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Veterinary Technician Interview - Kim Guest, CVT Work Questions As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?  I knew I always wanted to work with animals when I was younger! My family and I would…

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! I was always watching National Geographic. How long have you…

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 dedication to veterinary medicine, the health and welfare of animals,…

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 of the Year Award. This prestigious award…

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 down into the lungs but stops food and liquids from…

Give a dog a bone? By Corinne Durand, DVM It’s one of those anecdotes we all grow up hearing and believing. Truth is that any substance as hard as or harder than a tooth can break it. The FDA has…

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 to life-threatening bleeding, fractures, or head trauma. Each patient’s injuries…

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 suffering from cancer.  Through very, very generous donations from so…