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Dr Kelly McGuire administers a vaccine to Cousin, a 14-week-old golden retriever, at the Wildflower Veterinary Hospital in Brighton, Colorado.

Dr Kelly McGuire administers a vaccine to Cousin, a 14-week-old golden retriever, at the Wildflower Veterinary Hospital in Brighton, Colorado.

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NEW YORK – In the four years since she opened her own veterinary practice, Dr Kelly McGuire has seen her fair share of heartbreaking cases.

There was the dog whose kidneys shut down after it contracted leptospirosis, a bacterial disease often carried by rodents.

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