September 2013 - Craig Road Animal Hospital

Gastropexy – the Why, What, and How!

September 27, 2013

Bloat, or gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV), can be a scary life threatening condition in dogs. Dr. Tampira – a veterinarian at Las Vegas’s own Craig Road Animal Hospital, talks about a procedure to prevent this life threatening condition and what breeds are at most risk from bloat / GDV. By Orlena Tampira, DVM A gastropexy is a surgical procedure to prevent a condition called gastric dilitation volvulus (GDV). GDV is when the stomach turns on itself causing a restriction of…

How Are We Doing July & August 2013?

September 19, 2013

For almost a year now, Craig Road Animal Hospital has been sending out surveys to every client who brings a pet to Craig Road and who has given us an email address . Hospital Administrator, Mike Falconer, talks about why, and introduces some results for July and August 2013. By Mike Falconer Apologies for the delay is posting July’s survey results but as a bonus, we have also added August! Looking at the two months together we can see…

Meet Dr. Beyers

September 4, 2013

All the doctors and staff would like to welcome Dr. Seth Beyers to Craig Road Animal Hospital. Dr. Seth Beyers grew up in a small town in Illinois. He spent the majority of his life in the Midwest. He received his bachelors in biological sciences from Webster University in St. Louis. He then headed to veterinary school at St. George University, on the island of Grenada. He completed his clinical year at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Dr. Beyers’…