The mosquitoes are TERRIBLE this year! Be sure that your dog are tested for Heartworm disease and put on monthly preventatives. Cats can get Heartworm disease, although as a species they are more resistant to the infection. Consider using a monthly prevention on your cat too. Ask your vet if you have any questions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPu6bSje-3E&feature=plcp

2012: Better and more terrible!

https://www.facebook.com/TheButcherShopHouseOfGoreSpookHouse

Another recall (birds/guinea pigs): Bird owners (and others), be aware!

 

PMI reports it has contacted retailers and has asked them to notify consumers. The diets should not be given to pets, the company reported.

 

The lot and formula numbers are located on the back of each specific product bag.

 

5025 0001330 Guinea Pig Diet 50# APR17122 56A6 0001452 Mazuri Small Bird Maintenance […]

Thank you Second Chance Animal Rescue!

Second Chance Animal Rescue is pleased to provide funds to Minnesota Spay Neuter Assistance Program (MN SNAP) to hold a spay/neuter clinic for low-income people to have their pets altered (cats, dogs, rabbits). We provided a grant to help with the July 18-21 clinic in Thief River Falls. The MN SNAP mobile unit will […]

Ticks are out in high numbers this year!

Use your Frontline! If you have questions about tick prevention – please ask. Remember, ticks carry Lyme Disease and Anaplasmosis (in addition to several other diseases).

This tick was found attached to a patient’s tongue (thanks for the update Minnesota Spay and Neuter Program).

Be careful when you are out walking your dog in the heat. This is what can happen when they step on hot asphalt.

Just another reminder about dogs and this heat! I got several calls at the clinic this last week about whether or not it was safe to take dogs for walks during this heat wave. Not only is the air temperature dangerous but the severe temperature of the roads and sidewalks that they are walking on […]

“Grief is one of the basic emotions dogs experience, just like people, said Dr. Sophia Yin, a San Francisco-based veterinarian and applied animal behaviorist. Dogs also feel fear, happiness, sadness, anger, as well as possessiveness.”

http://www.philly.com/philly/health/161588405.html?cmpid=15585797#ixzz1zyaMRElX

Not to be a paranoid but: The Minnesota Department of Health urges you to take the proper precautions if you’re going to be in mosquito-infested areas.

West Nile virus is typically rare in dogs, although it has been seen. People should be more careful when it comes to this virus. However, make sure that your dog has been tested for Heartworm disease and is on monthly Heartworm prevention.

The 4th of July is over, but the fireworks have just begun. Here is some great information on helpful tips for your pet from the Animal Humane Society.

Picnics, summertime, and fireworks! If your pup is not a fan of fireworks click the link below to hear some helpful tips from their Training and Behavior Manager, Paula Zukoff.

http://youtu.be/8d2riISe4Xw

Dogs need their space!