Goodbye, My Friend

2010 started out as a bad year. I found myself having emergency surgery at midnight one Saturday, due to a  life threatening injury. I sprung myself from the hospital early, yet was dreading my recuperation at home, with a dog and 5 cats to care for. During my second...

What is Lyme disease?

This column was written by our guest columnist, Sarah Sheckels, DVM Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by Borrelia burgdorfei; spread when a tick ingests blood from an infected animal, drops off. then bites a new host; regurgitating blood from the previous...

GVVC has expanded

If you’ve tried to get into the Food Mart  at 725 Quaker Lane, hopefully you weren’t too disappointed to see that Greenwich Valley Vet Clinic expanded in to that space. We started in the fall and it was a learning experience for all. Dr Nelson’s...

…On Thin Ice

At this time of year, there is very little, if any, ice that is safe to walk on. On Saturday, 2 Pugs walked out on to the ice, and 1 fell through. Pugs are not known for their stamina or their ability to swim. The Pug that fell through had to be rescued by the Warwick...