Aggressive Bone Lesions:

Differentiating Between the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

6:30 PM-8:00 PM in the Pieper Memorial Education Center, 730 Randolph Road Middletown. All veterinary practice members are welcome to attend! E-mail rsvp@piepermemorial.com with questions or if you are interested in attending.

If interested in attending please email your information (name, clinic, & contact information) to:

Dr. Cynthia Farrell at cynthia_farrell (at) hillspet.com

RSVP’s may also be left via voicemail at 1-800-255-2403, ext. 6662

AND

LET’S TALK SKIN PARASITES!

Presented by Dr. Rothstein         Blue Room in Middletown     October 25th at 6:30pm

To RSVP please call (860) 347-8387
Or email rsvp@piepermemorial.com 

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All events begin at 6:30 PM. A light dinner will be provided along with an optional tour of Pieper Memorial Veterinary Center. The seminars will run from 7:00 – 8:00 PM.

Due to limited seating; we do request that you register in advance for the meeting. To register, you may fill out the contact form below, or call the Gather and Grow Coordinator at:  (860) 347-8387.

Gather and Grow Events

April:

Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine: When alternative therapies work and when they could cause harm.

Presented by Dr. Jennifer Stickney
Monday Aprill 11, 2011

To introduce our new Gather and Grow series, we are offering an Ipod nano as a door prize at our first event on April 11!!

May:

Physical Therapy: Exercises to improve strength and balance of the senior dog.

Presented by Dr. Devon Spencer
Wednesday May 11, 2011

June:

Animal Behavior: Knowledge that will help support staff handle common behavior problems in pets.

Presented by Dr. Jean Denapoli
Tuesday June 7, 2011

He left his Middletown practice for four years to serve as a major in the Army Veterinary Corps Service Command in New England at which time he received a commendation medal for outstanding service.  He returned to Middletown to continue his practice after leaving the service.

In 1985 Dr. Pieper sold his practice to Dr. Robert Olson and Dr. Virgina Nunez Olson. Dr. Pieper continued to practice on a part time basis until he completely retired in 1987.

Lifetime Achivements and Awards

Over his lifetime Dr. Pieper had served in the following roles:

• 1940-1941 President of the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA)
• 1948-1980 Delegate from the CVMA to the American Veterinary Medical Association’s (AVMA) House of Delegates
• 1949-1950 President of the New England Veterinary Medical Association (NEVMA)
• 1952 Vice president of the AVMA
• 1952-1955 Chaired the AVMA Council on Education
• 1956-1963 Served as a member of the AVMA Council on Education
• 1960-1963 Chairman of the AVMA House of Delegates Advisory Committee
• 1965-1975 Served on the AVMA Judicial Council of the House of Delegates

He helped in the control and elimination of two cattle diseases in Middlesex County in the 1960s.

Dr. Pieper also served on several educational organizations.

• The National commission for evaluating veterinary college standards in North America
• The Governor Lodge’s commission to study the needs of establishing colleges of medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine in Connecticut
• The Medical Education Facilities Review Committee for the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare
• The New England Board of Higher Education
• The Governor Grasso commission to study the feasibility of establishing a college of veterinary medicine at the University of Connecticut

Locally, Dr. Pieper was active in the following.

• Assistant Scoutmaster with the Boys Scouts of America
• President of the Middletown Lions Club
• Corporator of the Middlesex Memorial Hospital
• Member of the Blue Lodge, Knights Templar and Shrine
• Corporator of Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank, serving as director from 1966-1980

Dr. Pieper received the following honors.

• 1964 AVMA Award for his contributions to the advancement of veterinary medicine in its organizational aspects
• 1968 By the Middlesex Dairy Farmers for his outstanding efforts in agriculture
• 1977 By the State Veterinary Medical Association for his efforts in agriculture
• 1977 Resolution passed by the Connecticut General Assembly commending him for his contributions to agriculture
• 1977 Recipient of the Bicentennial Medal issued by the University of Connecticut College of Agriculture and Natural Resources for contributions to agriculture in Connecticut
• 1978 A $100,000 scholarship fund to assist veterinary students from Connecticut and New England was established in Dr. Pieper’s name at Cornell University
• 1978 Inducted into Gamma Sigma Delta, National Honorary Agricultural Society
• 1984 Outstanding Middlesex County citizen
• 1992 The Founders Award from the Baker Institute at Cornell University

Pieper Memorial was established with the goal of providing a level of care that models the dedicated service and around the clock attention provided by Dr. Pieper to his many patients( both farm animals and pets) and clients. We are a 24-hour facility with the ability to accept emergency patients and those requiring hospital monitoring at any time of the day or night, including weekends and holidays. Our veterinary specialists are available on a referral basis for your pet, offering advanced expertise and diagnostic techniques to solve complex and challenging cases.

The future of veterinary medicine is bright and exciting as it offers new and advanced options and solutions for animals’ medical problems that may have been untreatable just a few decades ago . Come experience a part of that future at Pieper Memorial Veterinary Services, a beacon of caring veterinarians working together for your pet!