Veterinary Technician Interview – Jackie Marvel, CVT
Veterinary Technician Interview - Jackie Marvel, CVT Work Questions As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A zoo keeper or something with wild animals!…
PVMA Honors Dr. James Dougherty with Lifetime Achievement Award
MVA co-founder Dr. James Dougherty has been named the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association's 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award winner!! The award honors a veterinarian who has demonstrated a lifetime of selfless…
AAHA 2016 Award
Metropolitan Veterinary Associates and Emergency Services is proud to announce that our hospital have been nominated as a finalist for the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)’s 2016 Accredited Referral Practice…
Laryngeal Paralysis
By Jacqui Niles, BVetMed, Cert SAS, Diplomate AVCS The larynx (voice box) is the gate keeper at the top of the airway. It allows air into the trachea (windpipe) and…
Give a dog a bone?
By Corinne Durand, DVM Give a dog a bone? It’s one of those anecdotes we all grow up hearing and believing. Truth is that any substance as hard as or…
Emergency FAQ – Our pet was hit by a car
Our pet was hit by a car. Is there anything particular I should do when I transport him/her to the hospital? Injuries following vehicular trauma can vary from superficial abrasions…
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Holiday Party
Last week (December 11) a few of Metropolitan's team members got to go down to the Ronald McDonald house in Philadelphia to spend the afternoon with some really great families…
My cat might have chewed part of a lily. What do I do?
My cat might have chewed part of a lily. What do I do? Lilies are extremely toxic to cats. Any part of the lily (stem, petal, pollen, leaf) can be…