UC Veterinary Medical Center

Dr. Sheri Ross was a featured guest on VETgirl discussing Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD). The podcast is available on iTunes through VETgirl or click the link below to give it a listen!

We are excited to announce that our Cardiologist Dr. Timothy Hodge will now be seeing patients Tuesday -Thursday in our San Marcos location. Dr. Hodge will continue to see patients on Fridays in Sorrento Valley. Moving forward the clinic will no longer be open on Saturdays. We are excited to serve the needs of our North County clients and patients in the New Year!

As a friendly reminder we will be closed : December 24th and 25th as well as December 31st and January 1st... May you all have a Happy Holiday! Pictured is Oreo, frolicking happily in the snow! Feel free to spead the Holiday Cheer, with your pets enjoying the Holidays!

Happy Friday! This handsome boy is Moose and he is an Australian Cattle Dog. Moose is seen by our cardiologist Dr. Timothy Hodge, who manages his subaortic stenosis & aortic valve insufficiency. Moose has been a patient of Dr. Hodge and his team for the past 2 years and we always enjoy seeing his smiling face!

Happy National Cat Day! This is Vader, and he is giving us life with his spooky season vibes! Did you know that are the most popular house pet in the United States.

In honor of Pharmacy Week, we would like to give a shout out to our amazing pharmacists Dr. Margo Karriker, Dr. Krysta Martin, & Dr. Emily Richards. Pharmacy Week, celebrated the third full week in October, acknowledges the invaluable contributions that pharmacists and technicians make to patient care in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and other healthcare settings. Pictured (from left to right) are Dr. Richards & Dr. Martin.

In honor of Veterinary Technician Week we would like to take some time to shine a spot light on our SUPER STARS Here at UC Davis Veterinary Medical Center in San Diego . With their love, support, hard work, and dedication this clinic is able to serve our patients with the best care one could ask for. Melissa, Nephrology Tech (top left photo). Loves to cook, as well as share her culinary skills with the clinic. One of her all time favorite movies is Jurassic Park. ...Taking care of all her patients brings her much joy. Tracy, Nephrology Tech (top right photo). Tracy has 3 dogs, that she loves to train, more treats than training. Tracy is a plant connoisseur, with the greenest of thumbs. Aaron, Cardiology Tech (bottom left photo). Aaron is Papa to two beautiful boys. When he’s not being Super Dad, Aaron enjoys video games and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Daniel, Cardiology Tech (bottom left photo). Daniel is a total Gym Rat who is fully dedicated to his self care. Recently becoming a new dad to a baby girl, Daniel has been filled with the joys of parenting. Jenna, Cardiology Tech (bottom middle photo). Jenna has a love for horses caring for them frequently throughout her life. She recently got married, her and her husband are HUGE Star Wars fans. In her spare time she is consumed by a good murder podcast. Anna, Cardiology Tech (bottom right photo). Anna loves to learn new topics. She’s a frequent camper who takes her cat Charlie along for adventures. Anna is also a Mama to her beautiful baby boy.

September 17th is Apheresis Awareness Day! Therapeutic apheresis is an extracorporeal therapy, that separates blood components using either centrifugation or filtration. Once separated components can be altered or totally replaced before returning blood to the patient. In Veterinary Medicine we use apheresis for the following:... - Treatment of many immune diseases of the blood, nervous system, skin etc - Treatment of some toxicities, NSAIDs for example - Mononuclear cell collection for application in immuno-oncology - Stem cell collection And many more to come! UC Davis Main Campus and UC Davis Veterinary Medical Center San Diego are two of the few places offering this therapeutic modality in the United States. #ApheresisDay2019

Not all of our feline patients come to us in carriers, some come to us in their space rocket! James is a 10 year Tonkinese who presented for a recheck exam, labs, and a bladder ultrasound with Dr. Cedric Dufayet. James has been doing very well at home and is under the care of Dr. Dufayet & Dr. Ross for FIC (Feline Idiopathic Cystitis). James has his urine monitored regularly by the Urology team and one of the labs run at his visit was a USG (Urine Specific Gravity) to ensure ...his urine is dilute, which helps with managing his condition. James also had an ultrasound to visualize the bladder wall and check for any debris or stones. James is pictured receiving his ultrasound for his bladder. Our patients are not sedated for their Nephrology/Urology ultrasounds. Melissa, our Urology technician, and James have a long history together and she knows James enjoys chin rubs and deep conversations! In order to obtain the best images, James had to have his belly shaved for the ultrasound. Although, not always necessary, shaving allows better contact of the ultrasound probe, resulting in better images. We are so happy to have this adorable astro-kitty in our care and feeling out of this world!

Harlow is an adorable 4 year old Goldendoodle, who came to see our Nephrology/Urology team, 2 months ago for bladder stones. She had x-rays taken that showed stones in her bladder and she was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. Our team suspected Harlow had struvite stones, which can often be dissolved medically. Thanks to the diligence of her parents in making sure she eats ONLY the prescription diet and receives her medications, Harlow is now stone free after 2 months, without any anesthesia or surgery!

We will be closed Saturday, August 31st through Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor Day. We will be back in the office on Tuesday, September 3rd. Enjoy the holiday weekend with your family and fur kids!

UC Davis Chancellor Gary May and his wife LeShelle paid a visit to UC Veterinary Medical Center- San Diego to tour our facility and meet with our staff. We are so honored to have Chancellor May witness all the wonderful work we are doing here in Southern California and take the time to meet our skilled staff members. Accompanying the Chancellor and his wife for the visit were Shaun Keister, Vice Chancellor of Development and Alumni Relations and Meriel Hughes, Executive Director of Development for UC Davis.

It’s getting a little warm out there! Don’t forget about the safety of our furry friends https://healthtopics.vetmed.ucdavis.edu//summer-health-haz