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Golden Valley Pet Owner Dubs Vet ‘Miracle Man’
An assistance dog is alive and well thanks to the kind efforts of a veterinarian.
Cats, dogs, iguanas—you name it and Dr. Stuart Dalton has treated it. As a veterinarian and the owner of White Bear Animal Hospital his doors are always open to ailing animals, but a few weeks ago he got a call about a sick assistance dog. At the time he had no idea this call would change the life of a pet owner. The call came from the Courage Center, a rehabilitation facility that specializes in helping people with disabilities. One of their clients, Steve Cluckey was near tears over his dog Brewster. Cluckey thought his 3-year-old black lab had a raw hide lodged in its stomach. “He was getting sick and he wouldn’t eat and he just wasn’t the same Brewster,” Cluckey said. “So, I took him into the vet but they wanted to charge me $400 just…
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Jane McCormick
7:35 am on Monday, January 16, 2012
I remember when Dr Dalton came over to my moms apt to get the wildest cat in the world. the cat would hide from us and after a house call Dr Daulton cought the cqat and put her in a carrer and we took her to a new home. She is living free. now. God Bless Dr Dalton he is tops in my book. more ›