Dr. Steph proudly earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Texas A&M University and obtained her Bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin. Her professional interests include preventative care, dermatology, soft tissue surgery and internal medicine. The most rewarding parts of her day involve educating clients and seeing a sick patient walk away feeling better.

 

Dr. Steph founded VetPet Box out of a love for educating pet owners. It is her hope that you will learn something in every monthly VetPet Box you receive. One month you may discover a new pharmaceutical or supplement and the next you may find a new favorite toy or treat manufacturer. This service will also help you to identify symptoms associated with common pet health problems. During a veterinary visit, one of the most critical tasks is “history taking” (especially with a sick patient.) This is the part of the visit where you’re asked a bunch of questions about what’s been going on at home. Pets can’t tell us about how they’ve been doing, so that’s up to you! If you don’t know what signs to be watching for at home, you may miss them and then your veterinary team might also! Being able to give your veterinarian a more accurate history can help get to the right diagnosis quicker, which can save you money and get your pet to feeling better faster!

 

Dr. Steph (as well as most veterinarians) wishes that there was more time during your pet’s annual exam to talk about all the wellness topics that are important. Unfortunately, only so much can be discussed during the time constraints of a typical office visit and pets age fast. Even if you do get some tidbits here and there, it may be hard to remember those conversations months to years down the line. Dr. Steph hopes that the VetPet Box will help to bridge this educational gap by giving small doses of easy to understand, important and applicable, veterinarian-authored wellness information every month to fuel additional conversations, if needed, with your regular veterinarian.