Congratulations to our Senior Vet Tech, Amy Grenoble, CVT!  Amy was recently published in the vtarc Companion magazine (a quarterly magazine for veterinary technician continuing education).  Amy wrote an article on Plasmacytoma based on one of our patients seen here at the Mt. Nittany Veterinary Hospital!

This is an case of “one of those things you don’t see everyday” . . . and is a great example of how our staff goes back, reviews the literature, seeks advice from specialists, and furthers our ongoing education and expanding knowledge base.

Great job, Amy!  And thanks also to Jake (who is currently doing very well at home).

A copy of the article can be viewed by clicking on the following link:  Plasmacytoma in an 8-Year-Old Canine

Professional Continuing Education is an important part of the ongoing practice of veterinary medicine, and is also required by the Pennsylvania Board of Veterinary Medicine to maintain current licensure.

The clinical staff at the Mt. Nittany Veterinary Hospital work hard to keep up with current trends, techniques, and skills in veterinary practice by regularly participating in a variety of Continuing Education courses.  Dr. Rochelle Jones attended an Ultrasound Course at The Ohio State University on May 23rd, and Dr. Barb Eddy attended the two-day Annual Spring Meeting sponsored by the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association here in State College on May 26th and 27th.

The Mt. Nittany Veterinary Hospital is pleased to announce that we’re now performing the Tightrope Procedure for ruptured ACL’s (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) in the dog.  I attended the Arthrex Joint Stabilization Course in Las Vegas at the Western States Veterinary Conference this past February, and have since been working with Dr. Brian Bretz (Board Certified Surgeon at the Center for Animal Referral and Emergency Services in Langhorne, PA) to become comfortable and proficient with the procedure over the past couple of months.

I’m excited to be able to add this new procedure to the available procedures and services we can provide at the Mt. Nittany Veterinary Hospital, and look forward to continuing to learn new skills and procedures that will benefit our patients and clients!

Dr. Bob

*You can reference the Arthrex Tightrope Client Information Brochure at:  http://www.innovativeanimalproducts.com/pdf/TightRope-CCL-Client-info.pdf

WHAT A MESS!  Well, it’s kinda’ been a mess for a while, but it seems like it’s even worse now!  We moved into our “temporary” reception area about a week ago now so we can build our new reception/waiting area, and it certainly has been a challenge!  I think that the only thing keeping us going sometimes is knowing how great it’s going to look . . . and how much more functional the area will be when we’re all done!  Just wish it were all completed tomorrow!

At the same time, we’re settling in nicely to our new Treatment area, and very much enjoying the new surroundings in our new Surgery Suite, new Treatment/Work area, new Lab, and new Radiology Suite!  We’ve still got some minor “tweaking” to go . . . but it’s just a nice place to work!

We’re gonna’ continue to push forward, fight back the mess of construction, and continue to build our new, modern veterinary hospital at Mt. Nittany!  More to follow . . .

Dr. Bob

Greetings from Las Vegas!  I’m here for the week attending the Western Veterinary Conference 2010.  This is one of the largest veterinary continuing education conferences on the West Coast, with an extensive offering of meetings, symposia, and “hands-on” labs.  My focus on this trip is to “bone-up” on orthopedic surgery, and aside from some general lectures, will be attending an all-day “hands-on” lab on Thursday.  I’m also attending meetings on the use of lasers in surgery, hoping to expand our use of our new carbon dioxide laser at Mt. Nittany Veterinary Hospital.  And of course, the sun and 65 degree weather isn’t too tough to take, either!

So I’m looking forward to a great meeting, and hope to bring back many great “updates” and “pearls” so that we can continue to expand the services we offer at the Mt. Nittany Veterinary Hospital, and continue to improve the quality of care we provide to our patients and clients!

Dr. Bob

I was a little worried a couple of weeks ago that I’d head down to Florida only to find weather that really wasn’t much warmer than that of State College!  But fortunately, the cold snap has abated in the south, and it’s generally been in the low 70’s during the day here in Orlando!

I’m attending the North American Veterinary Conference which is held every January here in Orlando.  It’s one of the largest veterinary conferences held in the country every year, packed full of good quality Continuing Education Lectures as well as “hands-on” Wetlabs covering a variety of interests and disciplines.  I spent most of the day yesterday in lectures related to Cardio-Pulmonary Medicine sponsored by the Academy of Veterinary Cardiology, and today will be the Neurology Symposium sponsored by the British Small Animal Veterinary Association!

But it’s not all lectures and classroom work . . . I very much enjoyed the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Reception last night, and there’s always some major entertainment during a couple of the evenings (Martin Short did a comedy show the first night of the conference, and Foreigner will be playing in the ballroom tonight).

So . . . although the warm weather is nice, I’ll be looking forward to returning to State College later this week, and bringing back some new ideas and “updates” to improve our practice at the Mt. Nittany Veterinary Hospital!

Dr. Bob

Welcome to the new Mt. Nittany Veterinary Hospital Blog!  Our goal is to bring you a wide variety of information related to our practice, including information on new services we will be offering, updates on our staff, changes within our facility and equipment updates, as well as information on pet care and relevant veterinary topics in our community.

We’ll do our best to update our blog frequently, and hope you’ll check back often to see what’s new at the Mt. Nittany Veterinary Hospital!

Bob Cohen, DVM