What’s the difference between a medical and a wellness appointment anyway, and why does it matter?
As a veterinarian, I often get asked about the difference between a medical appointment and a wellness appointment. While they may sound...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Apr 30
- 4 min
The great ringworm epidemic of 2018
Everyone in vet med has a thing that they hate, or that they can’t handle. For me, this is maggots – they are a hard NO from me….the...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Apr 16
- 2 min
Parasite PSA
This week’s blog is short and sweet – this is a PSA and reminder with all of this warm weather – check your calendars!! When was the...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Mar 26
- 5 min
24 Hours of Emergency Surgeries: Part 3 - Cricket’s prolapsed butt
So back to that exciting Friday…..our heroes had finished the spay/deceased baby surgery on Holly on Thursday, and started the day on...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Mar 19
- 4 min
24 hours of emergency surgeries: Part 2 - Frankie eats a rug
So if you read last week’s blog, you read all about my friend Holly and her crazy surgery. The next morning, she was doing well, and we...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Mar 12
- 3 min
24 hours of emergency surgeries: Part 1 - Holly and her deceased babies
Back in December we welcomed Holly to our rescue – Holly was another one of our saves from the puppy mills. She was a breeding momma who...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Feb 26
- 4 min
In honor of Penn
Towards the end of August this past year, the Souderton Police stopped by one day with a very sad, very broken little orange kitten that...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Feb 19
- 3 min
Canine Influenza in the news – should we be worried?
Since the beginning of 2023, there has been a steady rise in reports of respiratory infections in dogs in the US, that has since been...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Feb 5
- 5 min
My pet HATES going to the vet…what can I do??
I wish that dogs and cats understood we were trying to help them…it would make our lives as veterinarians SO much easier. But alas, as...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jan 15
- 4 min
Becoming a surgeon
I used to hate surgery. Like, really hate it. Like – on my surgery day I would wake up filled with anxiety and stress, and would spend...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jan 8
- 3 min
Arthritis
A few times this week in appointments the topic of arthritis has come up. More specifically, discussions on how to identify arthritis in...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Nov 27, 2022
- 3 min
House calls
House calls are such a fun part of our practice. It’s always entertaining to me to get to see that side of people and to see their pets...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Oct 30, 2022
- 4 min
Cats and arthritis
I feel bad for cats. I think that honestly cats are often treated as second class citizens when it comes to vet care. ‘My cats are...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Oct 2, 2022
- 5 min
Our Core Values
Early in the days of starting Pennridge Animal Hospital, Jen and I knew that we wanted to have a practice that centered around our core...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Sep 25, 2022
- 9 min
Why is my dog (or cat) so itchy? – Allergies in pets
I’ve been debating on writing about allergies for a while now. This is not a very exciting or flashy topic, lol, but I decided it was...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Aug 28, 2022
- 3 min
Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day
Today is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day. For any of you who are not familiar with this poem, let me share it below. The author is...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Aug 7, 2022
- 5 min
Jack and the puppy mills
In June of this year, we were asked by our friend Grace if we could help two adult pups – Jack a shih tzu, and Lily a yorkie. We work...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jul 24, 2022
- 3 min
Simparica Trio...yay or nay?
There has been another round of posts on social media going around regarding the oral flea/tick products causing seizures and death, this...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jul 17, 2022
- 4 min
The Veterinary Crisis
I don’t mean to sound dramatic, but veterinary medicine is on the brink of a true crisis. The simple truth of the matter is that there...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jun 26, 2022
- 2 min
Education as a key value in our practice
When chatting with Gretchen, who is one of our amazing CSRs (customer service representatives) about things that we feel are important at...
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