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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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UncategorizedJanuary 17, 2011
To Visit or Not to Visit
Hospitalization of your beloved pet is tough on both ends of the leash. Difficult for your pet, because they are injured or ill and away from home. Difficult for you ...
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Avian and ExoticsJanuary 10, 2011
Albus Froggy’s House Call
We have a pet frog. He is a South African clawed frog who we sometimes call Albus, after Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series. Albus is Latin for white, ...
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UncategorizedJanuary 04, 2011
The Bunny: A Tale of Blood Types
This is my patient “The Bunny,” who is not a rabbit but a blue, cream and white Cornish Rex cat. As you can see from this photo, The Bunny is ...
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UncategorizedDecember 30, 2010
Pet Resolutions for 2011
This time of year everyone is making New Year’s resolutions. Our pets are so much a part of our lives that when making resolutions for ourselves this year, why not ...
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Avian and ExoticsDecember 27, 2010
The Hedgehog Comes Home for the Holidays
While I realize this story is not on par with O’Henry’s Gift of the Magi or Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, from a New Yorker’s perspective and a veterinarian’s viewpoint, ...
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UncategorizedDecember 21, 2010
Winter Pet Hazards
The Arctic Express is moving through New York and the rest of the country in a little pre-holiday blitz. As a result of the low temperatures and last night’s freezing ...
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