Levittown Animal Hospital Blog

Recently, I had my own appointment with an otolaryngologist (aka ear-nose-throat or “ENT” physician).  I was diagnosed with otitis externa (an ear infection) and the doctor prescribed some medicated ear drops which I picked up at a local pharmacy.  This experience struck me as one similar to a scenario I see all the time at [...]

Hi everyone! I know I haven’t written in a while -that wasn’t by choice.  I’ve just been terribly busy.  Since I last updated this blog, my hospital passed it’s AAHA accreditation evaluation -a distinction held by less than 15% of animal hospitals in the U.S.  We are also about to start a major construction project, [...]

I had this conversation with a friend of mine last week.  He owns a local dog training company.  No, that’s an understatement. He owns and operates the largest dog training company in the New York Tri-State area.  Since the collapse of the economy, his business has suffered –not because dog don’t need to be trained, [...]

I catch a lot of grief from classmates and colleagues for not performing some surgeries they view as “easy” or “routine.”  I will readily admit to both colleagues and clients that I have not cut into any intestines in about three years or a bladder since 2002.  I’ve never even attempted to learn how [...]