Bellwether

Knockout rounds and a big win in a puppy’s fight for life.

Stops and starts — and a lot of love — for a kid’s heart.

In what is arguably the world’s best job, Dr. Agnew spends her workdays with puppies or planning for their arrival.

Dr. Theresa Alenghat, was certain about one thing as a child: she would one day be a veterinarian who cares for small animals. Then she arrived at Penn Vet. The…

Surgeons, animals, owners — and two complex surgeries with joyful results

For Karen Cortellino, her nine-year-old boxer Sophie is more than just a companion. “There’s this bumper sticker that says, ‘Rescue dogs: Who rescued who?’” said Cortellino, a physician from New…