by Family Pet Health | Mar 17, 2021 | Blog
How does your pet react to a visit to the veterinarian’s office? Does your dog wag her tail, solicit pats from the staff, lick the faces of the associates and otherwise generally exhibit “smiling” behavior? Or does she cower behind your legs, avoid eye contact, tuck...
by Family Pet Health | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog
What to expect at your kitten’s visits with us: • At every visit we weigh your pet. We are keeping a record of this throughout your pets life. Of course as your kitten grows we need to track their size, but even as adults weight is an important part of health....
by Family Pet Health | Mar 5, 2021 | Blog
What to expect at your puppy’s visits with us: • At every visit we weigh your pet and we will keep a record of this throughout your pet’s life. As your puppy grows, we need to track her size. However, even in adult dogs, weight is an important part of health and...
by Family Pet Health | Feb 1, 2021 | Blog
Few things frighten a pet owner as much as the prospect of losing a pet. The door didn’t close all the way. The gate was left open. There’s a hole you didn’t know about in the fence. Accidents happen. Thankfully, a few valuable tools, such as a microchip, can help...
by Family Pet Health | Jan 15, 2021 | Blog
Did you know that one of the most common serious injuries veterinarians see in large dogs is also a common human injury? Tears of the Cranial Cruciate Ligament (CCL) in dogs is equivalent to injuries to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in humans. This ligament in...
by Family Pet Health | May 28, 2020 | Blog
My name is Stephanie Adams and I am a Licensed Veterinary Medical Technician. I am also the lead veterinary nurse here at Family Pet Health. That is quite a mouthful, but what does it really all mean? My role in the clinic is to support the veterinarians, lead the...