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What AMC’s New Surgical Institute Means for Your Pet
With great fanfare, the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center held a “leash cutting” ceremony to mark the grand opening of the Denise and Michael Kellen Institute for Surgical Care. The press release describes...
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UncategorizedMay 03, 2012
Your Child and the Loss of a Pet: Answers to Tough Questions
In my last blog I wrote about children and pet loss based on a presentation given at The Animal Medical Center by Dr. David Schonfeld, a developmental-behavioral pediatrician. I recently ...
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Pets and FamilyApril 30, 2012
Children and the Loss of a Pet
Last week I received a telephone call from one of my clients. She realized the time had come for her 17-year-old dog to be euthanized. She had not previously euthanized ...
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NeurologyApril 26, 2012
Seizures
Seizures are a frightening medical condition. Like lightning, a seizure strikes out of the blue, due to a short circuit in the brain. After a minute or two, the brain ...
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UncategorizedApril 24, 2012
Go Dog Go!
Go Dog Go! is a 1961 children’s book about dogs who drive cars to a dog party. While this is a fanciful children’s book and we all know dogs can’t ...
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Internal MedicineApril 20, 2012
Bronchoscopy: In the Words of a Dog Owner
I was happy to receive an email from an old friend of mine, but was concerned when the subject line said, “Summer’s cough.” My friend no longer lives in New ...
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CatsApril 16, 2012
Kitten Questions
After last week’s blog on my litter of foster kittens, I received a surprising number of questions about raising a litter of kittens. I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised ...
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