January 2012
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A progressive neurological disease can’t slow this dog down – or break his spirit.
Amy Deisher named her 13-year-old Pembroke Welsh corgi (PWC) Llyr (pronounced “Lear”) after a Welsh deity. The fluffy pup took to it – and to Amy – seamlessly.
“He came right up to me,” said Amy. “But I also fell instantly in love with the little ball of fluff. He was a mama’s boy from day one.”
Llyr was always a happy, healthy, active boy until about three years ago when Amy got worrisome news from her primary care veterinarian: Llyr had thyroid cancer. He underwent surgery, but Amy opted against chemotherapy. She had Llyr’s blood work analyzed and X-rays taken every three months to ensure the cancer hadn’t spread. Luckily, it hadn’t.
Llyr, Amy thought, was in the clear.
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Amy Johnson, DVM joins team as assistant professor of large animal internal medicine and neurology.
There are only three veterinarians in the world who are board-certified in both large animal medicine and neurology. Amy Johnson, DVM is one, and was recently appointed to the faculty of New Bolton Center as assistant professor in large animal internal medicine and neurology.
As a neurologist, Dr. Johnson focuses on diseases affecting the nervous system such as wobbler syndrome, equine herpes, West Nile virus, rabies, botulism, equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) and other neurologic diseases to which horses as well as camelids and food animals are susceptible.
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