written by Marissa Greenberg, DVM It ™s show time! This weekend is the SLODOG annual United Kennel Club (UKC) obedience and rally obedience show at the Santa Maria Elks Lodge! If you are interested in learning more about SLODOG, UKC, or rally and obedience trials, please come out on Saturday or Sunday morning [...]
Dr. Bonnie Markoff makes her trips from Animal Care Clinic in San Luis Obispo to Mongolia 1-2 times yearly. She works with VET Net, a Mongolian non-profit group (NGO) through Christian Veterinary Missions. Dr. Markoff's focus is on mentoring the small animal veterinarians and teaching leadership, teamwork and practice management. She also loves learning about [...]
Katy started working on the veterinary nursing team at Animal Care Clinic in June 2010. She came to San Luis Obispo from Bakersfield and is finishing up her bachelor ™s degree at Cal Poly. Katy has several pets including her dog Riley, cats Zuko and Marley, and python Ringo. Vet school is a goal for [...]
By Bonnie Markoff, DVM I am home and recovered from my trip to Mongolia. 2010 brought unique opportunities and challenges as I left the capitol city of Ulanbataar and headed into the Gobi desert. This trip did not bring the usual interesting and often frustrating medical cases, as I was not focused on veterinary medicine. [...]
It is time for another œBonnie Markoff Mongolia Trip! I will be heading to the hinterlands (what my father always called Mongolia). This will be my sixth journey and I am sure it will be full of new adventures and challenges. My first trip to Mongolia was in 2006. I arrived just before Christmas [...]
I just returned from another trip to Mongolia. These trips always remind me of how lucky we are - and how lucky our pets are. My take-home message for you this time is to stay vigilant. I saw so many animals that could have avoided undue suffering and even death if only their owners had [...]
As you read this, I will be on my way home from 3 weeks in Mongolia. I am looking forward to seeing my dogs! My 3 year old Australian Shepherd, Zeke, has been a worry for me while I was gone. In March, he had a œgrand mal seizure - we call those generalized [...]
As you read this, I will be in Beijing, on my way to Mongolia for a second missions trip helping with the small animal clinic in Ulaanbaatar. Veterinary care in Mongolia is quite different than it is here, but in many ways it is the same. Pet owners there have very little education as to [...]
Welcome to 2007! I spent my Christmas holidays in Mongolia, helping out a small animal hospital in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar. I have come home with a new set of friends, a greater appreciation for other cultures and a strong desire to remind all Americans how greatly blessed we are. As you begin this [...]