Carlie
Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Youth Honoree
 Her journey started with a rash, and the inability to walk without limping. Progressively for the next month Carlie’s health declined, a month straight of fevers and the worst form of lethargy the family had ever seen. A month into constant sickness Dr. Sheraton and his team at School House Pediatrics figured out the problem, "we think she might have Arthritis". The family rushed for blood work that same night and within a week Carlie was diagnosed with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The first few months Carlie had a couple stays in the hospital after acquiring MAS. Finally finding a treatment months later that started to work. A year and a half later and Carlie is a thriving little girl.
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Heather Zaidel is a graduate of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and has been in small animal practice for over 20 years. She and her husband Jake established Malta Animal Hospital in 2004. As an arthritis patient herself, Dr. Heather is an advocate for managing pets in chronic pain. She has a special interest in pet rehabilitation, pain management, senior pet wellness as well as animal hospice care.