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Mobius - Part 2
Over the next 4 months, Mobius continued to get bigger, stronger, and more feisty with each passing day. Once he got to about 5 weeks...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Dec 19, 20213 min read


Might Mobius - Part 1
I think the time has come to talk about the Mighty Mobius ( #mightyMobius ). At Pennridge, we work with a few breeders, and therefore...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Dec 12, 20214 min read


Killian
Back in 2017, we had the cutest litter of babies come in to Harley’s Haven who we named after the Brady Bunch. One of these little...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Dec 5, 20213 min read


Luna, a BCI airport dog
It’s been a bit since I’ve taken you back to our tiny island down in Nicaragua, so I feel like we are due for a visit to Big Corn Island....
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Nov 21, 20214 min read


Zoey, the most challenging adoption of all time
I can’t believe it has been 7 years now, since Zoey busted into our lives. It was this time of year too, so it feels like a good time to...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Nov 7, 20215 min read


Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!! It’s a fun holiday (honestly, I think it’s my favorite!), but we often want our pets to participate, and maybe they...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Oct 31, 20212 min read


Earth
Our most recent large litter of puppies through the rescue was our litter we named after the planets. If you follow Harley’s Haven, then...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Oct 10, 20214 min read


That time we neutered a pot-bellied pig….
In vet school there was a course on pigs. I took this course, and did some very general pig care and learned some pig specific diseases....
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Sep 26, 20214 min read


Why should I adopt my next pet?
Being a veterinarian, I definitely get to see both sides of the new puppy (or kitten) story. Whether you adopt your puppy or kitten (or...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Aug 15, 20213 min read


Struggling with loss
I struggled with what to write about this week, and finally decided I’m just going to write about what is most on my mind. These past two...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Jul 25, 20215 min read


Tilly the tiny terror
In December of 2017, I vividly remember the urgent email that came from ACCT with this tiny black/tan Chihuahua pictured. She was so tiny...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Jul 18, 20213 min read


Mowgli and his broken heart
In the fall of 2015, Alison was tagged in a post on Facebook with a puppy with the most adorable, yet ridiculous looking face. He was...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Jun 13, 20214 min read


The Brotherly Love vet clinic
I love traveling to Nicaragua, and the difference we make there is one that you can clearly see. However, each year that we traveled down...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
May 30, 20213 min read


Nellie Rae and heartworms
Alison has a thing for short, squatty, smooshy faced creatures – we all know it, and she freely admits it! Nellie Rae has been one of her...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
May 23, 20214 min read


Party of 5
I have one of those “Dog Lovers” novelty kitchen towels. It says “One Dog Away From Being A Deranged Dog Lady”. Well, I’m already there!...
Lisa Bogan
May 16, 20213 min read


Miley
During our 2018 trip to Big Corn Island, Nicaragua, we had the pleasure of helping a furry version of Miss Miley Cyrus. This Miley was a...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
May 2, 20213 min read


Sawyer
To tell the story of the original three Mehaffey dogs, we have to round it out by talking about Sawyer. Sawyer was by far the BEST out of...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Apr 25, 20214 min read


Starting out as a vet
My very first job out of vet school is where I met Dr Jen Heller. We went to the same vet school, but she was 2 years ahead of me, so we...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Apr 11, 20214 min read


BCI stories - Into the barrios we go!
One of my favorite parts of our BCI trip is always going out into the neighborhoods, or barrios. We have done this every year as a way...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Apr 4, 20214 min read


Geralt of Rivia – the little dane puppy with a big will to live
On a cold day at the end of January of last year, a client came in with a teeny tiny 3 week old great dane puppy wrapped up in a towel. ...
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Mar 28, 20213 min read
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