Dr. Mark Newkirk
Owner, Newkirk Family VeterinariansDr. Mark Newkirk is the owner of NEWKIRK FAMILY VETERINARIANS, with offices in Egg Harbor Twp, Mays Landing, and Margate, and has been taking care of pets in South Jersey since 1981. The Newkirk family has lived in South Jersey all their lives, and Dr. Mark has wanted to be a veterinarian since age 14, when he went to work in Margate as a kennel boy!
Graduating from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Mark treats dogs, cats, birds, reptiles and exotic pets, and has special interest in alternative medicine. We are proud to announce the fulfillment of that dream with the opening at the EHT location of ...The Animal Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy Center! The center features the areas only veterinary supervised under-water treadmill plus ultrasound and other therapies to deal with chronic injury or spinal problems. For animals that need special care or have severe arthritis or for whom the adage “old age is not a disease” applies, these special pets can now get special care at this Center!
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Articles by this Author
Just as obesity is epidemic in our human population, so to it is in our pet population. Reasons? Well, those are many and varied, but as in humans, most cases come down to diet and exercise!
Each month in this column we will run a pet story about YOUR pet!
Over the years as I have helped many pets back to health through alternative and nutritional medicine, a common question I get is, “Hey Doc, you helped my pet, do you know of a human doctor who can do the same for me?”
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Other factors can influence weight gain of course, such as hypothyroidism or Cushing’s disease or hormonal imbalance from spaying (in SOME pets, not all!). Other diseases result from obesity, such as diabetes and heart disease. Sound familiar?
A scientific breakthrough is helping pets deal with the pain associated with arthritis as well as injuries to tendons and ligaments.
Newkirk Family Veterinarians announce their expansion into treating horses.
Dr Mark Newkirk, long known for his special interests in this field for dogs and cats, now announces his expansion into treating horses.
Pain. We all know it. We all have it to some degree. Pain can be our friend, as in removing your hand from a hot stove to prevent injury, but often times it lives with us as an unwelcome guest.
