Ardmore Companion Animal Hospital
Copyright © 2009-2012
Copyright © 2009-2012
"Belle" came to us in 2002 as the newest rescued pet of one of our clients. She was a sweet little Chihuahua with a troubled past, obviously happy to have found a new loving owner. We diagnosed and treated her for mammary tumors immediately and shortly thereafter diagnosed heart disease. Because of her tough constitution and the dutiful care of her new owner, she lived 8 1/2 years with her advancing heart trouble, succumbing finally late this summer at the approximate age of 17.
"Belle" was a wonderful example of how a little discarded dog could flourish in a loving home, despite advancing age and some health problems.
"Belle" was a wonderful example of how a little discarded dog could flourish in a loving home, despite advancing age and some health problems.
"Belle" Burrows
"Heidi" Holland
"Jingles" Tillery is a 10 year old Yorkie who has been coming to us since 2003. She is the constant companion to her owner. She will play ball for hours with anyone who comes to visit (despite her luxating kneecaps). She sucessfully had cataract surgery in 2006 when her vision began to fail (and she recommends it highly).
"Jingles" Tillery
"CoCo" Maney
"Spot" has been a longtime patient of ACAH. She first came to us as a puppy. She is a bassett/setter mix and very cute. She has been a very loyal companion to her owner, and a great comfort to her after the loss of her husband.
"Buster" Buck, a miniature pincher, and our patient since 2003, was diagnosed last year with diabetes and resultant blindness. He is being managed with diet and insulin injections at home. "Buster" visits us regularly to monitor his response to insulin and his weight. He is a very good patient, and certainly would not be here with us without his dedicated and caring human family.
"Lulu" was a devoted mama cat that developed a severe uterine infection after having four kittens. Despite her grave illness, she was struggling to care for her babies, but all were eventually lost. Lulu's family came and sat with her every day of her hospitalization and she was finally well enough to go home with them, but survived only long enough to say good-bye to the family's other pets and to eat one last hamburger.
"Radar" was adopted through our hospital in 1998. One of many beloved dogs in his adoptive family, "Radar" has survived diabetes, debilitating back trouble, cataracts and glaucoma. We are always delighted to see his whiskered happy dog face here at the hospital.
"Tom" is a very sweet (and a little bit quirky) cat that has become part of our family here at the hospital. The sole animal companion to his owners he is admittedly a tad spoiled. He loves to drink directly from the bathroom sink faucet and often presents the cloth napkins from the breakfast nook at the door of his owners' bedroom, as if to say "look what I caught for you!"
"Tom" Kinney
"Buster" Buck
"Lulu" Williams
"Radar" Slagle
"Remington" was found by one of our clients at his barn and brought to us hoping we could find him a home. We sent him to the Lincoln Co. Shelter where he was adopted by the director. "Remington" is a great dog. He helps the shelter with personality checking puppies and dogs to see if they will get along with other dogs. He is very smart and greatly loved by his human family and our clinic.
"Remington" Isbell
Wendy J. Rosenbek, D.V.M.
"Spot" McConnell
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"Sugar" a black lab, was shot point blank in the shoulder and face with a shotgun. After being seen at the emergency clinic she was admitted to ACAH for what would be a three month recovery, involving multiple reconstructive surgeries and lengthy physical therapy. She was selected as our first pet of the month in large part because she maintained her sweet personality despite her arduous treatments.
She still comes into the office and flops down on the floor for us to check her healed wounds and loves vanilla ice cream, an almost daily treat during her treatment.
She still comes into the office and flops down on the floor for us to check her healed wounds and loves vanilla ice cream, an almost daily treat during her treatment.
"Sugar" Burns
"Lucky" is a cocker spaniel who comes to us weekly for his therapeutic bath and check up. His owner recognized early on that the way to keep a cocker beautiful is to be constantly vigilant for skin and eye problems so they can be treated early. "Lucky" and his owner are very dear members of our extended family.
"Lucky" Birdsong
"Timmy" was a sheltie, adopted from a rescue group as an older adult. A sweet, patient, quiet fellow here in the clinic, his owners described him as a true angel in their lives. We saw him through degenerative joint disease, congestive heart failure and kidney failure. It was a very tearful farewell when we could no longer keep him comfortable and his family chose to let him go.
"Timmy" Archie
"Teki" was honored as pet of the month in memoriam. She was a very sweet yellow lab, who faithfully came to us for her annual visits for years. In August 2008 she fell ill with a life-threatening uterine infection requiring an emergency ovariohysterectomy. She recovered well from surgery, but developed mammary gland cancer a month later. She maintained her sweet, happy demeanor throughout her long battle with her cancer.
"Teki" Deputy
"Coco" is a chocolate lab who was first diagnosed with fibrosarcoma in April 2009. Instead of having Coco's leg removed to stop the spread of the cancer, her owners chose to have just her affected foot amputated so that she could be fitted for a false or prosthetic foot. The hope is that this will allow her to maintain use of her leg. We are very excited about her progress and the prospect of this cutting edge technology helping her and future patients.
"Heidi" is a Dalmatian who has been coming to see us faithfully since she was found as a stray in 2004. She is what everyone who ever considered getting a Dalmatian wants in a dog made famous by the Disney movie: sweet, beautiful and obedient. She was lucky to have fallen into a great home and we are fortunate to have her as one of our patients.
"Cholo" Brown
"Cholo" is a 6-month old Husky that has defied death twice in his short life. At just 7 weeks of age he contracted parvovirus and came into the clinic weak, vomiting and severely dehydrated. After three days on intravenous fluids and medications he recovered enough to go home for further care and recuperation. He began to grow well once he recovered and finished out his puppy vaccine schedule, only to fall ill again just three months later. This time it was a severe bacterial infection that threatened Cholo's life, and once again, hospitalization for intravenous medications and support allowed him to pull through. Thanks to a wonderful, loving human family he's now growing into a healthy adult dog.
"Sasha Bell" Sanders
"Sasha" is a very sweet 3 year old yorkie. She has been a patient here at Ardmore Companion Animal Hospital since her first visit as a 9 week old puppy. She is a great traveling companion and wants to do whatever the rest of the family is doing. Most uniquely, she brushes her own teeth three times a day! She has beautiful teeth, and is a great role model for all of us.
"Weasel" Barfield
Ok, so it would be easy to choose "Weasel" for pet of the month simply because he's incredibly cute, but we did have another reason. "Weasel" is a Chihuahua who we saw initially for a check up in the spring of 2010, because his new owner had just adopted him and had no medical history on him. He seemed perfectly healthy, but when we tested him for parasites we discovered he had heartworms. He has required two full courses of treatment, but now over a year later, he is doing well.
His case illustrates the importance of monthly heartworm preventative for even primarily indoor dogs. It also reminds us that heartworms can be causing lots of disruption and damage to the heart with no obvious outward signs. Blood testing is really the only way to know if a dog has adult heartworms. In the southeast we recommend heartworm preventative year round, once started, with blood tests periodically to monitor effectiveness. You can bet sweet little "Weasel" will be on his preventative now!
His case illustrates the importance of monthly heartworm preventative for even primarily indoor dogs. It also reminds us that heartworms can be causing lots of disruption and damage to the heart with no obvious outward signs. Blood testing is really the only way to know if a dog has adult heartworms. In the southeast we recommend heartworm preventative year round, once started, with blood tests periodically to monitor effectiveness. You can bet sweet little "Weasel" will be on his preventative now!
