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Easter Safety Tips 🐣🐰

Easter Safety Tips 🐣🐰

If you are planning to celebrate Easter, don’t forget some of these important Easter safety tips from ASPCA for your furry friends. Chocolate This yummy treat for humans can cause gastrointestinal upset, pancreatitis, stimulation to the nervous...

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A Pharmacy at Your Fingertips

A Pharmacy at Your Fingertips

Order Your Pet’s Medications Through Our Hospital App “Oh no,” you groan, as you realize you forgot—again—to stop by our hospital on your way home from work to pick up your pet’s heartworm preventive. You quickly set a reminder on your phone for...

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Announcing: The Top 10 Pet Toxins!

Announcing: The Top 10 Pet Toxins!

Photo Credit: ASPCA Each year, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) works to provide important and sometimes lifesaving information along with handy safety guides to pet parents nationwide. Last year alone, APCC helped over 232,000...

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A New Pet for the Holidays

A New Pet for the Holidays

There is so much planning that goes into adding a new pet to the family. What type of pet or breed? Do I get my new pet from a breeder, shelter, or pet store? What are the housing or bedding needs, food and more? After all this careful planning you...

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5 Pet Myths: Debunked!

5 Pet Myths: Debunked!

Is a dog’s mouth cleaner than a human’s mouth? Do cats always land on their feet? There are plenty of pet myths surrounding our furry friends. Sometimes thesemisconceptions can impact their health and lives. Let’s take a look at some commonmyths...

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Fall Dangers and Your Pet

Fall Dangers and Your Pet

There is a chill in the air and the kids are back to school. We’ve put our white pants away and started unpacking our sweaters and sweatshirts.  Pumpkin spice is everywhere you turn and before long the leaves are going to change color and start...

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Why is my Dog so Itchy!?!?

Why is my Dog so Itchy!?!?

One of the most common calls we receive during the summer is related to itchy dogs.  It seems like this time of year is the height of skin problems in our area. An itchy dog can present in several different ways, including scratching, rubbing,...

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July 4th Safety Tips for Your Pets

July 4th Safety Tips for Your Pets

Parties, fireworks, barbecues, and other 4th of July traditions can be great fun for people but for pets it can be scary and downright dangerous. Did you know that more pets are lost on the Fourth of July than any other date? Fireworks and other...

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Social Distancing With Your Pet

Social Distancing With Your Pet

In times of social distancing, our activity options have to change. But that doesn’t mean exercising our pets should stop! If your outdoor space is limited, you can still have fun at home while staying active with your pet inside. Puzzle toys,...

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Bad Breath and My Pet

Bad Breath and My Pet

Celebrate National Pet Dental Health Month by learning the facts about bad breath and what it can mean for your pet. It turns out that chronic bad breath or halitosis is NOT normal for pets! It can actually be an indication of a problem, such as...

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