Written by Melissa Reuter-Wagoner, RVT Many of our canine companions would agree that a tennis ball is one of the most exciting toys they own. The sight of a tennis ball usually leads to joyful tail wagging and a game of fetch. Unfortunately, this toy can also lead to excessive wearing of a dog ™s [...]
Written by Nicole Gunkel, RVT This week is National Animal Poison Prevention Week! Say that 10 times fast! This really is no joking matter though and can be very serious for your pet. In 2010, human medications topped the list of pet toxins, followed by insecticides, rodenticides, people food, veterinary medications, chocolate, household toxins, plants, [...]
Bethany came to us originally from Littlerock, California and is currently attending Cal Poly and working on a bachelor ™s in animal science. Bethany currently works both in our lodging and veterinary nurse teams since March 2010. Her goal is to finish school and become a Registered Veterinary Technician and to work at an exotic [...]
Brewster, a neutered male, 2 year and 7 month old dachshund was brought to us a day after getting adopted from Animal Services. Brewster presented to Dr. Tao as a healthy young dog. The only concerns at this time was a slight cough, which could have been from either an upper respiratory infection or irritation [...]
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 [...]
Sue joined the Customer Service team in May 2009. Sue originally grew up in Riverside, California and then moved to the Central Coast in 1981. Sue graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in Animal Science and worked for the Cal Poly Vet Clinic as a registered technician in large animal medicine. She is married [...]
Written by Bonnie Markoff, DVM, ABVP I love going for drives with my dogs. I have three of them. Zeke and Teague tend to sit together in the front seat. They are really too big for this, but manage to intertwine their legs enough to get comfortable. They trade off putting a head in my [...]
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! I've seen so many news stories recently that focus on animal behavior and [...]
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: "Dogs Love of Poop Turned to Scientific Good" - Scientists at [...]
Diane has been an indispensable addition to the ACC customer service team since August 2005. Diane grew up a Navy brat, and so has lived in San Diego, Monterey, England, Nebraska, and Maryland. She graduated from Cal Poly with a B.S. in Animal Science in 1985. Diane is married to her husband Eric, with whom [...]
