Michelle Gonzalez, DVM, MS shares insight and professional perspective on a wide range of pet health, pet retention, and rescue crisis issues.
Rascal’s Corner is being hosted by GenerationWags.com as we believe Dr. G’s experience and broad range of veterinary combined with rescue related issues is of great value. The opinions and advice are being presented solely as those of Dr. G.
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About “Dr. G”
Michelle Gonzalez (Aka. “Dr.G”) graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1999 and completed an Internship in Small Animal Medicine, Surgery and Critical Care at the University of Missouri – Columbia in 2000. In 2006, she founded the Rascal Unit, a low-cost mobile veterinary hospital created to provide sterilizations and wellness care to animals throughout the State of Ohio. In 2011, she opened the Rascal Animal Hospital, an AAHA Accredited veterinary hospital providing affordable wellness, surgical, and emergency care. In 2016, Dr.G completed a Graduate Certificate in Shelter Medicine and in 2017 earned a Master’s Degree in Veterinary Forensics from the University of Florida. Dr. G is the Director of Rascal Charities, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization that helps provide financial assistance to pet owners in need, and assistance to rescue groups and organizations with cruelty and neglect cases. Her primary goal is to increase pet retention and decrease animal euthanasia by providing affordable pet ownership and education.
As a high volume general practitioner and emergency veterinarian, we see different problems at our office ranging from minor injuries to life threatening emergencies. At least half of our clients are either rescues or individuals experiencing financial difficulties, and becauseRead More
Thank you to Maggie O’Brian, DVM of Rascal Animal Hospital for this guest article! July 5th is said to be the busiest day of the year for animal shelters across the country. This is presumed to be due toRead More
NBC channel 8 in Hillsborough, Florida, made an investigative report last August called “Rabies immunization procedure different for pets and feral cats in Hillsborough”. They were looking into why there are different protocols for Rabies vaccination for feral and ownedRead More
Thank you to Maggie O’Brian, DVM of Rascal Animal Hospital for this guest article! Separation anxiety is a common behavior problem seen in our canine companions. Certain dogs, whether due to genetics, lack of early socialization, or life experience, willRead More
At our practice, we remove anywhere between 5 – 8 lumps and bumps on an average week. These are submitted for biopsy so that a Board Certified Pathologist can give us information about the lump. Occasionally a pet owner willRead More
Did you know that dental disease is the most common medical problem affecting dogs and cats in the U.S.? According to the American Veterinary Dental College (www.avdc.org) most dogs and cats have some degree of dental disease by three yearsRead More
The last two articles discussed the impact of heartworm disease in shelter dogs and the financial impact to dog owners. We also talked about how the disease is transmitted and the importance of year-round heartworm prevention. But did you knowRead More