After years of roaming the streets and siring an estimated 200 puppies, Rocky, the notorious “bachelor dog” of Kansas City, Kansas, has finally been neutered thanks to the tenacious efforts of several animal welfare and outreach groups in the area. Rocky, a 5 to 6-year-old brindle shepherd mix, is an owned pet who is allowed to roam freely. His owner...Read More
It was 2002 when Michelle saw a chance to make a change. She had been at one of our local shelters (now closed) and had watched far too many animals – animals that were otherwise adoptable – be euthanized because there wasn’t space for them. “I kept telling anyone who would listen that we couldn’t euthanize our way out of this...Read More
Warning: In this blog, we will be talking about a condition called pyometra, a secondary uterine infection that occurs when an unspayed female experiences hormonal changes. Pyometra can be fatal if left untreated, so we made the decision to include photos from the procedure to demonstrate just how serious this condition can be (which isn’t normally something we would do)....Read More
All of my coworkers giggled at me when I walked back into the surgery suite with a cup of coffee in my hand, and now I know why. “You’re going to want a lid for that,” Erin chuckled. I didn’t have one, so the only logical thing to do at that moment was chug it. But I quickly regretted it,...Read More
Where would people be without their pets? A question that weighs heavy on my mind – and heart – every time I meet someone like Robert. And a question that, frankly, I don’t want to know the answer to, even though I’ve heard it many times before. Every person I meet through Pet Resource Center has a pet who is...Read More
The respect and appreciation I have for my coworkers, the veterinary clinic assistants who keep this place running and the kind humans I’m proud to call my friends, grows every day. But, if I were to put myself in their scrubs, I honestly don’t think I could do the work they do. This is why. “A lot of people think...Read More
When someone tells you they’ve wanted to be a veterinarian ever since they were a little kid, you almost never have to ask why. Ninety-nine percent of the time the first person they ever found a friend in was their childhood pet, and that relationship is what made them want to turn their passion for animals into a career. But...Read More
There’s a lot more to spay and neuter than just preventing pets from having babies. Don’t get us wrong, the little suckers are ca-yoot. But what’s more important to us is that all pets have the same opportunity to live their best life possible with the people who love them. Here’s a list of five ways spay and neuter changes...Read More
For Maria, the answer was easy. She would pick her dog over heat in her house or a roof over her head any day. But that day came a little too close to becoming reality after her landlord said she either gets her 2-year-old pit bull mix fixed or chooses between losing the dog or the place they call home. ...Read More
Our mission is to do our best for each patient who comes to see us. That means we need a crack medical team who are capable of rolling their sleeves up and jumping into action every day. Two of our newest team members, Drs. Albrecht and Andelson, are on the job … Q. Tell us a little about you Dr....Read More
