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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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 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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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jun 27, 2021
- 3 min
Don't Eat The Mushrooms!
June always reminds me of Clancy, so I figured this was a good time to share his story! June is the time of year that it is just getting...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jun 20, 2021
- 3 min
Heat Stroke - Stilwell got TOO hot
Summers are tough for dogs who don’t do well in the heat, and Stilwell is a great example of this. Way back in the summer of 2014,...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jun 13, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- May 23, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Apr 25, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Apr 11, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Mar 28, 2021
- 3 min
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. ...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Mar 7, 2021
- 5 min
Chickens
I do not have a good track record with chickens. I like chickens, don’t get me wrong…and one day I’m hoping I can talk Tom into us having...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Feb 21, 2021
- 5 min
Enzo - a beautiful goodbye
I can’t even count how many times people have said to me when they hear I’m a vet – “Oh I love animals, but I could never do that because...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Feb 14, 2021
- 4 min
The Dr. Seuss puppies
The very early days of Pennridge were challenging in so many ways. Working out of just one room, with half hearted heat in the winter,...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jan 24, 2021
- 5 min
The origin story of Pennridge Animal Hospital – Part 2, as told by Dr. Beth
So last week we started our story of Pennridge – our vet hospital was my childhood dream, that also now allows us to manage and run our...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jan 17, 2021
- 3 min
The origin story of Pennridge Animal Hospital – Part 1, as told by Dr. Beth
Though this blog is going to primarily focus on Harley’s Haven and our mission work, I can’t do those stories justice without including...
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