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Volume 11 Issue 5
September/October 2015
www.PeninsulaVMA.org
Next PVMA Meeting: Tuesday September 15, 2015
This PVMA meeting offers 1 hour of CE Credit
The meeting will be held at The Vans Restaurant in Belmont located
at 815 Belmont Avenue, west off El Camino Real, up the hill. There is
parking adjacent and also across the street to the northwest.
6:30pm for adult beverages - 7:00pm for dinner and program
PVMA members FREE * Life Members $25 * Guests $60
Dr. Amy Farcas is a native of Silverado,
California in Orange County and a vet-
erinary graduate of UC Davis where she
also completed a residency in Small
Animal Clinical Nutrition followed by a
Masters degree in Nutritional Biology.
She was on the staff at the University of
Pennsylvania’s Ryan Hospital as a lec-
turer in clinical nutrition before return-
ing to California where she plans to
establish a Veterinary Nutrition
Consultation Service.
Dr. Farcas and her husband, also a
veterinarian, have recently welcomed a
new baby boy into their already busy
lives. This might prove to be a more
challenging job than that of a puppy
owner or even a nutritionist.
Catching some sleep when she can has
now joined Amy’s other hobbies of
hiking, cooking and reading.
Answering clients’ Diet Questions
Presented by
Amy Farcas, DVM, MS, DACVN
Breakfast is served!
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For other advertising rates, contact the Editor
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Newsletter Editor Notes
email address is:
We welcome submission of
brief articles, news items or
suggestions for topics.
All submissions must be received by
the 20th of the month
preceding publication
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Courthouse Dogs
Courthouse dogs are professionally trained facility dogs
that are graduates from an accredited service dog organi-
zation such as Courthouse Dogs Foundation headquar-
tered in Bellevue, Washington. Testifying in court is an
unfamiliar and stressful event for most people, especially
children. These dogs are used in a courthouse setting to
help reduce witness or victim anxiety and are available to
any witness who requests one. Most are Golden or Labra-
dor Retrievers. They are handled by criminal justice pro-
fessionals such as a deputy prosecutor, a law enforcement
officer, a victim advocate or a forensic interviewer.
Since 2003, facility dogs have provided com-
fort to abused children who must undergo
forensic interviews and testify in court.
These dogs visit juveniles in detention facili-
ties, greet jurors and lift the spirits of court-
house staff who often conduct their business
in an adversarial setting.
For further information go to:
courthousedogs.com
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IN MEMORIUM
Dr. Harold Dee Ivie (1927-2015)
Dr. Harold Dee Ivie, known to his friends and colleagues as “Dan”, passed
away peacefully at the age of 88 on May 28, 2015.
Dr. Ivie was a native of Sand Springs, Oklahoma and a 1952 graduate of
Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dan served his
country in the U.S. Navy during WWII where he was stationed in the Philip-
pine Islands. His Navy service also led him to California where he eventually
chose to settle on the San Francisco peninsula. Dan began his veterinary career at the White and Morris Pet
Hospital in San Bruno where he became a partner and it became “White-Ivie Pet Hospital”. Dan eventually
became sole owner of the well-known practice from which he finally retired in 2003.
During his 50-year career, Dr. Ivie mentored many aspiring veterinarians. He also established an endowment
fund at his alma mater, OSU. Dan was a Life Member of the PVMA and served as its president in 1963.
Dan is survived by his longtime companion Patricia Richardson as well as three children and their families.
A private family service was held in Fairview, Missouri and a celebration of his life was held in Redwood
City, California.
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PVMA Leaders for 2015
President: Dr. Chris Cowing
Past-president: Dr. Gwen Lynch
Vice President: Dr. Bev Ort
Treasurer: Dr. Dani Weber
Newsletter Editor: Dr. Nancy Lerner
Photographer: Dr. Richard Haars
Program Chairman: Dr. Cristine Mincheff
CVMA Board of Governors: Dr. Aleisha Nesset
CVMA House of Delegates: Dr. Jennifer Bolich
Webmasters: Dr. Charlene Edinboro
Dr. Kathy Tyson
Rest-break at the County Fair
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Veterinarian Wanted
Progressive AAHA-accredited, open-door shel-
ter in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a
veterinarian to join our team. Duties would in-
clude providing medical care for shelter animals
(domestic, exotics and wildlife), emergency care
for stray animals, performing spay/neuter sur-
geries in our low-cost on-site and free mobile
clinic, seeing post-adoption medical appoint-
ments and assisting in humane investigations of
animal abuse. Work with a staff of 5 doctors, 3
RVTs and 10 vet assistants. Participate in staff
training, public education and special events.
Seeking an enthusiastic individual with good
communication skills. Recent graduates are
welcome. Competitive salary and benefits pack-
age. Contact Linda Janowitz, DVM, 12 Airport
Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94402;
Phone (650) 340-7022, ext. 349
email: [email protected]
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Sharing Lunch
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July Meeting Fun
Drs. Filipowicz, Panek and Hardy
discuss specialties while an unidenti-
fied vandal works in the background.
“ALICAM”, the world’s first
ambulatory light-based imaging
device for dogs to swallow. An
exciting new product discussed
during PVMA’s July program.
Drs. Hovde and Barchas of North
Peninsula Veterinary Emergency
Clinic enjoy the speaker’s humor.
Ahh, to be two again!
Zander and his Mom,
Dr. Bolich.