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. […]
From the Beginning…
On the day I opened this practice, I wanted to create a practice that was community oriented. I wanted to get to know my clients and my patients. To be their doctor. Their trusted advisor. My goal was to have clients that I considered friends, family even. I was focused on those […]
Every body thinks my job is so glamorous. I talk to people and they always tell me how they always wanted to be a vet, but something happened and they never went to college or they didn’t apply. People call or stop me and ask if I need an assistant. It seems like every […]