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Issue 8: Volume 9
PHOTO BY PAW PRINTS PET PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMIE FINCHER
contentsPublisherJennifer Kitchens-Street
(281) [email protected]
Advertising(281) 384.5431
Contributing WritersKristen Stewart
Jennifer Garcia, DVMTimothy J. Schroeder, MS,
MBA, PharmD Kendra C. McMullin, PharmD
Diana EastmanAli Berman
Staff PhotographerJamie Fincher
www.facebook.com/paw-printsbyjamie
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September 2015
THE SCOOP 7Canine News and Happenings
PET HEALTH 10Can Your Pet Make You Sick?
BODY & SOUL 14Why is Your Veterinarian Sending You to aCompounding Pharmacy?
SPECIAL FEATURE 16New Book Tells Animals’ Stories of SurvivingHurricane Katrina
SPECIAL FEATURE 18Hurricane Katrina Prompted a Shift In Pet’s Rights
ADOPTION 24Boston Terrier Rescue of Greater Houston
septemberCANINE CALENDAR
SEPTEMBER 12
Paws in Brookwood Day
Presented by Fort Bend Pets Alive! and The
Brookwood Community. Local pet ambassa-
dors will interact with the residents and visi-
tors of The Brookwood community in reading
and coloring stations, interaction segments
between the animals and the residents and a
pet therapy session. 6:00 p.m. at 1752 FM
1489 in Brookshire. For more information,
visit www.facebook.com/fortbendpetsalive.
SEPTEMBER 13
Annual Picnic and Reunion
for Golden Beginnings Golden Retriever
Rescue. Families and their Golden Retrievers
are invited to this free event. Noon - 4:00
p.m. at George Bush Park, Pavilion 3 on S.
Barker Cypress Road. To r.s.v.p., email gbgr-
SEPTEMBER 18-20
Dog Days at Discovery Green
This dog-gone fun weekend includes
DockDogs®, canine athletes from Texas,
Oklahoma and Louisiana competing in jump-
ing events; a doggie costume contest and
more! Bring your pup and enjoy the three-
day festival at Discovery Green. For full event
lineup, visit www.discoverygreen.com.
SEPTEMBER 19
Mutts, Meows & Margaritas
The 8th annual silent and live auction
fundraiser, presented by Leslie Alexander
and the Houston Rockets. At the Nouveau
Antique Art Bar, 2913 Main Street. 6:30 p.m.
- 10:30 p.m. To purchase tickets, visit
www.friendsofbarc.org.
SEPTEMBER 21
11th Annual Abandoned Animal Rescue Golf
Tournament
Gleannloch Pines Golf Club. 1:00 p.m. shot-
gun start. All proceeds will benefit the mis-
sion of AAR which is to prevent the unneces-
sary euthanizing of adoptable animals. Lunch
will be served and the tournament will end
with an awards ceremony and a BBQ dinner.
Contact [email protected] to register.
SEPTEMBER 26
Friends of CountyPets Fundraiser
at Underdogs Sports Pub, 4212 Washington
Ave. Begins at 5:00 p.m. Raffles, door prizes,
silent auctions, photo booth and more. Pets
are welcome. For more information, visit
www.friendsofcountypets.org.
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Houston Voters for Companion Animalsto Host Candidate Forum in Houston A candidate forum will be held on Tuesday,
September 29 at the Trini Mendenhall
Community Center at 1414 Wirt Road.
The forum will discuss with the candidates
running for Houston's mayor and city council
positions, and the serious issues involving
Houston's animal sheltering system.
Animal lovers in Houston are tired of the
large numbers of pets being killed year after
year, and they are frustrated with the minuscule
increases in save rates at area shelters each year;
especially when there are life saving alternatives
which have been proven to dramatically increase
life saving in a short amount of time.
This is an opportunity for animal lovers to hear
the candidates’ plans to end shelter pet killing in
Houston. Attendees will have the opportunity
to speak to the candidates in person.
The Forum will begin at 7:00 p.m. and end at
8:30 p.m. To register, visit http://bit.ly/1Egbjvt.
Houston Humane Society Hosts 26thAnnual Par FORE Pets Golf Tournament
The 26th annual golf tournament will be held
on September 22 at Memorial Park Golf
Course. The crown jewel of Memorial Park, this
600 acre course is known as one of the best
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municipal courses in the nation and is visited by
more than 60,000 patrons each year.
Sponsorships begin at $500, but if you can’t
make it to the tournament, you can sponsor a
shelter pet’s spay/neuter surgery for just $50.
For player sponsorship opportunities, visit
www.houstonhumane.org.
Rock Band Styx Rocked to AAR’s RescueRock to the Rescue, a charity founded by rock
band Styx, chose Abandoned Animal Rescue as
their charity for the August 22nd concert at The
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.
AAR Volunteers sold over $13,000 in raffle
tickets for a Styx signed guitar. AAR received
25% of the proceeds and the remainder sup-
ports Rock to the Rescue.
Animal Shelters Across the U.S. Unify toClear the SheltersOn August 15, the first-of-its-kind pet adop-
tion effort spearheaded by NBC and
Telemundo local television stations across the
country in partnership with over 400 animal
shelters, resulted in permanent and loving new
THE SCOOP
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homes for nearly
20,000 animals.
This year's
Clear the Shelters
initiative was
sponsored
nationally by
Overstock.com.
The ASPCA (American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) granted a
total of $134,000 to 16 animal shelters that
participated in the Clear the Shelters initiative
to help them offer no-cost or reduced fee
adoptions or waive pet spaying and neutering
fees.
The Clear the Shelters initiative, which literal-
ly emptied dozens of animal shelters across the
country, was spearheaded by the 29
NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations (11
NBC-owned stations, 17 Telemundo-owned
stations and the regional news network necn)
and more than 400 animal shelters across the
country, with a goal of finding new homes for
thousands of homeless pets. While the majori-
ty of the nearly 20,000 animals adopted on
Clear the Shelters day were cats and dogs, other
pets like rabbits, hamsters, hedgehogs, turtles,
ferrets, monkeys, donkeys, lizards, cows and
pigs also found new homes.
Clear the Shelters was initiated last year in
the Dallas-Fort Worth market as a partnership
between NBCUniversal-owned stations NBC 5
Dallas-Fort Worth / KXAS and Telemundo 39
Dallas-Fort Worth / KXTX and dozens of
THE SCOOP
North Texas animal shelters. The day resulted
in the adoption of more than 2,200 homeless
animals, the most adopted in one day in North
Texas.
For more information about the national pet
adoption drive, visit www.cleartheshelters.com.
Dog Racing Set to End in TexasGulf Greyhound Park, the last greyhound rac-
ing track in Texas is closing.
Originally opened in 1992 as a place for
thousands of people to place their bets on rac-
ing greyhounds, Gulf Greyhound Park simply
cannot compete with increased gambling com-
petition and rising costs of regulation.
Elsewhere, dog racing is slowly on its way
out as awareness has grown about the dangers
of the industry. In 2001, there were 49 dog
tracks operating in 15 states. Today, with this
recent announcement, there will soon be 19
tracks left in 6 states. Best of all, that's meant
countless greyhounds have been given the
chance to retire.
To learn about adopting one of the many
dogs set to be retired in Texas, visit Greyhound
Rescue Austin or the Texas Adopt a
Greyhound Society.
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PET HEALTH
Can Your Pet Make You Sick?You can't catch a cold from your cat, and your dogwon't pass on pink eye. But certain illnesses can be
spread from pet to pet owner.
wine flu, bird flu, stomach flu. We’re sur-
rounded by viruses every time we leave
the house. We expect it at the playground, at the
office, at the mall — but in our own homes?
Sure, you can catch illnesses from your family
members — but what about your pets?
“People can certainly catch illnesses from their
dog or cat, though some are more common than
others,” says Susan Wright, BVSc (Hons), a staff
veterinarian at Dog Fence DIY LLC in Dallas.
There are many ways pet illnesses are transmit-
ted, depending on the ailment. Some, such as
the roundworm parasite, are spread through
touching feces of infected dogs and cats, usual-
ly found in soil, followed by improper (or lack
of) hand washing. The hookworm parasite can
also be ingested in a similar way, though it is
more commonly contracted when larvae in
infected dirt penetrate your bare skin.
Toxoplasmosis, which is especially dangerous to
pregnant women and can lead to birth defects,
can be caught by touching the feces of an infect-
ed animal as well and by handling raw meat
without proper hand washing afterwards.
Other cat and dog illnesses can be transmitted
between animals and people through contact
with an infected animal’s skin and fur. One
example is ringworm, which is actually a fungal
skin infection and not a worm. Another pet ill-
ness is the highly contagious mite, Sarcoptes
scabei, which can affect dogs, cats, and people,
resulting in hair loss and/or skin rash.
Other ailments infect both animals and people,
but are spread by a third source and not directly
from dog to human. Lyme disease is one exam-
ple — infected ticks can bite and infect an ani-
mal and be carried indoors on a pet, only to
crawl off them to a person’s skin and bite them.
Heartworm is another. Relatively common in
dogs and cats though not as frequent in humans,
heartworm is spread from the bite of an infect-
ed mosquito.
Finally, some illnesses can be transmitted when
an animal injures a person, although these are
very rare. One example is rabies. Most often
transmitted by the bite of an infected wild ani-
mal, rabies can also be spread when a pet that
has the illness bites. Without immediate treat-
ment, death may result, and vaccination against
rabies is extremely important for pets.
Another is cat scratch disease, caused by bacte-
ria known as Bartonella. “People develop fever,
joint pain, lethargy, and headaches some weeks
after being scratched,” says Dr. Wright. Bacteria,
most commonly Pasteurella, which causes fever
and illness, can also be spread from an animal
bite.
Catching Illness from Other Types of AnimalsDogs and cats aren’t the only pet culprits when
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KRISTEN STEWART and JENNIFER GARCIA, DVM
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it comes to making people sick. Assume that all
reptiles — turtles, lizards, and snakes, among
others — shed salmonella, which causes diar-
rhea and fever in people, warns Wright. Frogs
can also carry mycobacterium, which can infect
people.
Birds, meanwhile, can transmit Chlamydia
psittaci, or psittacosis, when people inhale aviary
dust or droppings, as well as pasteurellosis,
mycobacteriosis, and others. There are also a
variety of rodent diseases that people can get
including leptospirosis and hantavirus —
though they are typically spread through wild
rodents.
How to Keep Your Pet (and Yourself) HealthyThe good news is that there are steps you can
take to prevent the spread of diseases from your
animal to you.
Practice good hygiene. Always wash your hands
after handling your pets and cleaning up after
them. Consider wearing a mask and disposable
gloves when cleaning out a bird-cage or scoop-
ing a litter box.
Maintain your pet’s health. “Feed [your pet] high
quality food, keep the pet at a healthy weight,
keep current on vaccinations and parasite pre-
ventative, brush their teeth, keep them
groomed, and get them checked by the veteri-
narian if they show signs of illness or if there
are any changes,” says Joanne Gaines, DVM,
owner and veterinarian at Ridgeview Animal
Hospital in Omaha, Neb. Also, consider keeping
them indoors or in a controlled environment
such as a fenced yard and on a leash for walks to
cut down on exposure to illnesses.
So can your pet catch an illness from you? While
there was a case of a farmer passing swine flu
on to his pigs, this type of transmission is rare.
You generally don’t need to worry about getting
your pet sick.
Being aware of the various diseases animals can
transmit is smart when you own a pet, but this
possibility shouldn’t keep you from sharing a
household with one. “Although there are risks,
they are not huge with the proper precautions
and, for most people, the benefits of owning a
pet outweigh the potential health issues,” says
Wright.
PET HEALTH
COMING IN OCTOBER:Rescue & Adoption Issue
COMING IN NOVEMBER:Senior Pet Issue
Contact us for special advertising opportunities
at 281.384.5431
BODY & SOUL
ications so they have the proper strength for a
tiny kitten versus a large full-grown dog. The
solution for them is to either choose a target
audience (cats, dogs, birds, etc) or make prod-
ucts for a range of dosing weights. If your fam-
ily pet falls outside of that weight range, then
another option is for a compounding pharmacy
to create a custom medication for your pet.
Some family pets are great at being tricked into
taking pills or capsules, often with treats or their
meals, while others do better with liquids.
Transdermal (topical) application is often a solu-
tion for cats, who are especially resistant to tak-
Why is your Veterinarian sending you to a Compounding
Pharmacy for your Pet’s Medication?
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ne of the most convenient aspects of
taking your pet to the veterinarian ver-
sus your child to the pediatrician's office is that
the medications are often sold to you from the
vet’s in-house pharmacy. Sometimes, however,
you are sent to get a special medication from a
compounding pharmacy. Why is this?
Compounding pharmacies specialize in making
custom medications for all types of animals
with each need. For example, the commercial
medication might not come in the right strength
for your family pet. Imagine the difficulty of the
drug manufacturers trying to make their med-
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Last Call for Entries! Send Us Your Adoption Stories!
ing any kind of medication. A transdermal med-
ications can be rubbed on the inside flap of a
cat's ear so the medication can be absorbed.
Again, imagine a drug company trying to decide
which dosage form to make because they can’t
make and distribute all of them. However, your
compounding pharmacy has the necessary
ingredients and we CAN make one drug from
scratch into a capsule, a liquid, or a transdermal
cream. A real benefit from making your family
pet's medication from scratch is that a com-
pounding pharmacy can remove any unwanted
fillers and dyes, similar to giving a child with
allergies a compounded medication that has
removed unwanted chemicals.
Compounders can also tailor medication flavor,
make medicated treats, and combine different
medications into one treat or capsule. So when
your veterinarian sends you to a compounding
pharmacy, thank him or her for caring and pro-
viding that extra touch to make sure your pet
gets just the right medication needed.
Bluejay Pharmacy is a compounding pharmacy based inSpring, Texas lead by Dr. Tim Schroeder and Dr. KendraMcMullin. Treatment areas include veterinary medicine. Formore information, visit www.bluejaypharmacy.com.
Do you have a great and inspiring rescuestory? We want to hear from Urban Paws fans,far and wide — and we want to know all aboutyour beautiful adoption stories!
To submit, email us at [email protected]. Be sure to send us: Yourname, pet’s name, at least one photo of yourpet and your rescue/adoption story. Tell uswhy you chose to adopt and how you foundyour best friend!
All entries must be received by September 14, 2015.
TIMOTHY J. SCHROEDER, MS, MBA, PharmD andKENDRA C. MCMULLIN, PharmD
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SPECIAL FEATURE
Pet whisperer Terri Steuben waits while a pit bull named Pancake rests after she pulled him from acollapsed home in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orléans in 2005.
New Book Tells Animals’ Own Storiesof Surviving Hurricane Katrina
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n the decade since Hurricane Katrina dev-
astated much of the Gulf Coast, thousands of
people have told their stories of survival. Now
it’s the pets turn to talk about how they made it
through the flood and weeks of waiting to be
reunited with their owners.
In a new book debuting this month, pet whis-
perer and disaster responder Terri Steuben
describes what the dogs, cats, horses and other
animals told her as she and her team rescued
them from the muddy streets and destroyed
homes of New Orléans. Tails of Triumph:
Animals Tell Their Katrina Stories offers a fresh
and unique perspective on the historic event
with timeless tales that are compelling and
inspiring.
The Humane Society of the United States
(HSUS) sent Steuben to Louisiana to help with
its massive lifesaving effort, the largest animal
rescue operation in U.S. history. She worked
with military and fire personnel to get pets to
safety. Her disaster response training and ability
to telepathically communicate with the animals
made her a valuable member of the rescue team.
Steuben’s book is based on the journal she kept
for the two weeks she freed trapped pets, found
hidden cats and calmed aggressive dogs. She
shares what the pets said about swimming in the
flood water, rationing food and comforting each
other as well as their relief and happiness when
they were saved. In addition to the animals’ sto-
ries, Tails of Triumph gives readers a glimpse of
what life what like in the disaster zone for the
professional and volunteer responders who
came from all parts of the U.S. and Canada to
help.
Eric Sakach, HSUS incident commander and
senior law enforcement specialist, writes in the
book’s foreword, “While all of our team mem-
bers exhibit a variety of talents, Terri Steuben
possesses something more—the ability to com-
municate with animals. She has a way of com-
municating that seemed to put them at ease,
making capture and subsequent handling go
even more smoothly.”
Steuben is an animal communicator who has
counseled pet owners around the world for
more than two decades. Using her psychic abili-
ties and practical experience, she helps people
better understand their animals and solve behav-
ior and health problems. She is also the author
of Secrets of a Pet Whisperer: Stop Telling Your
Animals to Misbehave, a how-to book on com-
munication that includes specific instructions on
preparing for emergencies and helping your pets
survive a disaster.
Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Steuben has
worked as an animal rights advocate and helped
draft animal response and evacuation plans in
her home state of California. “Hurricane
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SPECIAL FEATURE
Katrina proved to be a turning point for the ani-
mals,” she says. “It led to the federal Pet
Evacuation and Transportation Standards
(PETS) Act of 2006 that requires attention to
the animals in disaster response. Thankfully, we
are becoming more prepared to keep our pets
safe from harm.”
It took years for Steuben to get to the point
where she could write about the animals, but
with the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
approaching on August 29, she felt she had to
enable them to speak for themselves. “I wit-
nessed a lot of heartbreak and destruction in
New Orléans. But my heart sang as we found
the pets, because I was able to hear their joy and
what they said about being rescued, getting to
freedom and reuniting with their owners,” she
said.
Tails of Triumph: Animals Tell Their Katrina
Stories is available from www.TerriSteuben.com,
Amazon, Kobo, pet boutiques and independent
bookstores; published by McCoury Publishing
with 330 pages, 32 photos. Suggested retail
prices are $27.99 (print) and $13.99 (e-book).
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n August 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the
third-strongest hurricane in the history of
the United States, made landfall, decimating
New Orléans, a city with levees built to with-
stand a Category 3 storm. Katrina, at its height,
was a Category 5.
About 1,836 people, more than half of them
senior citizens, died in the tragedy. The Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
called it "the single most catastrophic natural
disaster in U.S. history."
Those who did not evacuate — about half of
whom had pets — took to their rooftops to
escape the rising waters. Many of them sat with
their dogs and cats, waiting for help to arrive.
Help did come, but not for the animals. The res-
cuers mostly refused to take animals on board,
making it clear that the pets must be left.
One particular story gripped the nation and per-
sonified the problem: A boy who boarded a bus
to be evacuated to Houston had his dog taken
away by a police officer. The boy called out for
the animal — "Snowball! Snowball!" — and
then vomited from the stress and heartbreak.
Dogs and cats were left on rooftops to starve or
die of dehydration. Some dogs entered the
water, trying to swim to dry land. In some
instances, the owners refused to leave their com-
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Hurricane Katrina Prompted aShift in Pet Rights
The outcry over scenes of abandoned animals proved too hard to ignore.
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panion animals and perished
along with them. In total,
250,000 pets were left and
150,000 died during the hurri-
cane or in its aftermath,
reports BuzzFeed.
These tragedies played out
on televisions, newspa-
pers and websites,
prompting outrage that there was no
plan in place to help pets and companion ani-
mals. Countless pets died or were sent to shel-
ters, many never to be reunited with their fami-
lies.
Animal rescuers flocked to the area and did their
best to find the animals left, breaking into
homes if necessary, and searching the streets for
animals that had been abandoned.
A new law to protect animals in naturaldisasters
It was clear that the government had underesti-
mated the strength of the bond between people
and their animals. The public outrage that fol-
lowed the hurricane led to some lasting change
for pets in disaster situations. Less than a year
after Katrina, the Pet Evacuation
Transportation Standards (PETS) Act of 2006
was created in a bipartisan effort.
ALI BERMAN
The law demands that state and local govern-
ments factor pets into emergency evacuation
plans, and authorize the use of funds for rescue
workers to "procure, construct, or renovate
emergency shelter facilities and materials that
will temporarily accommodate people with pets
and service animals."
"The scene from New Orléans of a 9-year-old
little boy crying because he was not allowed to
take his little white dog Snowball was too much
to bear," explained then-U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos
of California, who was the primary bill propos-
er then. "Personally, I know I wouldn't have
been able to leave my little white dog Masko to
a fate of almost certain death. As I watched the
images of the heartbreaking choices the Gulf
residents had to make, I was moved to find a
way to prevent this from ever happening again."
The law doesn't just help animals. It helps peo-
PHOTOS BY KELLY GARBATO
ple. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention acknowledges that households with
animals are much less likely to evacuate in a dis-
aster if there are no shelters available to accom-
modate their pets.
"It is simply not acceptable to the majority of
Americans to leave behind pets and companion
animals," says Dr. Stephanie Ostrowski, D.V.M.,
M.P.V.M., who is also board-certified with the
American College of Veterinary Preventive
Medicine. "Witnessing the abandonment of any
household member to his fate is profoundly dis-
tressing and increases anxiety about an individ-
ual's own safety and security. Consequently,
CDC's role in these efforts was, at its core, an
important and wide-ranging public health mis-
sion."
The bond between companion animals and peo-
SPECIAL FEATURE
ple has been clear for thousands of years. It's
common to see humans searching through the
rubble after earthquakes and tornadoes for signs
of their pets. Katrina, and the media surround-
ing the disaster, was a wake-up call, inspiring the
United States to take animal lives into consider-
ation during natural disasters.
The law takes a step forward, but it doesn't
cover all animals. FEMA and the Humane
Society of the United States suggest that those
with farm animals prepare a plan in advance to
ensure the safety of all domesticated animals.
Ali Berman is the author of "Choosing a Good Life: Lessonsfrom People Who Have Found Their Place in the World"(Hazelden, 2014) and "Misdirected" (Triangle Square, 2014).When not devoting her time to her writing, Ali works as thecommunications coordinator for HEART, helping to teachchildren about issues affecting people, animals and the envi-ronment. She resides in Portland, Oregon, with her husbandand two rescue cats.
MUTT MUGS
“After years of having a dog,you know him.
You know the meaning of hissnuffs and grunts and barks.
Every twitch of the ears is a questionor statement, every wag ofthe tail is an exclamation.”
- Robert McCammon
Boston Terrier Rescue of Greater Houstonwww.houstonbostonrescue.org
The Boston Terrier Rescue of GreaterHouston (also known as BTRGH) is a501(c)(3) non-profit corporation focusingprimarily on the rescue, rehabilitation,and permanent rehoming of abandoned,neglected, abused and surrenderedBoston Terriers. The group is composed
ADOPTION
Photos by Paw Prints Pet Photography by Jamie
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Precious Langley is a beautiful 6-year-old girlwhose owners no longer wanted her so theyturned her over to rescue. She is a very sweet girlwho loves attention and gets along well with oth-ers.
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Langley
Veterinarians
Clara Scott, DVMMy Family Vet20120 Kuykendahl RoadSpring, Texas 77379(p): 281.288.0500(w): www.myfamilyvet.com
Sunset Blvd Animal Clinic 2525 Sunset Blvd.Houston, Texas 77005(p): 713.526.5881(w): www.sunsetblvdanimalclinic.com
Four Seasons Veterinary Hospital3730 FM 2920, Suite 110Spring, Texas 77388(p): 281.825.4994(w): www.fourseasonsvet.com
Veterinary Specialists
Laurie Nocake, DVM, DACVIMVERGI8921 Katy FreewayHouston, Texas 77024(p): 713.932.9589(w): www.vergi247.com
Nicholas J. Millichamp, BVetMed, PhD,DVOphthal, DipECVO, MRCVSEye Care for Animals17395 Tomball Parkway #3-HHouston, Texas 77064(p): 281.890.3937(w): www.eyecareforanimals.com
North Houston Vet Specialists 1646 Spring Cypress Road #100Spring, Texas 77388(p): 832.616.5000(w): www.nhvetspecialists.com
If you are interested in having your veterinary practice featured in our Vet Directory,please contact us at 281.384.5431 or [email protected].
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VET DIRECTORY