Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The veterinarian's new book teaches how to make your pet healthier.
Wilmette resident Dr. Barbara Royal has performed acupuncture on meerkats, built an underwater treadmill for an elephant and operated on a giant grouper as a consultant for Chicago's Lincoln Park and Brookfield Zoos and the Shedd Aquarium, but she also treats common pets like dogs, cats and rabbits at her Royal Treatment Veterinary Center in Chicago. The wide variety of patients has taught her a universal truth about animal care: for an animal to be healthy, it has to eat and do what comes naturally. “That doesn’t mean you can’t have a dog in a high rise apartment in Chicago," Royal said. "It just means that you have to take them out and give them the food they need.” That philosophy is behind her book, The Royal Treatment: A Natural …
Saturday, April 21, 2012
A look at the thought process that occurs when you take your dogs to the vet.
I write this column with my tail between my legs. It shames me to admit that as much as I love my two adorable standard poodles, Bialy and Bloom, each time we visit the vet I do a mental calculation analyzing the cost-benefit analysis of keeping my pooches healthy. I’m not proud of this fact, but I do believe I am not alone. I conducted an informal survey of other members of the pet owning population, and there was a collective moan at the high cost of veterinary care and preventative medications. My most recent trip to the vet, for 11-year old Bloom, resulted in a $1,000 bill for the removal of a suspicious growth (turned out to be benign) and follow-up meds. There was also a little dental work in the form of an extraction of a cracked …
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Checking in with New Trier alumni before the 40th year reunion in September.
After high school graduation, New Trier West alum Debby Moss Hoffman Berry entered University of Illinois as a Japanese major. She had spent her senior year in Japan as a Rotary exchange student. The problem was, she had become fluent in the language so it took her only two years to complete the major. Debby’s childhood dream was quite different: She wanted to become a veterinarian. Earlier: Read more "You Did WHAT?" alumni profiles. “Being a vet is just something that I absolutely always wanted to do but never actually thought I would,” Debby said. But Debby switched gears and reconsidered her future. She decided to pursue veterinary school. A job in a vet’s office sealed the deal. “I loved the science classes, who knew?” Debby said. “I …
Jill Goldstein
9:17 pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
I agree with Lori Ratner. I also see Dr. Sedlock for vet services. He provides amazing care for pets at prices much more reasonable than those in Highland Park. And like Lori said, he is not judgmental, he offers various options and is always supportive no matter your decision because he understands that everyone is in a different position and you wouldn't be in his office if you didn't care … more ›