Your Clients Are Skipping Wellness Exams | Read this week's CVP Animal News Roundup
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Ardmore Animal Hospital has joined the CVP family of veterinary hospitals! Ardmore Animal Hospital has won “Best of the Main Line” for 15 years in a row. The hospital provides several professional services including wellness care, ultrasounds, digital radiology, and laser surgery. The hospital has also recently received a Silver Certificate in recognition of implementing cat-friendly practice standards according to the American Association of Feline Practitioners.
The staff of doctors includes partner doctor, Dr. James Bianco, Dr. James Peters, Dr. Lena Montgomery, Dr. Janine Haney, and Dr. Aliya McCullough.Dr. Meghan McCartin who will be joining the team in October.
Michael Raphael, Chairman of Community Veterinary Partners, is especially excited for Ardmore Animal Hospital to join the CVP family: “Ardmore Animal Hospital holds a special place for me,” he said. “Not only is it one of the premier hospitals in the Philadelphia community, it’s also where my family took our dog when I was a kid. Dr. Bianco cared for Patches with such enthusiasm and affection. It’s stayed with me to this day. So the idea of becoming Dr. Bianco’s business partner is all that more special.”
Dr. Bianco has owned and operated Ardmore Animal Hospital since 1989. He is a 1987 graduate of the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Veterinary Medicine. Before attending veterinary school, he earned a master’s degree from Villanova University and also taught high school biology and advanced placement science courses for seven years. His interests in medicine include soft tissue surgery, internal medicine, and alternative modalities such as vitamin therapy, nutritional healing, and herbal medicine. He has done several segments for local TV networks. Dr. Bianco’s goal has always been to assemble the most qualified staff and practice the highest quality medicine for animals. The tremendous growth of Ardmore Animal Hospital has resulted in this facility being able to provide its patients with the best care possible.
Dr. Bianco is very excited to be partnering with Community Veterinary Partners.
“It was a smooth transition and everything was well organized,” he said. “There were no significant changes to the staff and management or the quality of medicine and the change has been virtually invisible to the clientele.”
Welcome to the CVP Family Ardmore Animal Hospital!
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Please join CVP, Ceva Animal Health and The Calico Group for an entertaining and enlightening day on the impact of behavior on our day-to-day practice lives. In what promises to be outstanding event, we’ll review and discuss the importance of the many interactions between all parties in the doctor-patient-client relationship. The day will be a unique mix of clinical, practical, and management concepts and provide attendees pragmatic ideas for tackling common problems.
In addition to a fantastic line up of speakers and topics, enjoy the day in one of the most unique venues in our area, meet some of the staff of the Elmwood Park Zoo and get a one-of-a kind view of one of the area’s most popular family attractions
Event Details:
Sunday, September 20th, 2015
9 am to 3:30 PM
Elmwood Park Zoo
Canopy Gardens Hall
1661 Harding Blvd
Norristown, PA 19401
Please RSVP to your local Ceva Territory Manager or to Dr. Travis Meredith at travis.meredith@cvpco.com.
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Written By: Brian Miller, Receptionist and Social Media Specialist, Liverpool Animal Health Center
Another unique group of patients we treat at Liverpool Animal Health Center are government agency dogs. The New York State Police, United States Border Patrol and the City of Oswego bring some of their K9 officers in to be treated by our doctors. This relationship was not designated by the agencies themselves, but rather, by the individual handlers. According to Dr. David Clegg, the first K9 officer we treated was owned by a trooper whose other dog was already a patient with us. The doctors were immediately impressed by the bond shared between the partners. This particular K9 officer eventually needed to have his spleen removed, and his handler was very happy with the end result. Through him, word began to spread about our practice, and we began to see more of these four-legged officers. Dr. Clegg says that “Each handler we see here is great. They love their dogs and will do whatever they can to follow our recommendations.”
One of the officers who began bringing his animals to LAHC was New York State Trooper Jeff Cicora who has been stationed in Central New York for over 20 years, and was chosen to become a K9 handler in 2001. He and his wife began coming to our practice in 2005. At the time, they owned a cocker spaniel, and Officer Cicora’s partner, “Devitt.” Sgt. Cicora says that they had tried other local offices, but “When we finally tried LAHC we were pleasantly surprised at the friendly service provided by the staff and doctors. If it was really busy, the awesome receptionists (Patti, Robbi, and Brian) would find a way to fit us in. They went above and beyond to help us with our veterinary needs. When we got in to see the doctors we were treated with respect and given medical information in a way that we could easily understand. In all the years that I have been going to LAHC with my K9 partners, I have never questioned their ability to give my dogs the very best care available!”
When it came to Devitt, as well as treating Sgt. Cicora’s next partner “McGinn” and all of the other officers that came through our doors, Dr. Clegg states that the doctors have to be aware that the animals are working dogs and need to be able to perform their job. “They are no different than a service dog for someone who is deaf or blind. Being able to work is part of their life, and we need to acknowledge that the dog cannot simply stay home and lay on the couch for two weeks.” This type of care was not lost on Sgt. Cicora. “We were always treated like family and if Devitt or McGinn ever had a medical problem the staff and doctors at LAHC took immediate action and treated the problem,” says Cicora. “We certainly didn’t request or demand special treatment but the doctors always seemed to take a special interest in us. They seemed to know the importance of the job and duties that we performed on a daily basis and did everything they could to make Devitt and McGinn comfortable and get them back into service as soon as possible.” He goes on to say, “Our K9 partners’ health is very important and you should always feel comfortable in knowing that your dog is getting the best treatment available. You should be able to trust your vet just as much as you trust your dog. Police work is inherently dangerous and you must be able to trust that your vet is trained and prepared for the worst case scenario if your dog goes down.” Sgt. Cicora finishes with a statement that is not only a wonderful compliment, but succinctly summarizes the feelings we yearn for all of our clients to have. “We have found ourselves in the office quite frequently over the years for a myriad of reasons and built a great rapport with the staff and doctors. If I ever had leave either of my partners, I knew they would be well taken care. I trusted that the doctors and animal caretakers would protect them like I protected them. I never had any reservation about their care. I am proud to say that I consider the staff at LAHC to be a part of our family.”
At Liverpool Animal Health Center, we not only strive to exceed our client’s expectations, but to set ourselves apart from our many competitors. By defying convention and providing some of the aforementioned services that others do not, we continue to prove why our hospital is the premiere destination for animal care in Central New York.
Community Veterinary Partners is proud to announce a new partnership with Manhattan Cat Specialists and Arnold Plotnick, DVM, MS, ACVIM. Located in New York City’s Upper West Side, Manhattan Cat Specialists is CVP’s first feline-only veterinary partnership. “At CVP we are extremely excited to partner with Manhattan Cat Specialists and Dr. Plotnick” Says Scott Kirker, Vice President of Finance. “Their level of service and devotion to the cats of New York City is truly one of a kind, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds for our partnership.”
Dr. Arnold Plotnick received his veterinary degree from the University of Florida in 1988 and then completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. He worked as an associate veterinarian at the Cat Hospital at Towson in Md., and then returned to academia and completed a residency in small animal internal medicine at Colorado State University. Dr. Plotnick became board certified in internal medicine in 1997. He served as chief of staff of VetSmart Pet Hospital in Columbia, Md., before returning to his home town of New York City to become vice president of Animal Health at The ASPCA.
Dr. Plotnick is also a well-known writer. He authored CatFancy’s “Ask the Veterinarian” column for many years and is a frequent contributor to Catnip magazine. He is a co-author of The Original CatFancy Cat Bible, and is the current author of “Body Parts” in Catster magazine. He is also the writer of the popular blog “Cat Man Do.” Dr. Plotnick is extremely passionate about veterinary medicine as well as New York, “After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, I was inspired to play a part in the renewal of New York by founding Manhattan Cat Specialists in January 2003.” Says Dr. Plotnick, “I have devoted myself solely to feline medicine since then, and Manhattan Cat Specialists has blossomed into the premier feline-only veterinary practice in New York City. I am proud to move forward with Community Veterinary Partners.”
About Community Veterinary Partners
Community Veterinary Partners invests with veterinarian owners who want to continue running the medical side of their practice, but want help with the day-to-day administrative and team management tasks. CVP currently has 14 partner hospitals in its family. Find more information about Community Veterinary Partners and its family of veterinary hospitals at www.cvpco.com