About Jennifer Fry Expertise As a small animal veterinarian, Dr. Jennifer L. Fry is dedicated to high quality medicine, compassionate patient care, teamwork, client and staff education as well as celebration of the human-animal bond.Her special interests are internal medicine, behavioral medicine and alternative therapies. Dog and cat questions only, please
Experience Dr. Fry just opened her own veterinary hospital called Banfield, the Pet Hospital of Pottstown inside the NEW PetSmart located Pottstown, PA just off Route 100 where we treat Pets like Family.
Dr. Fry performs internal medicine work-ups, emergency treatments, soft-tissue surgery and prophylactic dentals on feline and canine patients. Dr. Fry has completed her certification as a Veterinary Chiropractitioner and has taken Level I Reiki. Dr. Fry enjoys working with Trap-Neuter-Return programs for feral cats in Berks County and volunteers for spay/neuter clinics. Dr. Fry is a big advocate of nutritional supplements and alternative therapies. She currently recommends Transfer Factor to boost the immune system naturally to fight off disease ... http://www.4tf-pets.com/testimonials.htm
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Dr. Fry attended University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in Philadelphia, PA where she received her Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD) degree in 1998. She also attended Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology with Departmental Honors and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1994.
Dr. Fry is currently involved in the following associations: American Veterinary Medical Association, Cornell Feline Health Center, Delta Society, Fairchild Foundation of Wyomissing, Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights, National Center for Homeopathy and Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association.
Question I serve my cat wet 1/4 can of wet food in the morning and evening, and also keep dry food available at all times. When I feed her the wet food she often appears to gorge herself and then almost immediately vomit. Many friends say they only feed their cats dry food, and I'm considering doing the same, because my cat doesn't seem to eat the dry with the same gusto. Will I be compromising her health with such a diet, or merely her preferences?
Answer Dry food is acceptable as long as you have plenty of water dishes around the house so she can drink fresh water. Cats will tend to drink more water if the water dish is NOT next to the food dish. Most cats also love the kitty water fountains. Canned food is mostly water and cats often like the texture and aroma over dry food, but gorging is often a problem. If a cat has a history of kidney or urinary problems, then I recommend feeding canned food but otherwise dry is great. My cats eat mostly dry. One can gets split between the 4 of them in the morning so I can put their vitamins in it. I am not sure what food you feed but if she is not too keen on the dry, you may want to consider switching brands. Royal Canin makes breed-specific formulas as well as indoor, hairball, and sensitive skin/stomach, which are all all-natural and very tastey. www.royalcanin.us
