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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Dec 26, 2021
- 4 min
Marbles – and the story of how being blind isn’t a handicap
Since Marbles came into my life, Christmastime will now always make me think of him. It was early October of 2019, when his picture...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Dec 12, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Dec 5, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Nov 21, 2021
- 4 min
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....
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Nov 14, 2021
- 4 min
Betty and Estelle
Way back in the early stages of PRAH, we decided we wanted a cat. The practice was just getting up and running, and we had all...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Nov 7, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Oct 31, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Oct 24, 2021
- 4 min
Are heartworms REALLY a thing here in Pennsylvania?
I have written about heartworms before, but in the context of animals down in Nicaragua on my mission trips. Recently, I have been...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Oct 10, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Sep 26, 2021
- 4 min
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....
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Sep 19, 2021
- 3 min
Harley adventures
Looking back on my time spent with Harley, my heart still feels that loss all these years later. I think because he was my first dog,...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Sep 12, 2021
- 4 min
Molly's bum leg
Molly was the adorable Harley look-a-like that was owned by my in-laws. I say ‘was’ because unfortunately we lost Molly, just in the...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Sep 5, 2021
- 3 min
What is all the hype about grain free foods?
Let’s talk nutrition here for a few minutes. I know it’s not a very exciting topic, but it is certainly an important one! In recent...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Aug 8, 2021
- 4 min
BCI stories - Heartworms on the island
Before we started going to Big Corn Island, Nicaragua, there was no heartworm disease diagnosed on the island. We were the first group...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Aug 1, 2021
- 3 min
Snake
This week’s blog is not going to be about veterinary medicine. Well, at least not directly. I have a thing about snakes…in a controlled...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jul 25, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jul 18, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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