All Creatures Great and Small (blog)

By : Dr. Amanda Glew  After completing our first year at the Timberlea Veterinary Clinic, we have accumulated many stories worth sharing. Such as our first fracture repair on a Yorkie dropped by his little girl.  Or the mango pit retrieved from the stomach of a dog. Or the dog with skin allergies, whose owner thought raw was the only …

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! MDB loves the holiday season because this is when our bloggers get to “Paw It Forward” and help rescues that mean a lot to us! Where The Money Comes From Our generous advertisers! The folks you see in the sidebar on the right hand side of this page – AND in the …

Bobbi becomes “Bobinette” By: Dr. Amanda Glew Every Christmas I ask for a miracle. Of course, it involves an animal miracle, so is may not be too important on the grand scheme of things.  However, for me, my staff, the animal and of course, the owner, it can be life altering. Bobbi was our miracle this year. Bobbi presented to …

My father in law is recently deceased.  As I am beginning to realize, this causes a chain reaction with the remaining spouse – housing arrangements, travel changes, finances and of course, dealing with animals.  As a vet, I have often encountered situations when a family member has to make a decision about an animal left behind. Unless it is stipulated …

by Dr. Amanda Glew   Getting a dog is an addition to the family; it has needs as any other family member does. Recently, while at dinner with a friend, we discussed the 10 most common reason to consider before obtaining a dog. This is dedicated to Mika, who spent 16.5 years as part of Kimberlea’s life.  Kimberlea took Mika’s …

By: Dr. Amanda Glew To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question. When I first graduated (and that was a few years ago), we vaccinated with everything, every year. However, similar to human medicine, it became more and more apparent that yearly vaccines are not required (we went from tetanus shots once per 5 years, to once per …

The whales of San Ignacio The gray whale was once known as the devil fish. Hunters would harpoon the young off the Baja Sur coast and entice the large mother to the boat, and then kill her. Enraged, these 35 foot 100 ton creatures would purposefully throw themselves out of the water, often knocking over the small boats, and sometimes …

Where is Dr. Glew Do you remember where is Waldo? Well, I feel like I am now in the same boat – and people have to do a little hunting to find out where myself and Dr. Cote have gone.  You would think in todays world, it is easy.  And it is if you are connected. But there are still …

It’s Senior Month at Timberlea Vet Clinic!   Here’s the latest from Dr. Glew:    Dylan is a 10 year obese male golden retriever. He came into the Timberlea Veterinary Clinic for a routine exam, and the owner mentioned he was drinking and urinating too much. Shadow is a 9 year old female Schnauzer. She came into the TVC for an exam …

We All Make Mistakes  By: Dr. Amanda Glew  Everyone once in a while, you meet a client who is so understanding of the complications that can occur in our business, that you feel like saying “Why are you so nice?” Such was the case with a Bernese Mountain dog that I recently treated for a salivary mucocoele. They were new …