Tag Archives: Internal Medicine

From the Client Perspective: Living with IMHA


Those who know Ethan know how difficult life was for him. We learned how to conquer his fears and be happy. That’s when we faced his next big battle – IMHA. Continue reading

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Coco to Warm Your Heart


Finally, after two long weeks, she received the phone call from Dr. Melanie Puchot of the Internal Medicine service she was waiting for. “Would you like to take him home today?” she asked. Continue reading

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Meet the NorthStar VETS Team: Stacey Wylie, DVM, DACVIM


Stacey Wylie, DVM, DACVIM is a member of the Internal Medicine team at NorthStar VETS. In this blog post and video below, she talks about how she knew this was the career for her, the type of cases she sees, and how teamwork at NorthStar VETS elevates the level of medicine pets receive. Continue reading

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NorthStar VETS Cool Case Ozzie


This is the story of Ozzie, a patient of Veterinary Internist Deborah Ward and Veterinary Surgeon Daniel Stobie, who received an innovative cryotherapy technique on his adrenal glands that eliminated both his Cushings disease and Diabetes. Continue reading

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Meet the NorthStar VETS Team: Christina Marino, DVM, DACVIM


Christina Marino, DVM, DACVIM is a doctor in the Internal Medicine service at NorthStar VETS. In this blog post and video below, she talks about her schooling, her favorite type of cat, and her favorite thing about working at NorthStar VETS. Continue reading

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Meet the NorthStar VETS team: Tammy Anderson, DVM, DACVIM


Dr. Tammy Anderson is a Veterinary Internist at NorthStar VETS. In this video, she talks about how she got into veterinary medicine, the types of things she does for pets, and the words her mother said to her that changed her life. Continue reading

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Sandy’s long journey to health


Sandy has been through so much in the last year and a half, but he is still a happy dog who enjoys life. Sandy was diagnosed with diabetes and during the week we began his insulin with his family vet, he progressively got sicker. Continue reading

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NorthStar VETS to the Rescue


It was a normal day at NorthStar VETS, (well, no two days are predictable here) when we received a phone call from our friends down the road in Jackson, NJ at Six Flags Great Adventure. Turned out that their endoscope … Continue reading

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A Labradoodle Miracle


2-year-old labradoodle, was referred to NorthStar VETS because blood work revealed pancytopenia following a course of a sulfa-based antibiotic. The labradoodle endured a 7 week hospitalization with NorthStar VETS where she made a miracle recovery and broke records! Continue reading

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Veterinarians Pets


My name is Dr. Kimberly Hammer and I am one of the internal medicine specialists at NorthStar VETS.  I have been a veterinarian for 10 years.  One of the ‘job hazards’ of being a veterinarian is the accumulation of pets.  … Continue reading

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