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Raising Orphan Kittens Part 2: Burping & Elimination

The not so fun, and often times little known, part of raising very young kittens is that they are unable to do many things on their own. Besides eating, there are things like burping, urinating & defecating.  They will rely on you for this for several weeks before they have...

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Vaccination vs. Vaccine Titres by Dr. Brenda Gough

We have an increasing number of clients concerned about over-vaccinating their pets and looking for alternatives to vaccines for their family friends. We at Park Road are always considering the optimal health of our patients.  As such, we modified our vaccine protocol to minimize the vaccine load as much as...

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Raising Orphaned Kittens – Part 1: Warming & Feeding

Written by Kathy Raepple Let me start by saying “Thank You” for dedicating your time and effort into saving these precious little lives. Hand raising kittens is a highly demanding, but richly rewarding experience that you and everyone involved will remember fondly for many years. Warmth As soon as you...

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Euthanasia by ACA, Carly McDonald

Euthanasia. It is never an easy topic to bring up and yet it is one of the most common sources of questions for owners.  The purpose of this blog is to help make a difficult time in any pet owners life just a little bit more comfortable.  Here is a...