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This Week's Column
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About 
Dr. Roen
About the
Clarkston Veterinary Clinic
Links to other animal related sites (Updated 9/20/98)
This column may also be seen every Monday in the Lewiston Morning Tribune, Lewiston Idaho. This webpage was created, is updated every Monday, and is copyrighted by Dr. Roen.
Please send questions, comments, or suggestions to jazzvet@cableone.net. Selected questions may be answered in future columns.
The Clarkston Veterinary Clinic is located in Clarkston, Washington, just across the Snake River from Lewiston, Idaho. The practice is limited to dogs and cats. The hospital is certified by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA).
Dr. Roen has owned and operated the clinic since it's opening in 1978. He is a diplomate in the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP).
Dr. Roen has scheduled office hours for appointments during regular business hours, including Saturday mornings. For your convenience, please call for an appointment. The clinic is open from 7 AM to 6 Pm Monday through Friday, 7 AM to Noon on Saturday, and Saturday evenings, Sundays, and holidays, from 5 PM to 6 PM and 7 AM to 8 AM for dropping off and picking up boarders and supplies. Call 509 758 9669 for an appointment or boarding reservations.
It is our mission to provide the best possible medical and surgical care, as well as boarding facilities and grooming service, in a friendly, caring atmosphere.
The Clarkston Veterinary Clinic has been a certified member hospital since 1988. AAHA is an organized group of progressive veterinarians who voluntarily comply with the highest standards for animal hospitals. To achieve this distinction, the hospital and staff voluntarily undergo rigorous inspections and evaluations of the facility, equipment, practice methods, and management. Veterinary teaching hospitals and about 12% of the private hospitals in the United States are AAHA certified.
In order to become a diplomate of the ABVP, a veterinarian must satisfy the following requirements:
Dr. Roen graduated from Texas Western College (now the University of Texas at El Paso) in 1966 with a BS in mathematics. He served in the US Air Force for 6 years as a navigator/electronic warfare officer and flew as an electronic warfare officer in F-105's over North Viet Nam. He left the service to return to college and graduated with honors from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 1977. He has been in practice since then in Clarkston, Washington.
He has been married since 1970 to Patricia, a medical technologist. Their two children, David and Jennifer, are both college graduates. David is a Marine Helicopter Pilot and married to a wonderful, enchanting, beautiful young lady, Mercedes Bonham. They have a handsome son, Samuel, and a beautiful daughter, Katherine Anne. Jennifer, married to Fine young man, Edward Petersen, is a distinguished graduate of The University of Washington Law School and a well known and respected Seattle Attorney, working for the King County Prosecutors Office. Edward and Jennifer have one son, so far, Jackson Owen Petersen. All three of our grandchildren already show great promise as jazz guitarists. "Jazzvet" is also a fan of jazz, especially jazz guitar and fiddle, other fiddle music, and many other forms of music.
Other sites about dogs, cats and other pets
The above two sites have practical information for pet care, as well as information about veterinary medicine, veterinarians, and tips on how to find a good veterinarian. "Quackwatch is "Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions." It is operated by Stephen Barrett, M.D., and has a section on veterinary medicine. http://www.hcrc.org/index.html Information about Alternative Medicine. Information about Veterinary Alternative Medicine. The website of the popular television program. These two sites come together and are about as close to a complete resource for animal information as you'll find on the net.
Some free information, and instructions on how to obtain specific information, for a fee, if your pet is poisoned.
Excellent site, with excellent free information, and links.
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