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Real stories about actual LRVSS patients.
Daisy Duke and the Ankle Dislocation
One day, Daisy Duke, a sweet 8 year old Golden, came back limping after running off leash at the park. Her owner remembers: “I carried her all the way from the field up to the car.” The search for answers begins… The next day, “her family vet put her on pain...
Crooked Wrist in a Dog? How Pancarpal Arthrodesis Gave Scout his Life Back
Scout, a sweet 8 year old Sheltie, had a bizarre deformity of his right wrist. It wasn’t just cosmetic. He went from a “very active dog, playing catch in the backyard pretty much every day of the year” to “not running at all.” Out of the blue, the wrist started to...
Atlas needed surgery on both hips at the same time!
Atlas, a 1 year old tuxedo kitty, was in a pickle… At first, his owner only noticed fairly subtle signs: “Over the course of 1 month, we noticed Atlas had stopped jumping on furniture and running. It was pretty gradual, so at first, we didn’t notice he was having a...
What were our most common surgeries in 2025?
Have you ever wondered how common your pet’s surgery is? Here are our 10 most common surgeries at LRVSS in 2025:1. ACL surgery Year after year, we perform a huge number of TPLOs (Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy) to address a torn ACL in dogs. It is typically...
The Fascinating World of Baboons in Zimbabwe
I was very fortunate to recently visit South Africa and Zimbabwe after a veterinary conference. Since 100% of the pet owners we meet are animal lovers, I thought I would share some information and pictures about his incredible trip.Among the many animals that roam...
Hippos in South Africa: Guardians of the Waterways
I was very fortunate to recently visit South Africa and Zimbabwe after a veterinary conference. Since 100% of the pet owners we meet are animal lovers, I thought I would share some information and pictures about his incredible trip.From its impressive body to their...
Is my cat in pain?
Cats don’t always cry when they’re in pain, which makes our job as cat lovers and veterinary surgeons challenging. In fact, cats have the capacity to hide pain for a long time, before they can’t take it anymore. Remember, in Nature, if an animal acts sick, they get...
Warthogs of South Africa: Nature’s Resilient Survivors
I was very fortunate to recently visit South Africa and Zimbabwe after a veterinary conference. Since 100% of the pet owners we meet are animal lovers, I thought I would share some information and pictures about his incredible trip.Remember Pumbaa, of Hakuna Matata...
Bubba’s spleen story, from Brooklyn to Bethlehem
Bubba, a 13 year old Havanese, was living his happy life in Brooklyn, NY. Because of some sudden vomiting, his family vet took X-rays of his belly, which showed a possible mass in the spleen. That led to an ultrasound of his belly, which actually showed several masses...
Elephants: Nature’s Gentle Giants of South Africa
I was very fortunate to recently visit South Africa and Zimbabwe after a veterinary conference. Since 100% of the pet owners we meet are animal lovers, I thought I would share some information and pictures about his incredible trip.Elephants are among the most...