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VCSG is a proud sponsor of...
National Night Out
Corgi Parade
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday, October 1
St. Elmo
Blessing of the Animals
St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church
1:30 - 4:00
Sunday, October 6
Ooltewah
Grand Opening
Bark City Fort Oglethorpe Dog Park
10 AM - Noon
Saturday, October 19
Grateful Gobbler
Thanksgiving Day
Coolidge Park
Veter inary Care & Specia l ty Group
O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9
3812 Tennessee AvenueChattanooga, TN 37409
[email protected]
423-591-0270
In this edition.......................................
Meet the Blood Donors of VCSG (pp. 4-6)
Events (below)
Vader's "Friends of the Month" (p. 2)
Ask the Vet (coming in November)
WELCOME TO
REBECCA HARDIN
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Happy Birthday to VCSG! VCSG turned three years old on
September 19!
We send our thanks to all of you
for your continued support of our
Referral and Emergency Hospital.
Hospital Manager
VCSG is pleased to announce that Rebecca Hardin has
joined our staff as Hospital Manager.
VCSG HAS BROKEN GROUND
FOR THE NEW HOSPITAL!!!
WELCOME TO AMY HOLFORD
VMD, DACVIM-SAIM
In our June newsletter, we were pleased to announce that
Dr. Holford would be joining the VCSG staff. Dr. Holford
will be available to see your referral patients every other
week on Thursday and Friday from 8:00 to 6:00 and on
Saturday from 8:00 to noon.
Upcoming available dates:
October 10-12 November 21-23
October 24-26 November 29-30 (off Thanksgiving)
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Vader's
Friends of the Month
Vader Pullen
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JAX Liquor
Rebecca has a varied background in human and veterinary
medicine, as well as a degree in Business. This background,
combined with her many years of experience working in
different roles at a local general practice, makes her a
great
addition to our growing work family. From her days as a
veterinary assistant to her days as a clinic manager,
Rebecca
has learned a lot and applies those lessons to her daily
life.
Not one to miss an opportunity to be aware and grateful,
Rebecca is thankful for the wonderful experience she has
gained through her years in general practice and looks
forward to adding pages to this new and amazing chapter
in her life.
Rebecca was born in Dalton, Georgia. Even though she
grew up in North Georgia, she has roots in the Tennessee
Valley that span many generations. An avid reader, novice
local historian and experienced genealogist, Rebecca
appreciates the beauty and history of the Appalachian
Mountains and Cumberland Plateau.
While she is currently fostering a love of travel in her
children, Rebecca hopes that they will always think of the
Tennessee Valley as home.
While trying to overcome a fear of flying, Rebecca has
recently begun taking some of her children on plane rides
to different states for only a weekend visit to see places
beyond this area. However, she also takes them to beautiful
local places, so they never forget the amazing sights in
their
own backyard.
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Rebecca and granddaughter Keita
Rebecca, Daniel, Cady and Josie
Rebecca, Cady and Josie
Rebecca and her husband, Daniel, share five children....
four daughters and one amazingly outnumbered son.
Last year they welcomed their first grandchild. They also
share three cats - Tokyo, Happy and Rosie Bee - as well as
four crazy chickens - Red Velvet, VeeVee, Vicki and
Birdbrain. The family enjoys camping, metal detecting,
anything outdoors, as well as just being together.
Welcome, Rebecca!
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VCSG Blood Donor Program
At VCSG, we are able to offer transfusions with blood and blood
component therapy such as plasma
to pets in need. Depending on the exact issue and severity of
the pets' needs, we offer packed red
blood cells and fresh frozen plasma shipped in from blood banks
around the country. We also offer
fresh whole blood from a wide variety of staff-owned animals.
These animals are screened to meet
all of the criteria to be a donor.
by Liz Olley
Department Head and Referral Coordinator
Internal Medicine
We routinely perform in-house blood typing for dogs and cats so
we ensure the recipient is getting
the correct blood type needed. While dogs have twelve groups of
blood types and cats have three, in
the ER setting we generally test dogs for Negative or Positive
and cats for type A or type B. Did you
know 90% of domesticated cats are type A, while exotic breeds,
such as Siamese or Persians, are
more likely to be a B blood type, which is a rare type, with AB
being the most rare?
Our resident donors are available 24/7/365 and can donate up to
once a month. They sometimes do
require light sedation for the procedure, but once they are
awake, we offer a tasty high calorie canned
food as a treat to thank them and help them bounce back more
quickly. We have quite a few dogs
and cats in the donor program, so we don't have to use them too
often!
Our specialists and ER docs at VCSG use their expertise to
decide when a pet requires a transfusion
and what type is needed to get them back on the road to
recovery.
Meet our team of blood donors getting ready for Halloween!
Merit, Hunter, Napoleon, Carol, Daryl, Arthur, Timber,
Vader, Obi and Shine
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Our VCSG Blood Donors
Napoleon wants to be a rock
climber like his mom and
dress up in costume for
Halloween.
Carol wants to dress up as a
baker for her costume.
Daryl would love to be a race car
driver for Halloween.
Hunter wants Christmas all year round.
He wants to be Rudolph for Halloween.Merit has been so excited
to dress up
like a witch and play with her new
broom. Happy Halloween!
Pictures and Costumes by Liz Olley
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Arthur's hero is "Dug" from UP!
He even wears the Cone of Shame
sometimes to look like him.
Our VCSG Blood Donors
Vader wants to be a pirate
and have his own birdie
for Halloween.
Timber says "Giddy-up"
for Halloween!
Obi just wants to be in
the sun and save some
lives as a lifeguard for
his costume.
Shine wants to be just like
her mama for Halloween
and be a nurse.
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