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Skunk outdoors

If the Smell is in the Air – Be Aware!

Everyone hates it. It smells up our properties and our cars. The aroma, if you can call it that, is enough to give us headaches, in more ways than one. Our animals chase them and sometimes they come back smelling worse than the creature he or she was chasing. What is that creature you ask? […]

Levi the dog

Levi’s Story: Life With “Broken” Ears

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see – Mark Twain My name is Levi and my story began about 9 years ago. I was born on February 23, 2006 along with my brother & sister.  My sister & I were “different” from our brother because we were both […]

Dog getting a physical exam

The Physical Exam: The Heart and Lungs

Author: Dr. Brenda Gough ….only the two most important organs in the body….! When your pet comes in for an exam, one of our animal care attendants has a listen to the heart.  They are taking measurements for us – they do a temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate for us so that we have […]

Little girl feeding her puppy

Calories can be deceiving

Author: Jakki Papp Pet obesity is something we see commonly in the clinic, though some pets may be overweight for a medical reason (ie. Thyroid condition) the usual culprit is in fact over-eating. It’s amazing how easily we can over-feed our pets and this can add up fast for them. Just like with us, our […]