About Dr. Neely

About Dr. Neely is the biography of a veterinarian that has been in private practice seeing cats exclusively for over 18 years. She is a graduate of The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and has degrees in music and education also. She has been the owner of a feline only veterinary hospital in the Philadelphia area providing medical care, surgery, boarding and grooming since 1991.

Any biography about Dr. Neely is not complete if her life-long efforts at rescuing cats are not included. She is the founder of Purrfectly Yours Adoption Center, established in 1991, and responsible for finding homes for, vaccinating, and neutering thousands of homeless cats. However, her rescue work really began as early as the age of five and has continued throughout her life.

Dr. Neely has been writing, editing, and publishing in the computer, music, and veterinary fields for over 30 years. Her articles have been published in a variety of national magazines and newspapers, including Better Homes and Gardens, Electronic Games, Creative Computing, Compute, Micro, Software Merchandising, and Computer Gazette Software Reviews, where she was a contributing editor.

She has written pet articles for Philly Fit Pet Magazine, Mainliner News, and many other newsletters, pamphlets, websites and staff training manuals. Dr. Neely has also frequently created public relations material, adult education materials, and college faculty class plans and training materials.

She has written and edited scripts and storyboards for a national cable television music series produced by United Feature Syndicate. She also served as Associate Producer and Music Director for the series and co-authored Play It Again, a collection of piano music.

Dr. Neely assisted the producer of the Dr. Ruth show at WNEW Metromedia Channel 5 in New York where she edited letters to be aired on the show, produced teleprompter copy, recruited and scheduled guests, and personally assisted Dr. Ruth.

She has written lecture material and prepared audio/video aids for numerous presentations to schools, YMCA's, retirement homes, nursing homes, children's clubs, Adult Business Organizations, Girl Scouts, High School Career Day, and for hospital tours for local lower and middle schools.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS include presentations at retirement and nursing homes, numerous pre-school's, high school career days, and various public and private schools, grades 1-12 in the Philadelphia area. Dr. Neely has been a guest lecturer at Barnes and Nobles Book Store and Borders Book Store. She has conducted many tours of her cat hospital to students of all ages. Dr. Neely annually hosts interns from local high schools, community colleges, vet tech schools, and students from the University of Pennsylvania Vet School. She also has been a guest lecturer at a wide variety of colleges and universities throughout the United States.

RECOGNITION Dr. Neely has been recognized nationally by Cat Fancy Magazine as an outstanding veterinarian for her animal rescue work . She was also the first veterinarian chosen as Veterinarian of the Month by Strictly for Pets national pet newsletter.

Many different media types have written about Dr. Neely. She has been interviewed by numerous newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations including The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Daily Times, The Main Line Times, Channel 6 ABC and Channel 10 NBC Prime Time News, Glamour, Changing Times, The New York Times, and Main Line Life magazine.

Her professional affiliations have included the American Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Feline Practitioners, American Animal Hospital Association, National Association of Women Veterinarians , Morris Animal Friends , Cornell Feline Health Center , and Pennsylvania SPCA Low-Cost Neuter Program.

INTERESTS

Family , cats , writing, website development, computer graphics, current events, forensic science, continuing education , homeless animals , photography , music , travel, reading .

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