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Sara Keller

About Sara Keller

Sara Keller is an RVT (Registered Veterinary Technician) and has been employed at Sunnyvale Veterinary Clinic since 2006. She started out assisting on surgeries and now is the head-technician and assists with many managerial duties. Animal behavior is an area of interest for Sara, whether it is in dogs, cats or horses. Sara is an animal lover at heart and spends a great deal of her time away from the clinic on hikes with her dog, Cassie or exercising her Mustang, Mestena. Sara has attended Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas for the past 3 years where she has studied animal behavior, practice management, and the latest in dental techniques. Sara’s latest adventure in continued education led her to Dr. Nicholas Dodman’s “The Well Adjusted Cat” and “The Well Adjusted Dog” series where she gained a new-found appreciation and interest in animal behavior. Sara enjoys helping pet owners understand their pets better and seeing the human-animal bond flourish.

Feline Behavior Part 3 – House Soiling and Furniture Scratching

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Sara Keller

House soiling and furniture destruction are two very common reasons that owners give up their cats.  I have never been to a talk on feline behavior where these topics were not discussed, and for very good reason: nobody wants to live in … Continue reading →

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Feline Behavior – Part 2: Aggression

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Sara Keller

(This is part two of what I learned at Dr. Dodman’s 8 hour Feline Behavior Seminar in May 2011). Anytime a cat suddenly becomes aggressive, it is a good idea to visit your veterinarian. Pain and other medical conditions should … Continue reading →

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Feline Behavior – Part 1: The Cat’s Senses and Social Life

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Sara Keller

I never thought a lot about cat behavior, beyond expecting my cats to use the litter box and not claw me or my furniture to shreds, so when I saw that Dr. Dodman, a world-renown behavior specialist from Tufts University … Continue reading →

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