Harley's Haven2 days ago2 minThe View from the Front DeskI am always humbled and inspired by the staff at our front desk. They have such a tough job, and they do it with a smile!! I recently...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyApr 245 minOscarI have written about the piggy puppies before, but I feel that Oscar deserves his own story. For those who haven’t read it, long ago,...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyApr 34 minLifestyle Vaccines – what vaccines does my pet need?At Pennridge, we like to divide our vaccines into core and lifestyle vaccines. Core vaccines are the ones that every animal should...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyMar 276 minA day in the life of a veterinarianA veterinary friend of mine recently posted about how we are super heroes in our day-to-day life, and it made me really think about all...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyMar 134 minScooter and his wheelsJust before Christmas back in 2018, we were asked to help a little dog by the name of Toby. Toby was surrendered to the shelter because...
Harley's HavenFeb 203 minPups for Vets – pairing needy pups with deserving veteransOne program that we quietly do in Harley’s Haven that I think deserves some recognition is our Pups for Vets program. There is this...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyFeb 68 minOh gosh….is this an emergency??? Identifying common emergencies in our petsEmergencies are so tough, on all of us – either as a pet owner or as veterinary professionals. They are always scary, so I thought this...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyJan 293 minFoles and WentzFor anyone who lives in the greater Philadelphia area, the Eagles football season for 2017-2018 is one for the record books. That Super...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyJan 164 minDr. Kristen CarpenterWay back in 2006 (I’m totally dating myself here), is when I first met Dr Kristen Carpenter. Of course, at the time, she was just...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyJan 94 minNew Year!Welcome to 2022!! The holidays to me are…. exhausting. There’s so much stress and running around with making sure the house is...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyDec 26, 20214 minMarbles – and the story of how being blind isn’t a handicapSince Marbles came into my life, Christmastime will now always make me think of him. It was early October of 2019, when his picture...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyDec 19, 20213 minMobius - Part 2Over 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 MehaffeyDec 12, 20214 minMight Mobius - Part 1I think the time has come to talk about the Mighty Mobius ( #mightyMobius ). At Pennridge, we work with a few breeders, and therefore...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyNov 14, 20214 minBetty and EstelleWay 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...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyOct 31, 20212 minHappy 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 MehaffeyOct 24, 20214 minAre 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...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyOct 17, 20214 minIs it time to say goodbye?Though I have touched on euthanasia a few times in the blog, I think this is an important topic that warrants visiting it again. As a...
Dr. Beth MehaffeyOct 10, 20214 minEarthOur 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 MehaffeySep 26, 20214 minThat 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 MehaffeySep 12, 20214 minMolly's bum legMolly 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...