Levittown Animal Hospital Blog

I was listening to the Howard Stern Show on the way into work the other day and Sandra Bernhard was commenting on the ridiculous media coverage of Jon and Kate Gosselin.  She referred to Kate’s overwhelming presence in the media as “a celebration of mediocrity.” I thought that was a wonderful way to express my [...]

Kids generally don’t bring their family pet to the animal hospital, but I wish they did.  Children are less likely to question the advice I give them.  I think they’re so used to taking orders from parents, teachers and other authoritative figures that it just comes naturally to do whatever the doctor tells them to [...]

I saw a patient this morning at Levittown Animal Hospital that  reminded me of a few key phrases we learned in our first year of veterinary school:

Dogs are not small humans.
Cats are not small dogs.
Rabbits are kinda like small horses. (But since I don’t work with either of these species, we won’t discuss why.)

The dog [...]

Ok, maybe not everything about me.  I will assume that you’re not reading this blog because you want to hear about how much I love animals, or that I graduated from Cornell University, or that I support extended interval vaccination protocols for dogs.  That information is easily accessible at my animal hospital website.
For those who [...]