Worried About Your Pet's Arthritis? FREE Lecture may help!

Penn Vet Hosts Free Lecture in Wyndmoor,

“Arthritis: A Common Debilitating Condition for Dogs and Cats”

Dr. Ann Caulfield slated to speak at Thursday, September 15 event

[August 30, 2011; Philadelphia, PA] – On Thursday, September 15 the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine will host a free, open-to-the-public lecture called “Arthritis: A Common Debilitating Condition for Dogs and Cats,” at the Y2K9’s Dog Sport Club in Wyndmoor, PA. Beginning at 7:00 PM, Dr. Ann Caulfield, Penn Vet’s rehabilitation medicine therapist, will discuss ways pet owners can manage the chronic pain arthritis produces in their pets and available medications and supplements.

Who: Penn Vet, interested members of the public.

What: Free lecture titled “Arthritis: A Common Debilitating Condition for Dogs and Cats” featuring Dr. Ann Caulfield of Penn Vet.

Where: Y2K9’s Dog Sport Club, located at 1000 E. Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA 19038.

When: Lecture beginning at 7:00 PM, Thursday, September 15, 2011 and ending at 8:30 PM.

To register: Registration is required as seating is limited. This lecture is appropriate for all ages, but participants are asked to not bring their pets. To register, call 215-898-1480 or register online at:  https://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/UPN/events/event_order.cgi?tmpl=events&event=2317099

About the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine is one of the world’s premier veterinary schools. Founded in 1884, the school was built on the concept of Many Species, One Medicine^TM.

The School’s Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital, located on Penn’s campus in Philadelphia, PA, houses classrooms, laboratories, medical care and one of the nation’s busiest urban veterinary emergency rooms. In addition, the school successfully integrates scholarship and scientific discovery with all aspects of veterinary medical education.

Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine is the only institution in the state of Pennsylvania graduating veterinarians accredited to care for food production animals. The large-animal facility, New Bolton Center, in Kennett Square, PA, encompasses hospital facilities for the care of horses and food animals as well as diagnostic laboratories serving the agriculture industry.

For more information about Penn Vet or its hospitals, visit http://www.vet.upenn.edu/.