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
Jul 23, 20234 min read
Behavioral Euthanasia
I’ve been thinking about writing about this topic for a while now….I have written about it on our Harley’s Haven page a few times when...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Jul 9, 20234 min read
The kitten in the tube – in memory of Eddie
On our recent trip to Nicaragua for our mission trip and clinic, we accumulated quite a few crazy stories about the people and animals...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Jul 2, 20232 min read
Pride month
As pride month draws to a close, I feel like it’s a good time to take a minute to talk about acceptance. Our society spends a lot of...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
May 14, 20232 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20235 min read
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 29, 20233 min read
Making the best of Winter
Winter is kind of depressing…am I right?? Now don’t get me wrong…I love snow and get very excited, like a small child, when it snows....
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Jan 15, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
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
Dec 31, 20223 min read
Happy New year Harley’s Haven family!
The end of a year always makes me a bit sentimental, and it is certainly a beautiful time to reflect on what we have accomplished this...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Dec 18, 20223 min read
Croi
I cannot believe I have been remiss in writing about Tom’s favorite dog, Croi Mehaffey. Croi came to us as a foster puppy back in the...
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Dr. Beth Mehaffey
Nov 27, 20223 min read
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
Nov 13, 20223 min read
World Kindness Day
Today is World Kindness Day. I feel like I have definitely written about kindness before….probably because it is something that is...
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