Pictures of Gorgeous Pets

January 28th, 2010. By Erin Bechtol.
Copyright Lauren Helm Photography

Copyright Lauren Helm Photography

The memory of a pet through pictures is something to cherish but to truly capture your pet’s personality in pictures is a hard feat.  Why not let a professional do the job for you?

Rancho Santa Fe Veterinary Hospital has teamed up with Lauren Helm to offer professional pet photography to all pet owners.  No matter what type of pet you have, dogs, cats, or exotics, Helm is ready for the challenge. Read more…

A Different Kind of Rescue

November 28th, 2009. By Erin Bechtol.
Copyright Lauren Helm Photography

Copyright Lauren Helm Photography

San Diego is a very caring community with a wealth of animal rescues that cater to almost every species of pet.  It is also unique in the rescue community in the fact that it’s home to an uncommon rescue with a variety of interesting pets.  Wee Companions Small Animal Rescue is a unique cause because it is a  rescue mainly dedicated to small exotic pets, such as rats, rabbits, hamsters, mice, guinea pigs, chinchillas, and various other animals in need.

Since Wee Companions’ inception in 1998, over 5000 animals have found refuge within its foster network.  Read more…

A few quick announcements

October 27th, 2009. By Dave Oei.

First, our practice is growing! We’re currently looking for a new veterinary technician, one with a great positive attitude, a love of pets, and few years of experience. For more information about this position and where to apply, go to our “Join the team” page.

Also, we’ve updated the pictures and biographies of our staff. You can see these changes on our “Meet the staff” page.

Finally, construction on the new hospital is continuing full steam. There’s a large dirt pad by our front doors that will soon turn into a street and a new building that will eventually house the new administration office of Helen Woodward Animal Center and our new hospital. Stay tuned for details!

Vet-Stem Regenerative Cell Therapy

September 21st, 2009. By Erin Bechtol.

Courtesy of Vet-Stem

Image Courtesy of Vet-Stem

Our hospital is constantly expanding to accommodate the ever changing needs of our clients and their pets. A relatively new service that our hospital now provides is Vet-Stem Regenerative Cell Therapy. Vet-Stem therapy has been used for many years in horses that endured debilitating tendon, ligament and joint injuries. It was first used in dogs to treat osteoarthritis in 2005.

The controversy involved in embryonic stem cells is not an issue here. Vet-Stem cells are naturally occurring cells that are produced by a non-vital renewable tissue source from your pet. Vet-Stem cells are easy and safe to collect and the cells are available for use in the affected joint within 48 hours of collection.

Vet-stem cells are currently used successfully for the treatment of canine osteoarthritis, immune mediated rheumatoid arthritis and soft tissue repair of tendons and ligaments. Read more…

Construction Continues

September 14th, 2009. By Erin Bechtol.
September 7th Construction

September 7th Construction

At this point, the front doors to our hospital are boarded up with plywood and construction equipment surrounds the exterior of our hospital.  However, we are still open for business.  We expect to have a new driveway and will be able to open the front doors again sometime around September 24thRead more…