January 26, 2019

Animal Saviors: Skyview Animal Clinic

In a spacious room behind the scenes of the front counter and the exam rooms of clients and patients, veterinarians and veterinary technicians joke with each other in-between surgeries and appointments at Skyview Animal Clinic in Cape Girardeau.

Clegane, an 11-week-old german shepherd and border collie mix, plays with his owner Amanda Kaempfe while at his first vet visit to Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Dr. Sean Byrd, bottom, removes a cast off of a dog under anesthesia, while Nissa Benfield cleans off the dog's foot at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Callie Lashley, left, and Mandy Shankle, right, carry a dog under anesthesia toward the surgical room at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan, 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Mandy Shankle, left, and Dr. Stephen Curry, right, prepare for a surgical procedure on a male dog at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Dr. Stephen Curry stands in the surgery room and prepares to perform a surgical procedure on a male dog Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at Skyview Animal Clinic in Cape Girardeau.

Dr. Stephen Curry performs a surgical procedure on a male dog Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at Skyview Animal Clinic in Cape Girardeau.

Medications line the shelves on a wall in the back of Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Alexis Darnstaedt, right, holds a small dog while Andrew Bell clips the dog's nails at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Staff members of Skyview Animal Clinic share a laugh with one another in-between appointments and surgeries Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Dr. Stephen Curry prepares for a growth-removal procedure at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Dr. Stephen Curry removes a growth from a dog's tongue at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Callie Lashley gives a treat to 11-week-old Clegane during his first vet visit at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Dr. Stephen Curry, center, reaches for tools during a growth-removal surgery on a dog's tongue while Callie Lashley, left, assists and Andrew Bell, right, watches at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Dr. Stephen Curry stitches up a dog's tongue after removing a growth during a surgical procedure at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Alexis Darnstaedt, right, reasons with her newly adopted 3-year-old dog Wilma in the back room of Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Mandy Shankle, left, and Andrew Bell, center, work together to get a dog into a kennel space to allow him to recover from surgery, while Alexis Darnstaedt puts her dog, Wilma, into a kennel space of her own in the back room of Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Dr. Sean Byrd, right, performs a routine puppy exam on 11-week-old Clegane, with the assistance of Callie Lashley at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Callie Lashley receives a kiss from 11-week-old Clegane duing his first vet visit to Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Clegane, an 11-week-old german shepherd and border collie mix, is given medicine through a syringe by Dr. Sean Byrd, as he's held by Callie Lashley, during his first vet visit to Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Mandy Shankle, center, comforts a dog while Ethan Zoellner, right, feels out the dog's leg before administering anesthesia in preparation for surgery with the supervision of Dr. Stephen Curry, left, at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Dr. Sean Byrd peers into the cage of a guinea pig as other veterinarians prepare a dog for surgery in the back of the room at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Dr. Sean Byrd, left, holds a guinea pig, as Callie Lashley reads information from the animal's file, while other veterinarians prepare a dog for surgery in the back of the room at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Callie Lashley, left, holds a guinea pig while Dr. Sean Byrd listens to the animal's heartbeat during an exam at Skyview Animal Clinic Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

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In a spacious room behind the scenes of the front counter and the exam rooms of clients and patients, veterinarians and veterinary technicians joke with each other in-between surgeries and appointments at Skyview Animal Clinic in Cape Girardeau.

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