UPenn Vet Hosting Free Lecture for Pet Lovers

Pet owners and animal lovers are invited to Penn Medicine Radnor on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m. for a free, open-to-the-public lecture called “Caring for Older Pets: Healthcare advice on geriatric and end-of-life issues.”

Dr. Meryl Littman, of Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital, will deliver the lecture, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) will host aat Penn Medicine in Radnor. Littman will talk about the special considerations when caring for older pets and how to handle those difficult decisions end-of-life issues bring.

Penn Medicine Radnor is located at 250 King of Prussia Road in Radnor. 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, contact Michelle Brooks at mibrooks@vet.upenn.edu or 215-898-1480.

About the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Founded in 1884, Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine was built on the concept of "Many Species, One Medicine." The school’s Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital, located on Penn’s campus in Philadelphia, houses classrooms, laboratories, medical care and one of the nation’s busiest urban veterinary emergency rooms.

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 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 www.vet.upenn.edu.