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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Happy belated Fourth of July! I am still in Mongolia and doing well. Today I wanted to share the story of SiSi. SiSi is a 12 year old poodle who belongs to a family from Russia. They are well to do among the Mongolians, and when their little dog began to have trouble walking, they [...]
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 [...]