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AETC’s Pet Blood Donor Program as seen on ABC 7 News

Animal Emergency & Treatment Centers — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 04:51:43 +0000

Dr. John Naeser gives an interview to ABC 7 TV in Chicago about the importance of our pet Blood Donor Program. Jill and her owner Bonnie Bloom know all to well that donating blood is important and necessary. Jill’s donated blood has already saved two canine lives.

Click here to see the Sylvia Perez Health Beat segment.

To find out more about our pet Blood Donor Program, go out our website: www.aetcenter.com/blooddonor.htm

AETC Welcomes New Surgeons to our Surgery Team

Animal Emergency & Treatment Centers — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:56:27 +0000

Steven G. Baker, DVM, MS
Board Eligible, Practice Limited to Surgery

Dr. Baker completed his BS Zoology with high honors from Michigan State University. He went on to obtain his DVM with honors from Michigan State University as well. Dr. Baker completed a rotating internship at the University of Pennsylvania before completing his residency in small animal surgery at Kansas State University where he also completed his MS in Veterinary Biomedical Science.

Dr. Baker is a board eligible small animal surgeon. Dr. Baker’s professional interests include; soft tissue, orthopedic and neurologic surgery, and minimally invasive surgery.

Rebecca Wolf, VMD
Board Eligible, Practice Limited to Surgery

Dr. Wolf grew up in Denver, CO and went to Bryn Mawr College (outside Philadelphia) for undergrad, where she double-majored in Chemistry and German. She attended Vet school at University of Pennsylvania before completing a rotating internship at Garden State Veterinary Specialists, surgical internship at Gulf Coast Veterinary Surgery. Dr. Wolf completed her residency at Garden State Veterinary Specialists and is a board eligible surgeon.

Dr. Wolf’s professional interests include TTA repair of cranial cruciate ligament rupture, upper airway and thoracic surgery, and arthroscopy.

Meet Jessica Larson, DVM, DACVIM

Animal Emergency & Treatment Centers — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:50:01 +0000

: Jessia Larson, DVM, DACVIM

We are very proud to announce that Dr. Jessica Larson has attained the status of Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small Animal Internal Medicine)

Dr. Larson earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Western Michigan University in 1995 and her DVM from the University of Tennessee in 2004. She completed an internship at Michigan Veterinary Specialists in 2005 before pursuing her residency at Michigan State University, which she completed in 2008.

Dr. Larson is an integral part of the AETC specialty team. She sees clients and patients at both of our locations, in Chicago and Grayslake. She works closely with our surgery, oncology and critical care specialists to provide a comprehensive team approach to internal medicine.

Dr. Larson, husband Chad Hendrickson and daughter Elise have two cats, Siegfried, and Josie and a dog, Ellie. Josie and Ellie were rescued during Dr. Larson’s years in veterinary school.

Grayslake Fire Department Receives Pet Oxygen Masks

Animal Emergency & Treatment Centers — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:16:41 +0000

Dr. Anthony Coronado, Christine Szmurlo of Invisible Fence Brand and Ozzy, demonstrate the use of pet oxygen masks to members of the GLFD

Members of the Grayslake Fire Department were given a demonstration of how to use pet oxygen masks Tuesday night. Christina Szmurlo of Invisible Fence Brand donated 7 pet oxygen kits as part of the Project Breath initiative. Invisible Fence is on a mission to provide these kits (free of charge) to any and all Emergency Responders. Animal Emergency & Treatment Centers (AETC) Dr. Anthony Coronado was on hand to demonstrate the pet oxygen mask use and give the GLFD helpful first aide tips including CPR.

AETC Welcomes Board Certified Criticalist to Chicago Hospital

Animal Emergency & Treatment Centers — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:08:26 +0000

: Todd Duffy, DVM, DACVECC

AETC Chicago is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Todd Duffy, a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care. Dr. Duffy graduated from the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine in 1997. After completing a one year internship at the Animal Emergency Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he practiced emergency medicine in a referral center for two years prior to returning to the Animal Emergency Center as a resident in emergency and critical care. He completed his residency in 2003 and passed the Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Board Exam in 2004. Dr. Duffy has practiced in several large, emergency and multi-specialty referral hospitals before joining the team at AETC Chicago. While he has special interests in pain management, fluid therapy, coagulation, advanced nutritional support for the critically ill, as well as managing anesthesia for critical patients, Dr. Duffy sees all patients with critical injuries or illnesses.

Meet Jennifer Crawford, DVM

Animal Emergency & Treatment Centers — Tue, 17 May 2011 20:37:15 +0000

: Dr. Jennifer Crawford

We are pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Jennifer Crawford to our Emergency team.

Dr. Crawford earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Notre Dame. She went on to earn her DVM from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Crawford completed an internship locally at the Animal Emergency & Referral Center in Northbrook before transitioning to AETC’s ER staff full-time.

Dr. Crawford’s special interests include; emergency medicine, critical care medicine and toxicology.

Dr. Crawford enjoys hiking and jogging and currently resides with her cats Chip and Mocha.

Look at Skyler Now!

Animal Emergency & Treatment Centers — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:31:51 +0000

Skyler is a boxer puppy that was diagnosed with Histiocytic
Sarcoma back in April of 2010. He had his right rear leg amputated at AETC and underwent chemotherapy as well. We are very pleased to report that Skyler is doing well today. He graces the cover of Tails Magazine (May 2011) issue which was voted on by magazine viewers.

Below is the article written by a Tails Magazine writer.

Skyler “Skybox” the Boxer entered Doug Stull’s life when the tiny dog was only ten weeks old. It has been a story of friendship and love ever since. The pair spends as much time outdoors as they can, even during long Chicago winters. According to Stull, “Skyler’s main goal in life is to get attention from people and make them smile, as he smiles back!”

And while Skyler loves common “doggie” activities such as playing on the beach, chasing balls and squirrels, and running, Stull also let us know that Skyler has a bit of an obsession with blonde women. He likes brunettes, but if there is blonde nearby he will do everything he can to get her attention and to make his way over to say, “hi.” One thing Skyler is not is shy.

Skyler is, however, very brave. Last April, just months before his ninth birthday, Skyler was at Urban Veterinary Care when Dr. Scott noticed a lump on his leg. It turned out to be cancer, and shortly after the diagnosis, Skyler had his leg amputated. He was a champ during the surgery and chemo, and in fact, the winning photo was taken this past July, just months after surgery. He adjusted to his new way of getting around with ease; Nothing can keep Skyler from making new friends and staying active.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, be sure to keep your eye out for this happy and social three-legged dog, especially if you’re a blonde woman! If you don’t see Sklyer at the beach, you may catch him in one of his other favorite spots, riding around town in the back of the Jeep, top down, of course!

Harley Looks Great!

Animal Emergency & Treatment Centers — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:46:01 +0000

Harley

I just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to Dr. Derse and Dr. Toro as well as everyone that assisted in the care of my German Shepherd, Harley. I brought Harley in on the evening of December 4, 2010. She had kennel cough but it seemed to be progressing and she was very sick. Dr. Derse was fantastic and reassured me that they would do everything they could to help my sweet girl. X-rays showed that Harley had pneumonia and the best treatment would be for her to stay at AETC. While it broke my heart to leave her there I knew that she was going to get the best treatment possible. I could not have been more impressed with AETC! When I would call I was always able to speak with either the doctor or nurse who was caring for Harley. On the morning of December 5, I spoke with Dr. Toro and he explained that she still had a fever and may need to stay an additional night to ensure that the fever broke. I called again later in the evening and Dr. Toro told me that her fever had broken and that she was eating pretty well. He also told me that if I could keep a close eye on her for the next 24 hours that she could come home. I got in the car and went to get her immediately. I was provided with a breakdown of all of the treatments Harley had required, the doctors notes and a copy of her x-rays. Last evening (December 8th) I received a call from Dr. Derse to see how Harley was doing. The service was phenomenal and I am so grateful for the care and compassion that everyone at AETC provided. I am happy to report that Harley is doing very well. This morning she even went outside and barked at the neighbor dogs which she hasn’t done in well over a week!

Again, THANK YOU for being so great and helping bring Harley back to health!

Christie B.

AETC Goes to the Apes!

Animal Emergency & Treatment Centers — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:40:06 +0000

Two lowland gorillas received comprehensive exams on Monday at Brookfield Zoo’s on-campus Medical Center. Assisting in the exams were members of Animal Emergency & Treatment Centers (AETC) of Chicago and Grayslake. AETC operates two 24-hour emergency, critical care and specialty referral hospitals in both Chicago (on Belmont and Pulaski) and in Grayslake. On this day, however, the services of Dr. Justin Allen, a Board-Certified Cardiologist at AETC was needed to perform cardiovascular examinations on Binti Jua and her son, Bakari, two of the zoo’s seven gorillas. “We are proud of the work that Dr. Allen does at AETC everyday, and even more proud when he can lend a hand to help the Brookfield Zoo Medial Team” said Dr. Anthony Coronado, AETC’s Medical Director. Binti Jua may be rememberd when she made international headlines in 1996 after a 3-year-old boy fell into the gorilla enclosure. Binti Jua gently scooped the child up and cradled him in her arms until zoo staff members recovered the child. Both gorillas made it through their exams and are doing fine today.