03/15/2026
Earlier this week, Stitches Vet Surgery manager, Missy Manlove, BS, RVT, CVPM, teamed up with Melissa Garcia, RVT, from Bloomfield Animal Hospital to present some basic first aid techniques to our local Long Beach K9 Officers. This presentation gave them instructions on how to best handle some of the scenarios that the officers might deal with while out in the field with their K9 partners!
A special thank you to the OG himself, Dr. Larry Kosmin who helped get all the parties involved together, West Coast Vet Supplies and the Long Beach K9 Association for donating all of the supplies to stock every single K9 car with a new first aid kit, and to Dr. Courtney Campbell for volunteering Stitches to host all of the officers!
And of course, a most heartfelt thank you to EVERY officer and his/her canine who put themselves out there every day to protect and serve!
