CCVSS IS TOP SPONSOR FOR PHILLIPPI SHORES ELEMENTARY JOG-A-THON
The veterinary emergency and critical care facility is donating $2,500
and helping provide pet first aid and CPR training for the students.
SARASOTA, Fla., Feb. 14, 2012 – Critical Care & Veterinary Specialists of Sarasota LLC (CCVSS), which provides advanced intensive-care-unit and emergency veterinary medicine, is the top sponsor for Phillippi Elementary School's Jog-A-Thon Feb. 17, donating $2,500 to the school's largest fundraiser.
The Jog-a-Thon helps the students raise money for their school, and CCVSS also is donating collapsible and roll-able water bottles to participants, and is offering the use of its clinic for free pet first aid and CPR classes for the children, said Dr. Anne Chauvet, a veterinary neurologist and founder of CCVSS. The classes are being conducted through Specialists for Animals Foundation, Inc., which is a 501(c) 3 that helps owners who cannot afford specialty care for their pets.
More information is available by calling 941-929-1818 or online at www.CriticalVetCare.com, www.Facebook.com/CriticalVetCare and www.Facebook.com/SAFI-SpecialistsForAnimalsFoundationInc.
About Critical Care & Veterinary Specialists of Sarasota:
Critical Care & Veterinary Specialists of Sarasota LLC (CCVSS) was founded by veterinary neurologist and neurosurgeon Dr. Anne Chauvet in 2010. CCVSS offers 24-hour emergency care, surgery and intensive care for patients following surgery and for those that are critically ill, have suffered a trauma or need monitored medical treatments like feeding tubes or mechanical ventilation. The practice also treats brain, spinal cord and neuromuscular conditions in animals. CCVSS is located at 4937 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Fla. More information is available by calling 941-929-1818 or online at www.PetNeuro.com and www.CriticalVetCare.com.
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