Zucca’s Story
Zucca, which translates to “Pumpkin” in Italian, is an adorable dapple Dachshund who comes to see our Internal Medicine department for elevated liver values and suspected Irritable Bowel Disease. Zucca came to see us to get an abdominal ultrasound and was the perfect...
Dr. Carle and the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
Dr. Diane Carle and her dental veterinary technician, Sara, went to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest in Cle Elum, WA, to take intraoral radiographs and perform an oral exam and teeth cleaning on Burrito, a 36-year-old chimpanzee. Burrito came from a research lab and now...
George and Riley’s Story
George is a very sweet, standard tri-color Dachshund who is around 5-6 years old. George found his forever home with Cindy and James on August of 2015. Sadly, George was born and lived in a puppy mill before he was rescued by the Oregon Dachshund Rescue (ODR). Cindy...
Finley’s Story
Finley is just too cute for words! This two-year-old “Pomsky” (Pomeranian Husky mix) was first seen by Animal Medical Center of Seattle’s dentistry department last summer to repair a broken jaw with interdental wiring. Finley also had a broken tooth that we treated...
Percutaneous Cystolithotomy
Percutaneous cystolithotomy (PCCL) is one of the many minimally invasive technique that the Animal Medical Center of Seattle performs. The PCCL procedure addresses bladder and urethral stone retrieval for any size, sex, or species using a rigid camera (cystoscope)....
Loki’s Story
Danielle and Jason are Licensed Veterinary Technicians in the emergency department at the Animal Medical Center of Seattle. They are the pet parents of an amazing dog named Loki. Loki is an almost 13-year-old Collie mix that was born and raised in the...
Monkey King Story
This sweet face belongs to Monkey, a very special 13-year-old kitty. Before Monkey found her forever home, she was a stray found in one of the monkey exhibits at the Woodland Park Zoo, which is where she acquired her name. Monkey was referred to the Animal Medical...
Galaxy’s Story
Galaxy is an adorable two-year-old Miniature Australian Shepherd who was referred to our emergency service for acute renal (kidney) failure. The exact cause was unknown, but toxin ingestion was suspected. Galaxy was treated with IV fluids, antibiotics, and pain...
Bullet’s Story
Bullet is a six-year-old Alaskan Klee Kai, who’s not just dashingly handsome, but also a smart, wonderful companion dog. Bullet came to see our dentistry department for a malocclusion (abnormal bite). Normally there is a space between the upper canine tooth (“fang...
Mango the Fighter
On December 23rd, the day before Christmas Eve, a very kind-hearted woman witnessed something terrible; a cat being attacked by several coyotes. There were other people witnessing this, and they all grouped together to shoo the coyotes away in an attempt to rescue the...