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Bailey Baldwin is a gregarious, outgoing yellow lab!
His full name is Bailey’s Irish Cream Baldwin. Bailey’s human
companion, Deedie, named Bailey because she just liked the name and
he is the color of the famous liquor. She also liked Bailey on the
TV show “Party of Five”. Bailey was born in Bucks County,
Pennsylvania in September of 1996. He loves to take walks, play with
his stuffed lab toy, “Baby”, and he loves water! His favorite treat
is his marrow bones which he gets twice a week. He tells us that his
Granddad gives the best backrubs! Deedie tells us of a funny story
when Bailey was one year old. He and his best friend Sadie, a
chocolate lab, went running out in the back yard area. They
disappeared through the tree line for a bit and when they came back,
there were TWO chocolate labs. Bailey was completely
covered in mud to the point he looked like a chocolate lab! Bailey
also monitors Deedie's time talking on the phone. If he feels that
she has been talking too long, he will grab the remote to the
television and begin chewing. Deedie has been through 4 remotes.
Schulyer, Spanky, Phlegm, Skeezix & Petunia Newman Atrium Animal Hospital is proud to introduce Phlegm, Petunia, Spanky, Skeezix and Schulyer...affectionately known as the “Newman Kids”! Jo and Wallace Newman have been clients of Dr. Hombs since she had a house-call practice and followed her to Atrium Animal Hospital in 1996. Phlegm and Petunia are weekly visitors to Atrium! Phlegm receives acupuncture for general wellness and strengthening. It is amazing to note that he will be 21 years old in August of 2009! Petunia receives a tui-na treatment followed by exercise in our underwater treadmill for pain relief and strengthening of her trunk and rear limbs. All the “Newman Kids” have an individual regimen of herbal therapies to complete their wellness plan. Jo and Wallace take excellent care of their pups and each one came to them as either a rescue or just arrived on their doorstep! Each holiday season, we receive a card from the Newman’s with all the “kids” sitting calmly and orderly and Jo has the magic touch with love and discipline that is impressive! Whether we are treating stiffness or stagnation, we hope the Newman’s will continue to be a part of the Atrium Animal Family for many years to come!
Duke is a 7 year old gentle German Shepherd that has been a patient at Atrium since 2006. Charlotte Mott, Dukes’ mom, came to see Dr. Hombs for a more natural approach for treatment of epilepsy and ongoing skin condition. He had not responded well to conventional treatment and had significant side effects from many of the common drugs used to treat his condition. Dr. Hombs began Duke on a regimen of herbs and supplements along with changes in his diet. Duke responded well to this approach. Through the years, Duke has developed new aliments such as arthritis of his hips and stifles (knees) and chronic ear and eye infections. In April of this year he had an emergency splenectomy with liver and small intestinal biopsies. He had fibrosis of his liver and inflammation of his liver, gall bladder and small intestines. He reacted poorly to the conventional medications given. He was so drug intolerant that his seizures actually became worse. Duke’s quality of life was deteriorating and we were running out of options. Mrs. Mott agreed to try Stem Cell Therapy in early June. We expected to see a gradual improvement over 30-90 days. Duke responded better than we had hoped, within 2 weeks he was behaving like a much younger dog. His mobility and strength greatly improved. His gastrointestinal symptoms improved and his liver function tested normally. Mrs. Mott was also thrilled with his general increase in energy level. We have banked stem cells for Duke and are planning future injections. Duke had no adverse affects from treatment and has not had to deal with the side effects of the medications he could not tolerate. He is our “poster furry child” for the state of the art Stem Cell Therapy. For more information on Stem Cell Therapy, please see our link on the website.
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Molly
Dell, a female Labrador Retriever, was born in May of
1994. Molly’s human companion’s, Vicki and Arlin Dell,
suspected a problem with Molly and suspicions were
confirmed in 1998. Molly was seen by Dr. Hombs who
diagnosed her with hip dysplasia. This is a malformation
of the hip joints causing instability. Molly was only 4
years old!
