By Nicole Abrego

Blood tests are an easy, safe, and relatively inexpensive way to peer inside your pets and find potential health problems. Analysis of the numbers and structure of blood cells is important in the diagnosis and monitoring of disease and infection. These tests can help us identify a problem before clinical signs or symptoms appear.

By Nicole Abrego

By Dr. Heather Kovac

The Patient

Dudley, a 1 year old male Great Dane mix, came to see me for a wound on his tail. The owner told me that he kept hitting his tail on the walls and the sides of his crate and would cause it to bleed and it was not healing.

When most people hear the term “microchip”, they think of computers and robots. When you’re told that you should get your pet should be microchipped, you might picture some SciFi version of what is actually going to happen but, trust us, there is nothing quite so ominous involved in the procedure. So let’s talk about what microchipping is and what it isn’t.

One benefit of our quarantine time during this COVID-19 pandemic is that many of us are getting more physical activity, and our dogs are getting more exercise, too. After all, getting moving outside is nearly the only thing to do for leisure at this point!

By Nicole Abrego

You may have seen the quote “the best therapist has fur and four legs” floating around the internet on inspirational memes, but is there any truth to this saying? According to studies performed by the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI), our pets can actually benefit our mental health in a variety of ways. 

Here are the top ways having a pet can benefit your mental health:

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