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Our first collection of 2012 - donations for HART

Thu, 2012-01-05 15:01 |  Dr. Olson

Thank you for your generosity in donating pet supplies, toys, food, and litter. We will be continuing to collect pet items (including collars, leashes, and pet crates) for the next few months. Stop by and donate any pet supplies or items you are no longer using - items do not have to be new but should be in good condition. Food, treats, and litter can be open but should not be beyond it's expiration dates.

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I was so sick!

Thu, 2012-01-05 14:50 |  Dr. Olson

I’d like to give a quick thank you to everyone for their understanding, compassion, and patience when I got very suddenly ill on Friday, December 23rd (I had to be taken to the ER). Appointments had to be rescheduled for the entire day, one client had to be sent home without his cat even being seen, and everything was a bit of a scramble.

I was diagnosed with Vertigo (when dogs and cats get this we call it Vestibular Syndrome), a disturbance of the inner ear. It causes acute episodes of dizziness and nausea which tend to come and go rapidly (or come and stay like mine did). My treatment in the

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Donations?

Mon, 2011-12-19 14:21 |  Dr. Olson

This past Saturday, we had our Greenbriar Animal Hospital Christmas party at my house and it was fun. Madison, of course, had her Christmas bandanna on (she'll wear it until the New Year). She got petted and fussed over and held by everyone. We exchanged small, mostly homemade gifts and home-cooked food, and enjoyed the afternoon and a chance to chat.

We hope you have a happy holiday season this year, and a good 2012, too! 

Not everyone is doing well in  Fairfax County; local dog and cat rescue leagues and shelters are struggling to keep their critters in good condition as budgets are...

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This was my first trip to the Upper Peninsula, Michigan

Sun, 2011-12-11 15:27 |  Madison

I travel with my family a lot. This photo was taken during my first long trip. I was 3 months old and we were on a hike on the Little Presque Isle to Wetmores Landing trail, along the coast of lake Superior in Northern Michigan. One of my family's favorite hikes of all time! It is a long trip - 1,000 miles each way

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On the Bluebell Trail

Sun, 2011-12-11 15:20 |  Madison

I'm starting a new thing for my diary, with some entries and photos of me in different places and in different states. The Bluebell trail is in Bull Run Park in Virginia and it is pretty spectacular when the flowers are out - blue lots farther than I can see (well, OK, I can't see verry far. Too short)!

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I'm looking cute and slim (darn it).

Sun, 2011-12-11 15:02 |  Madison

I'm always hungry. My mom and dad keep me on a very strict diet every single day. They even COUNT my pieces of dry food! Just because I'm a Dachshund and we tend to get tubby and can have really serious back injuries. But I'm hungry! I get weighed every few weeks and what I get to eat depends on my most recent weight. Last week it was 12.6# so I'm OK to get my usual meals (whew). If the scale tips at 13#or more, I really get the tiny-meal plan. I know it is much healthier for me, but couldn't I eat until I'm really full just once? My mom says if you are not like me (at the hospital all the

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Me and Santa and Rachel

Sun, 2011-12-04 14:03 |  Madison

Putting up Christmas decorations is a big deal in our family. The furniture gets re-arranged, the big boxes come out of the attic, everything gets put in it's place. I get in the way a lot. It's fun! This year Dad put my bed up on the couch and I spent some time there. But mostly I kept trying to claim this Santa as one of my own chew toys. He's up on top of the hutch now. Oh well. Dad and I are off on a walk!

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Holidays!

Sun, 2011-12-04 13:58 |  Dr. Olson

During the holiday season, do your best to be sure your family pets are safe and comfortable. There are many hazards this time of year. Holiday decorations. Chocolate and other pet-forbidden foods like raisins, grapes, onions, macadamia nuts. Visiting friends or relatives who don't know your household routines (they may let the cat out, leave medications or foods out and accessible to pets, etc.). And lots more!  

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Puppies are work, love, and fun!

Sat, 2011-12-03 09:58 |  Dr. Olson

Madison was love at first sight for both of us, and we have remained besotted for the past 3 years. No end in sight. She is just exactly what we were looking for! However, we spent a lot of time deciding just what we wanted before we ever met her. A small, short-haired, people-oriented dog. We did not care if our new dog was male or female, puppy purchase or adult rescue, purebred or mix.

 

When she walked into our life it was meant to be. I took one look (and one cuddle) and that was it. Dave felt the same! Madison, like every dog, took a lot of work to train and to have her assimilate into

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Black Friday Shopping

Fri, 2011-11-25 17:02 |  Dr. Olson

I am a terrible shopper. On-line is alright as long as it doesn't take too long (although I can spend hours on Amazon.com, investigating books to get on my Kindle). In a store, however, my idea of shopping is to blitz in, get what I need (if I can't find it within a few minutes, I'm done anyway), and zip out. Clothes? Mail order is great. I can return what doesn't fit ot appeal. Shoes? Well, darn it, I have to actually try those on but I get all my shoes from SAS. I know exactly what I want when I walk into the store so it takes me 5 minutes to get a new pair, including trying them on to be

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