The View from the Front Desk
I 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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Apr 24, 2022
- 5 min
Oscar
I 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,...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Apr 3, 2022
- 4 min
Lifestyle 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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Mar 27, 2022
- 6 min
A day in the life of a veterinarian
A 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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Mar 13, 2022
- 4 min
Scooter and his wheels
Just 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...
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Harley's Haven
- Feb 20, 2022
- 3 min
Pups for Vets – pairing needy pups with deserving veterans
One program that we quietly do in Harley’s Haven that I think deserves some recognition is our Pups for Vets program. There is this...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Feb 6, 2022
- 8 min
Oh gosh….is this an emergency??? Identifying common emergencies in our pets
Emergencies are so tough, on all of us – either as a pet owner or as veterinary professionals. They are always scary, so I thought this...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jan 29, 2022
- 3 min
Foles and Wentz
For anyone who lives in the greater Philadelphia area, the Eagles football season for 2017-2018 is one for the record books. That Super...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jan 16, 2022
- 4 min
Dr. Kristen Carpenter
Way 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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jan 9, 2022
- 4 min
New Year!
Welcome to 2022!! The holidays to me are…. exhausting. There’s so much stress and running around with making sure the house is...
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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
- 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
- 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 17, 2021
- 4 min
Is 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...
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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 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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