What to Know About Fall Pet Allergies

What to Know About Fall Pet Allergies

The delights of autumn abound: crisp air, beautiful fall leaves, and pumpkin spice everything. But when it comes to our pets, one thing that fall brings may not be so pleasant: fall pet allergies. Pet allergies are not just limited to the springtime. Any change of season can bring discomfort for your pet in the […]

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How to Identify Pet Pain

How to Identify Pet Pain

Our pets may not walk, talk, or behave like us, but that doesn’t mean they don’t feel pain in much the same way as humans. Over the past few decades, veterinary science has made tremendous strides in the areas of pet pain prevention and management. At Animal Medical Hospital, we believe the best way to […]

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Discovering Pet Insurance: Is It Right For You?

Discovering Pet Insurance: Is It Right For You?

If you’re like most pet owners, you want to do whatever you can to make sure your pet stays healthy and is cared for well. In this day and age, pet owners have access to advanced medical care for our pets that rivals human healthcare. Although this makes it even easier to provide exceptional care […]

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Keeping Your Indoor Cat Healthy: The Secret to Health and Happiness

Keeping Your Indoor Cat Healthy: The Secret to Health and Happiness

It’s true that indoor cats are safer than their outdoor cat friends; they don’t have to contend with cars, getting into cat fights, or predators like coyotes and mountain lions. However, they do tend to be couch potatoes unless we step in to give them some entertainment. Animal Medical Hospital wants to help you keep […]

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The Rumble Down Under:  What to Do About Pet Tummy Trouble

The Rumble Down Under:  What to Do About Pet Tummy Trouble

Experiencing gastrointestinal upset can be uncomfortable, distressing, and downright painful. It can be upsetting for us as well when our pets experience it. Not knowing how to help or what to do can be almost as bad as the issue itself. Animal Medical Hospital would like to help you understand how to recognize pet tummy […]

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Why Veterinary Care for Cats is So Important

Why Veterinary Care for Cats is So Important

Cats are amazing creatures. When you stop and think about it, biologically and evolutionarily we are sharing our homes with tiny and ferocious tigers. (It just so happens they also are obsessed with hunting down that relentless red light from the laser pointer). Because cats are very much still wired like wild animals, it can […]

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What’s with all the Scratching? Protecting Your Pet Through Parasite Prevention

What’s with all the Scratching? Protecting Your Pet Through Parasite Prevention

If you’ve noticed an uptick (pun intended!) in the number of creepy crawlies, such as ticks, mosquitoes, and other parasites, then you can probably guess these pests are also a problem for our pets. Parasites are often associated with the summer months, and that is true that they are out in droves, but did you […]

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The Truth About Veterinary Drug Expiration Dates

The Truth About Veterinary Drug Expiration Dates

For some people expiration dates are a hard and fast rule. Gallon of milk that expired yesterday? Not worth it. For others, though, dates on food and other items are viewed as merely a suggestion. That yogurt in the back of the fridge probably has at least a week or two past the stamped date, […]

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The Need for Regular Pet Dental Care

The Need for Regular Pet Dental Care

We all know how important regular dental care is for ourselves and our children. We brush twice a day, floss and see our dentist annually for checkups and professional cleaning. But what if we told you that regular pet dental care is just as important? It’s true! If you imagine what it would feel like […]

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Kitty 101: Why do Cats Knead?

Kitty 101: Why do Cats Knead?

Part of the fun of cat ownership is observing the many “uniquely feline behaviors” displayed by our sweet kitties. Stalking, pouncing, fastidious grooming, and tail twitches are just some of the many examples of behaviors we observe in cats but not other pets. Kneading (the rhythmic, alternating push and pull of the front paws against […]

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