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Gully Animal Hospital Receives 2008 Best of Arlington Award
U.S. Local Business Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement
WASHINGTON D.C., July 30, 2008 -- Gully Animal Hospital has been selected for the 2008 Best of Arlington Award in the Veterinarians category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).
The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2008 USLBA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USLBA and data provided by third parties.
SOURCE: U.S. Local Business Association
D Magazine's Best Vets of 2004
Best Vets, The
D Magazine, Jun 01, 2004 by Price, Carly, McMullan, Dawn
Monty Kehl and Craig Wilbanks have a house full of dogs. At least that's what it sounds like when they rush to the front door-barking, toenails clicking-to greet a visitor. The dogs have their own personalities and, as they age, their own medical problems.
With two greyhounds, 9-year-old Elmer and 10-year-old Johnny, and an 11-year-old cocker spaniel named Daisy, Kehl and Wilbanks give a lot of thought to veterinary care. Fortunately, the range of specialty and alternative pet health care in Dallas-Fort Worth has increased in the last 20 years.
"Not so long ago, for any sort of specialized veterinary care, you had to drive three or four hours to one of the university hospitals," says Dr. Darryl McDonald, staff surgeon and partner at the Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center, part of the Veterinary Referral Center of North Texas. The center includes pet neurologists, ophthalmologists, oncologists, dermatologists, radiologists, and internal medicine specialists.
When it opened in 2000, the Referral Center put Dallas ahead of the curve in specialty veterinary care; now referral centers are popping up nationwide. With this trend comes increased coordination between vets and specialists.
"If I have a dog who is hit by a car and has multiple injuries, it's easy for me to walk down the hall and have the radiologist look at the X-rays or the internal medicine specialist look at the blood work," McDonald says.
When Daisy had a mass in her eye two years ago, she was treated successfully by an ophthalmologist at the Referral Center. Recently, Daisy got a pinched nerve and couldn't walk for weeks. When traditional medicine couldn't help, Kehl and Wilbanks turned to a pet massage therapist. As with humans, pet health care has expanded to include complementary and alternative medicine, such as acupuncture, chiropractic, herbs, massage, and other holistic treatments,
Dr. Shawn Messonnier of Plano's Paws & Claws Animal Hospital, author of The Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats, first tried alternative treatments because he couldn't make a dent in pet allergies. He used herbs and other natural approaches, and, when he saw success, he didn't stop with allergies. In January, after months of trying conventional veterinary medicine, Ann Huey and Martin McCall took their tortoise-shell tabby cat Deluxie to Messonier. Deluxie was diagnosed with polyarthritis (arthritis in multiple joints, a rare condition in cats) and treated with steroids, but her condition worsened. Messonnier put Deluxie on eight supplements, including glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate. Now she can play and climb trees.
In addition to technology and alternative treatments, vets rely on the basics of nutrition, preventive care, and exercise to improve the duration and quality of life for pets. If all of this sounds a lot like the lectures you've been hearing from your doctor for years, that's because animal medicine lags five to seven years behind human medicine- but it's catching up. Who knows? Maybe Kehl and Wilbanks will someday share a medical insurance plan with their beloved dogs.
ARLINGTON/GRAND PRAIRIE
Dr. Robin Crisman
I-20 Animal Medical Center (24-hour emergency care)
5820 W. I-20, Arlington
972-263-2525 or 817-478-PAWS
Dr. Roy Gully
Gully & Associates Animal Hospital
6300 S. Cooper St., Arlington
817-468-2333
BLUFFVIEW
Dr. Paul Carroll
Midway Hollow Pet Clinic
3780 W. Northwest Hwy.
214-902-0797
CARROLLTON/ FARMERS BRANCH
Drs. John Calhoun and Kelly Black
North Carrollton Veterinary Hospital
1839 Frankford Rd., Carrollton
972-492-0431
Dr. Trisha Ballard
Alternative Veterinary Hospital (chiropractic care, alternative medicine)
1060 W. Frankford Rd., Carrollton
972-492-0563
CEDAR HILL
Dr. Timothy England
Cedar Hill Veterinary Clinic (horses)
1026 N. Hwy. 67, Cedar Hill
972-299-5261
THE COLONY
Dr. Sharon Wild
The Colony Animal Clinic (acupuncture)
5906 Paige Rd., The Colony
972-370-5220
COPPELL
Dr. William Stearman III
Coppell Veterinary Hospital
504 Denton Tapp Rd., Coppell
974-462-1120
EAST DALLAS
Drs. Jim Ahumada and Helene Bergeron
A&B Animal Clinic (wild bird rehabilitation, exotics)
9027 Garland Rd. 214-328-7055
Dr. Wade Dunn
VCA Lakewood Animal Hospital
6363 Richmond Ave.
214-826-6601
Dr. Karen Fling
East Lake Veterinary Hospital (rabbits, rodents, birds, acupuncture)
10101 E. Northwest Hwy.
214-342-3100
Dr. Stephanie L. Chritton
Hillside Veterinary Clinic
6150 E. Mockingbird Ln. 214-824-0397
FLOWER MOUND
Dr. Oliver Shaffer
Flower Mound Veterinary Hospital
1601 Arrowhead Dr., Flower Mound
972-539-1575
FRISCO
Drs. Kevin Marcum and Debbie Schaffer
Animal Medical & Surgical Hospital of Frisco (small animal surgery)
6451 Preston Rd., Frisco
972-335-1234
Dr. George Martin
Plantation Pet Health Center
12560 Lebanon Rd., Frisco
972-731-0001
GARLAND
Dr. Glen Campbell
Buckingham Animal Hospital
1861 N. Garland Ave., Garland
972-485-8660
Dr. Julie Stanek
Centerville Road Animal Clinic
145 E. Centerville Rd., Garland
972-271-4637
IRVING
Dr. Kemba Marshall, ABVP
Metroplex Veterinary Center (board certified to treat exotics)
700 W. Airport Fwy., Irving
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