Elizabeth Clyde, Clyde's Animal Clinic, Mattoon, IL
Elizabeth Clyde, DVM:
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Clyde grew up in El Dorado, Arkansas and attended Louisiana Tech University, where she received a BS in Animal Science. She continued her studies at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, and received a BS in Veterinary Science and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1991. She has been practicing in Mattoon ever since. Her husband Roy Druin, and children, Lydia and Stewart have Stolli, a Doberman, and 2 cats, Friend and Princess. She loves to ride horses whenever she can, garden, read books and travel to Mexico to escape Illinois frigid winter. Dr. Clyde is a true Southern girl at heart! Dr. Clyde has a special interest in surgery, dentistry, oncology, and internal medicine.
Dr. Andrea Hansel, DVM: A 2008 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Hansel lives in Paris with her husband Tim, and 2 daughters, Addison and Ashlyn. She has 2 cats, Truman and Madelyn, and soon will be adding Lola, a new boxer puppy, to her family.
Mary Pat Williams, DVM: A 1997 graduate of University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Williams lives in Charleston with her husband Joe, sons Logan and Tristan, along with her Doberman, Krysis, 2 cats Tavish and Panyck, and her horse, Rocky. She enjoys horseback riding, bike riding and family get-togethers! Dr. Williams also has pet rats at the clinic and works with Eastern Illinois University lab animal program.
Your Pet's 2012 Resolution:
Help them get Healthy!
As the New Year begins and we make our new year's resolution to lose weight, let's not forget to add our overweight pets into the plan. As reward-based training becomes more popular, so does pet obesity. This is a serious issue and obesity is a leading contributor to diabetes in pets. Overeating, a predisposition for obesity, lack of exercise and eating the wrong types of food are the most likely causes of your pet's weight gain. Overweight pets may be suffering physically as a result of carrying the extra weight, and obese pets, like obese humans, do not live as long as their more active and weight appropriate counterparts. Obesity in pets is a condition over which the owner has significant control.