subd=sfvs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Parent Resources: Holiday Hazards for Your Pet!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[cross-posted from Dr. Yin's blog, AskDrYin.com/blog]
Holiday  Hazards That Can Ambush Your Pet
By Sophia Yin, DVM
The Holiday Season is always filled with unexpected expenses. Like monsoons in Manilla, you never know exactly when and how one’s going to hit. Will it be more gift-giving than planned or higher heating costs than last year? Well, if [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfvs.wordpress.com&blog=3737029&post=399&subd=sfvs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Client Story: Meet Elli the Norwegian Elkhound!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we meet a special furry friend named Elli the Norwegian Elkhound. Elli, who very much enjoys keeping tabs on all those raccoons and squirrels out there, recently got some sort-of-scary news. She and her guardian, Tiffany, were told Elli has a tumor in her lung (hence the recent heavy panting and Elli’s desire to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfvs.wordpress.com&blog=3737029&post=390&subd=sfvs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SFVS Video: Holistic Veterinarian David B. Y. Fong</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To round out the week, here&#8217;s a new SFVS video featuring David B. Y. Fong, DVM, L.Ac., Dipl. Oriental Medicine. Dr. Fong is head of SFVS&#8217;s complementary and alternative medicine department. (Keep your eye out for a VERY relaxed dog getting acupuncture.)

For more on Dr. Fong, see Staff Spotlight: Q+A With Holistic Doc David Fong

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		<title>SFVS News: Ella Woods, DAOM, on Cancer-Detecting Dogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SFVS&#8217;s Ella Woods, Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, recently answered a San Francisco Chronicle reader&#8217;s question about the ability of dogs to sense cancer in humans.
The question: About one year ago, my friend&#8217;s dog suddenly became very fearful of her for no reason. Wouldn&#8217;t sleep with her, join her for walks and would even [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfvs.wordpress.com&blog=3737029&post=382&subd=sfvs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SFVS Video: Pet Oncologist Aarti Sabhlok, DVM</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today in the SFVS video series, we hear from one of SFVS&#8217;s oncologists, Aarti Sabhlok, DVM, Board-qualified (Oncology). She talks about how she became interested in veterinary oncology and provides a brief overview of cancer care at SFVS.

Read more at the SF Gate&#8217;s Tails of the City blog: The &#8220;C&#8221; word: when pets get cancer

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		<title>SFVS Video: Veterinary Surgeon Dr. Margo Mehl</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing our series of video interviews with SFVS veterinarians, today we&#8217;re posting a clip featuring Margo Mehl, DVM, DACVS. Among other things, Dr. Mehl fills us in on common surgeries at SFVS, such as foreign body removal. (&#8220;Dogs seem to eat towels and bath mats, and cats seem to enjoy eating those earplugs people use.&#8221;)

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		<title>SFVS Video: Hear From Internal Medicine Specialist Dr. Alan Stewart</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SFVS is continuing our series of video interviews with our medical staff! Earlier we posted a video with Dr. Diana Bowen. Today we hear from veterinary internist Dr. Alan Stewart. We hope these clips will help you learn a little more about the people behind SFVS.
On choosing veterinary medicine as a career, Dr. Stewart says: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfvs.wordpress.com&blog=3737029&post=366&subd=sfvs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SFVS&#8217;s Holistic Oncology Services Featured in Fetch the Paper</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At SFVS, we want to deliver the best possible treatments for our patients. In some cases, this means that our doctors work collaboratively on a pet&#8217;s treatment &#8230; such as when SFVS oncologists team up with the holistic veterinarians to care for a dog or cat with cancer.
Fetch the Paper features an article this month, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfvs.wordpress.com&blog=3737029&post=363&subd=sfvs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SFVS News: Dr. Carlo Vitale on Feline Dandruff</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SFVS dermatologist Carlo Vitale, DVM, is featured in this week&#8217;s Ask the Vet column in the San Francisco Chronicle. The subject? Tallula the Cat&#8217;s dandruff problem.
The reader&#8217;s question: My cat, Tallula, is well groomed and has insanely soft fur, but occasionally she is covered in dandruff. It&#8217;s inconsistent: One day she has dandruff and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sfvs.wordpress.com&blog=3737029&post=356&subd=sfvs&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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