SFVS News: SFVS’s Jill Fortuna, DVM on a Feral Cat’s Skin Problems

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 [...]

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SFVS News: Teaming Up to Help Shelter Pets With Special Medical Needs

San Francisco Veterinary Specialists partners with the animal adoption centers at Pets Unlimited and The San Francisco SPCA to care for shelter pets in need of specialty treatment; the hospital donated nearly $100,000 in care in 2008.
San Francisco, Calif., May 21, 2009 – Thanks to a unique partnership with San Francisco Veterinary Specialists (SFVS), Pets [...]

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SFVS News: SFVS Receives AAHA Accreditation

Only 15 percent of U.S. animal hospitals are accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association; AAHA standards are recognized around the world as the benchmark for quality care in veterinary medicine.
San Francisco, Calif., May 11, 2009 – San Francisco Veterinary Specialists (SFVS), the first and only multi-specialty referral hospital in San Francisco, has received accreditation [...]

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SFVS News: Pet Cardiologist Lori Drourr, DVM, Talks Heart Health in Fetch the Paper

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 [...]

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SFVS News: Alex Perez Named April Staff Member of the Month

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 [...]

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SFVS News: Dr. David B.Y. Fong on Dirt-Eating Dogs

Why do some dogs suddenly start to eat dirt? SFVS’s Dr. David B.Y. Fong answers a San Francisco Chronicle reader’s question about this very issue–from a holistic point of view–in this Wednesday’s edition of the paper.
An excerpt:
Your vet may run blood work to determine any dietary deficiencies or other issues. There are supplements, herbal formulas [...]

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SFVS News: SFVS’s Sophia Yin, DVM Quoted in “A Dog Howling Primer”

SFVS’s Sophia Yin, DVM, MS (Animal Behavior) was quoted in a recent article in “The Dog Daily” about dogs and howling: A Dog Howling Primer. The article discusses why dogs howl in the first place, along with some of the more “prolific” howlers (“hound dogs or Northern breeds, like Siberian huskies or Alaskan malamute”) and [...]

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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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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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