Champ – gone too soon….
I have mixed feelings writing about my boy, Champ…but I feel like though his story has a sad ending in some ways, it also deserves to be...
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Harley's Haven
Feb 20, 20223 min read
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 13, 20224 min read
Why YOU should consider fostering
My very first experience with fostering was way back when I was 17 years old and in high school. For my senior project I elected to work...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Feb 6, 20228 min read
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, 20223 min read
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 23, 20223 min read
The groundhog incident
I feel like it is time to write about Tully. Oh Tully….what is there to say about Tully??? This dog is the most ridiculous, yet...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Jan 16, 20224 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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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