It is easy to write about the successes and sweet cuddly warm and fuzzies, but much more difficult to write about the harsh and unflattering scrutiny of our failures. At this practice we strive for perfection and quality customer service but we are made up of individuals that are human just like you.
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Well, it has finally gotten cold around here and with that comes a large increase in the number of phone calls about dogs and cats eating rat poison. When it gets colder outside the mice and rats seek shelter inside for warmth and food. In response people are more likely to put out baits […]
Today is October 1, 2015. Today marks a new chapter at Bear Creek. Today is the first day without Dr. Preston at the clinic. I regret to say that she is moving on to another chapter in her life as well. For family reasons, Dr. Preston is moving to another part of the state […]
As most all of my family and friends already know about my beloved Piper and her abrupt elimination from my life and that it has been very hard on me personally and pushed my emotions to a place I hope to not see again time soon; I wanted to take a moment to share […]
I love my job but sometimes down time is needed to get away from it for a while. Everyone needs this but stressful professions especially, regardless of how rewarding one’s job may be. There are many things that are therapeutic for me. This is to offer a little glimpse into the personal side of […]
How many of you have gone into a store and stood in the pet food aisle and just starred at the countless options on the shelves? It can very difficult to choose the right food. You want to make a good choice but what is a good choice? Pet food companies have many tricks […]
So often I am scrolling through my Facebook “home” page and I see a post about someone’s dog that took a medication and it died and how that owner is warning everyone to stay away from that medication cause “it kills dogs”. Of course their post has been shared hundreds if not thousands of […]
What would you do, if this were your animal?
That question can be so difficult to answer at times. I have cases where the choice seems obvious and other times no so much. We are supposed to be an unbiased, objectionable third party that can give you the medical answers needed to make this decision. […]
My favorite thing to do…
Well, let’s be honest, I have a few favorite things. This is by far, at the top of that list. Delivering baby goats/lambs. I will put lambs in that category as well because in this, there really isn’t a big difference between goats and sheep. Most of those close to […]
We all want to stay on top of outbreaks that can affect our animals and with today’s digital world it’s becoming easier and easier to do. Merial has launched a website focused on notifying horse owners about disease outbreaks in and around a certain geographic region and you can take advantage of it to […]
