A trip to a veterinary emergency and specialty hospital with your pet can be a stressful experience. The goal for our hospital and team is to provide a client and patient experience that is second to none. From building design and work flow to our caring staff, we go the extra mile to ensure you and your pet get timely care with a smile.
A visit to the vet is always stressful for both owners and pets, but there should be as little stress as possible in the waiting room. Owners are responsible for keeping their own pets safe and for ensuring that their pets don’t annoy or endanger others. So let’s talk about proper etiquette for pet safety while waiting to be called…
When it comes to heartworm disease, there’s bad news and good news. The bad news is that heartworms can cause fatalities in dogs, cats, and ferrets. The good news is that you can use heartworm prevention medicine to protect your pet from getting heartworm disease in the first place. How do Pets get Heartworms? The answer is through the bite…
Unfortunately, cancer is common in dogs and cats, especially those canine or feline friends that are middle-aged or older. It’s estimated that approximately 25% of dogs and 20% of cats will develop cancer at some point in their lives with us. Cancer begins with the abnormal growth of cells that eventually overwhelms an animal’s immune system. Any type of cell…
When your dog or cat has separation anxiety, they become anxious because you are away from them. As the owner of a dog or cat, you probably think that your pet has a sixth sense about when you are going away on vacation, but in actuality, you are giving subtle signals your pet senses. You are busy moving around, packing…
If you’re lucky enough to enjoy the company of cats, you know that they purr a lot. There is nothing better than a contented cat curled up on your lap, purring away happily while being petted by you, an equally contented owner. Many people think that cats purr just because they are happy. However, you may be surprised to learn…
Do you think it’s odd that your dog loves to eat grass and does it cause you to worry? Well, for the most part, you can stop being concerned. A dog eating grass is a natural behavior for all dogs, be they wild or your best friend. Coyotes, dingoes, and wolves have all been observed eating grass. Grass is healthy…
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