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Bay Area Pet Owners Struggling to Find Appointments Amid Veterinarian Shortage
An unprecedented shortage in veterinary care is forcing many to go to extraordinary lengths to get emergency treatment. Jodi Hernandez reports.
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Nationwide Veterinarian Shortage Has Bay Area Pet Owners Scrambling
A nationwide veterinarian shortage has Bay Area pet owners scrambling. Stephanie Magallon reports.
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Nationwide Veterinarian Shortage Has Bay Area Pet Owners Scrambling
A nationwide veterinarian shortage has Bay Area pet owners scrambling. Vet clinics are booked almost everywhere, and patients are being prioritized even in critical cases.
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Virginia Veterinarian Shares Experience of Volunteering to Help Pets in Ukraine
Two weeks ago, a Northern Virginia veterinarian overwhelmed with the urge to bring some relief to Ukraine packed her bags and flew there to use her abilities as a trained veterinarian to help animals and try to keep them alive in hopes of a reunion with their owners.
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Rare 2-Headed Baby Turtle Thrives at Massachusetts Animal Refuge
A rare two-headed diamondback terrapin turtle is alive and kicking — with all six of its legs — at the Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts after hatching two weeks ago.
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Veterinarians Stretched Thin in Waning Days of Pandemic
More than 12 million Americans adopted pets during the pandemic and now those pets need check-ups and booster shots but getting an appointment may not be as easy as it used to be. Veterinarians are scrambling to meet the demand, but some are telling NBC 7 it led to longer wait times and other workflow adjustments.
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Boy Sells Pokémon Card Collection to Save His Puppy
Bryson Kliemann’s family could not afford a life-saving treatment for his sick puppy, so the eight-year-old sold his prized Pokémon card collection to raise the money.
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COVID-19 Pet Boom Has Veterinarians Backlogged, Burned Out
Veterinarians nationwide are dealing with a COVID-19 pet boom.
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Prepare Your New Pet for Your Return to the Office by Taking These Steps Right Now
When human contact was in short supply last year droves of Americans turned to their local shelters and adopted pets. But your office is now making plans to bring its employees back together under one roof. Try explaining that to the new dog or cat that’s been spoiled rotten by your presence.
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Veterinarian Surgically Removes Shoe Inside 341-Pound Crocodile
A veterinary surgeon at the UF Veterinary Hospital surgically removed a shoe from the stomach of a 10.5-foot, 341-pound Nile crocodile.
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East Bay Vet Offers Tips to Keep Pets Healthy During Pandemic
A health professional at Berkeley Humane offers her expert advice for pet owners struggling to find veterinary care during the pandemic.
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Virtual Vet Visits Now Available for CA Pet Owners
If your cat has a cough, your dog has digestive trouble, or your ferret has fainted, you no longer need to rush to the veterinarian for a diagnosis.
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The Purrrfect Path To Pet Medicine
Amber Pfister talks to Steven Eidelman, CEO and Co-Founder of Modern Animal, about this new clinic and the virtual opportunities they’ve created.
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French Veterinary School Trains Dogs to Sniff Out Coronavirus
A team at a veterinary school in France is training dogs to identify the scent of people infected with COVID-19. Researchers hope this could provide an effective and cost-effective mitigation tactic in the near future.
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Dog Food Dangers: Is Grain-Free Food the Problem?
A Ridgefield couple believes the grain-free food they fed their three-year-old dog Kilo contributed to his death.
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Local Center Treats Sea Lions With Gunshot Wounds
On a recent day, among the dozen or so animals receiving care at Sausalito’s Marine Mammal Center, were three sea lions all suffering from similar afflictions — they had all been shot. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.
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Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito Treats Sea Lions With Gunshot Wounds
On a recent day, among the dozen or so animals receiving care at Sausalito’s Marine Mammal Center, were three sea lions all suffering from similar afflictions — they had all been shot. The three animals were separately rescued at points around the Bay Area by the center’s veterinarian team; Two of the patients each lost an eye from gunshot wounds....
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Horse Rescued Thanksgiving Morning After Night in Chilly Monterey County Pool
A horse trapped in a chilly pool overnight in Monterey County, where temperatures dipped into the 30s, was rescued Thanksgiving morning by a team of firefighters, the SPCA, veterinary staff and neighbors.
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'Unicorn' Puppy With 2nd Tail on His Face Rescued by Shelter
The second that dog shelter owner Rochelle Steffen first laid eyes on a tiny “unicorn” puppy that has a tail growing out of his face, she had two thoughts. “I looked at him, and I was like, ‘This is the most ridiculously adorable puppy I’ve ever seen,” Steffen told TODAY. “Then my million-dollar question was, ‘Did the tail wag?”’ Steffen,...
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37th Horse Dies at Santa Anita Since December, Takes Shine Off Breeders' Cup
Vino Rosso won the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by 4 1/4 lengths, drawing away from 5-2 favorite McKinzie down the stretch of a race marred by a fatal injury to a 15-1 long shot on Saturday night.