Animal Medical Center of Gahanna
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![Dr. Maryse Arteficio smiling at the camera while holding a cat Dr. Maryse Arteficio smiling at the camera while holding a cat](https://images.ctfassets.net/rt5zmd3ipxai/qDewcMBFCr3uQmVBwN2vD/1711daa0e674eee7c701e3cc3304d1c2/NVA_-_Animal_Medical_Center_of_Gahanna_1241_-_Dr._Maryse_Arteficio.jpg?fit=fill&fm=webp&h=257&w=337&q=72,%20https://images.ctfassets.net/rt5zmd3ipxai/qDewcMBFCr3uQmVBwN2vD/1711daa0e674eee7c701e3cc3304d1c2/NVA_-_Animal_Medical_Center_of_Gahanna_1241_-_Dr._Maryse_Arteficio.jpg?fit=fill&fm=webp&h=514&w=674&q=72)
Hoppy and the Lasting Limp
Cats
Hoppy is a kitten who was brought to us by a good Samaritan who found her as a stray. She had been limping on her right rear leg and we noted a large wound on her skin in that area.
![Dr. Alexis Bergstrom smiling at the camera while holding a cat Dr. Alexis Bergstrom smiling at the camera while holding a cat](https://images.ctfassets.net/rt5zmd3ipxai/75RFBhxGX63JlYoPdMktYs/707fbfe30e71dd40eccd89c43495ba36/new-_cropped_-_staff_-_dr_alexis_bergstrom5.jpg?fit=fill&fm=webp&h=257&w=337&q=72,%20https://images.ctfassets.net/rt5zmd3ipxai/75RFBhxGX63JlYoPdMktYs/707fbfe30e71dd40eccd89c43495ba36/new-_cropped_-_staff_-_dr_alexis_bergstrom5.jpg?fit=fill&fm=webp&h=514&w=674&q=72)
Small Stone in the Urethra
Dogs
Charlie is a 14yr-old Maltese who was found as a stray by his owner roughly two months prior to presentation. He was updated on vaccines and tested for heartworms at that time, and started on monthly prevention.
![Little brown bulldog being held in a woman's arm smiling at the camera Little brown bulldog being held in a woman's arm smiling at the camera](https://images.ctfassets.net/rt5zmd3ipxai/3lnhsAOQJrlci5ePpga8O5/203be98b1b2182d891cc3b029092dd4c/NVA-City-Dog-Woman-holding.jpeg?fit=fill&fm=webp&h=257&w=337&q=72,%20https://images.ctfassets.net/rt5zmd3ipxai/3lnhsAOQJrlci5ePpga8O5/203be98b1b2182d891cc3b029092dd4c/NVA-City-Dog-Woman-holding.jpeg?fit=fill&fm=webp&h=514&w=674&q=72)
Chronic UTI's in a Female Dog
Dogs
Tequila is an approximately 5-year-old female spayed French Bulldog who has had recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) for the majority of her life.
![Dr. Kasey Aona smiling at the camera while holding a kitten Dr. Kasey Aona smiling at the camera while holding a kitten](https://images.ctfassets.net/rt5zmd3ipxai/2rUd22xWakPFqK1t6owsbk/e28a847d403c85889e8a0bc8d8964669/new-_cropped_-_staff_-_dr_kasey_aona6.jpg?fit=fill&fm=webp&h=257&w=337&q=72,%20https://images.ctfassets.net/rt5zmd3ipxai/2rUd22xWakPFqK1t6owsbk/e28a847d403c85889e8a0bc8d8964669/new-_cropped_-_staff_-_dr_kasey_aona6.jpg?fit=fill&fm=webp&h=514&w=674&q=72)
Tia with the Terrible Breathing
Dogs
Tia, a 12 year-old, 5.5 pound chihuahua, presented to Animal Medical Center of Gahanna for difficulty breathing. Tia had been previously diagnosed with a loud heart murmur, an enlarged heart seen on X-ray and was taking Vetmedin (a medication used to help the heart pump more effectively).