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 dedication to veterinary medicine, the health and welfare of animals,…
AAHA 2016 Award
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…
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 down into the lungs but stops food and liquids from…
Give a dog a bone?
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…
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 to life-threatening bleeding, fractures, or head trauma. Each patient’s injuries…
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 suffering from cancer. Through very, very generous donations from so…
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 harmful to your cat, and the exposure is not dose…
Welcome To Our New Specialists
Welcome To Our New Specialists Dentistry Corinne Durand, DVM Dr. Corinne Durand graduated from Cornell University in 2004 with a degree in Biology – Animal Physiology. She went on to pursue her veterinary degree at St. George’s University, and completed…