Written by Marissa Greenberg, DVM For the last two years I have had the pleasure of working with students from San Luis Obispo High School’s FFA program. SLO High Ag Department teacher, Anna Bates and I have been friends for many years and I was honored when she reached out for my help. Last year [...]
Written By Marissa Greenberg, DVM San Luis Obispo High School’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) Program is brimming with rising stars. These aren’t just Future Farmers, they are future leaders, public officials, veterinarians, and are getting prepared for any profession they may choose to enter. Thanks to the amazing FFA program that San Luis High [...]
Written by Nicole Gunkel, RVT As a volunteer veterinary technician for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race I primarily help with the ECG and Bloodwork program. In order to be eligible to race all sled dogs have blood drawn and checked for internal health of the dog and electrocardiograms (ECG for short) run to determine [...]
Written by Nicole Gunkel, RVT This was my second year volunteering as a vet tech for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race during late February/early March, and another great one it was! I was most excited to see many familiar faces, including volunteer friends, mushers & dog handlers, and of course the dogs! The most [...]
There are so many interesting news stories out there about pets and other animals, veterinary medicine or other animal related topics! Each week we'll be gathering some stories that might be interesting to you, so keep posted each week for new stories! Hopefully you'll find the information is some of these articles useful and interesting! [...]
Written by Stephanie Ruggerone, Practice Administrator Like the saying goes, all good things must come to an end,or so that is how my family feels as we process the letter we received from Guide Dogs of America last week. Yes, the long dreaded recall letter came advising us it is time to give up our [...]
There are so many interesting news stories out there about pets and other animals, veterinary medicine or other animal related topics! Each week we'll be gathering some stories that might be interesting to you, so keep posted each week for new stories! This week: With the tragedy following the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan there [...]
There are so many interesting news stories out there about pets and other animals, veterinary medicine or other animal related topics! Each week we'll be gathering some stories that might be interesting to you, so keep posted each week for new stories! This week: Veterinarians in public service "Canine handler aids Japan rescue effort" - Firefighter/paramedic [...]
Written by Nicole Gunkel, RVT You may already know that two of our own staff members are currently raising puppies for Guide Dogs of America, but did you know that dogs can be used to help autistic kids, U.S. soldiers/veterans, and even sniff out cancer?! As a part of my job in the veterinary industry, [...]
Four employees of Animal Care Clinic (Bonnie Markoff, Travis Morris, Ashley Ventimiglia, and Nicole Gunkel) took a trip to Mexicali, Mexico in what we deemed a "fact finding mission." Our own Gustavo Rayas along with our new friends from the Mexicali vet school, Tomas Renteria and Julio Mercado, have a vision to improve upon the [...]
