Furry Friends Veterinary Hospital Bloomington, IN

06/26/2025

The 4th of July is coming. If your pet is scared of fireworks or other loud noises please plan ahead and call the hospital at (812)822-2236 so we can help you with a solution to make the 4th more enjoyable for you and your furry friend.

06/12/2025

EMERGING DEADLY FELINE DISEASE UPDATE:

Cytauxzoon felis (bobcat fever) is a life-threatening protazoal disease in our pet cats. Bobcats (common in Bloomington) serve as the reservoir host and the disease is spread via ticks (especially the lone star tick) to our pet cats. Case numbers have been on the rise in southern Indiana and cats are dying from this disease. Sadly, even with treatment many cats do not recover once infected. The key to protecting your cat is tick prevention. The safest place for your cat is indoors. For cats with outdoor exposure it is critically important to have them on a safe and effective cat flea/ tick prevention. For our indoor/ outdoor cats we recommend using monthly topical Revolution Plus.

Learn about the veterinary topic of Cytauxzoonosis in Cats. Find specific details on this topic and related topics from the Merck Vet Manual.

06/02/2025

Furry Friends turned 8 this last weekend. We are so blessed to be a part of this community, to get to help our patients and to work with a wonderful team.

Just today I learned we have the wrong name. Upon our 5 year old learning furry friends refers to our pets she dramatically said “They are not just FRIENDS! They are our FAMILY!” ❤️ Here is to many more years with Furry Friends…. Furry Families Veterinary Hospital. 😂

05/20/2025

WARNING: USING TOPICAL DOG FLEA/TICK/MOSQUITO PREVENTATIVES ON CATS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING.

We love to see pet parents regularly using preventatives on their pets, but it is so important to make sure the products you are using on your feline friends are for cats. We have unfortunately seen an uptick of dog flea/tick topicals being used on cats by mistake. The patient in this video experienced a serious/ life threatening (Permethrin) toxicity due to topical mosquito repellent/ ectoparasiticide (flea/tick) canine products. The owners noticed their mistake, immediately bathed the cat and came in for medical treatment. It is due to this quick intervention that the cat is home and doing well.

It is critically important to use a cat safe product on cats.

For outdoor/indoor cats we recommend Revolution Plus (prevents; heartworm, flea/tick, intestinal parasites, and mites) topical.
For indoor cats we recommend Catego topical or Credelio oral for flea/tick prevention.

Canine topical products such as Canine Frontline Shield, Vectra 3D for Dogs, and K9 Advantix contain Permethrin and are deadly for cats and should never be applied.

05/14/2025

Frog was looking very dapper for his recent annual wellness exam!

05/12/2025

Samson and Quinn were in recently for puppy wellness exams. They are off to a great start and they’re so sweet and cute!

04/18/2025

Rosie is doing fantastic post CrCL (ACL) repair. This is her 2 weeks post op recovering beautifully.

02/07/2025

Sometimes we get to see our patients special talents. Here’s a video of your next American Idol winner!

02/05/2025

Towel donations needed! Reusing your well loved towels is one of the ways we are environmentally friendly at Furry Friends. These donations help to keep our hospital clean and our patients warm. They also add comfort when we are able to send a towel home with a patient who needs it. Our supply is running low and we would love to take any used towels that are ready for their second life. Please drop off donations to Furry Friends Veterinary Hospital 857 S Auto Mall Rd Monday-Friday 8AM-5:30PM. Thank you!

02/02/2025

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is a growing problem for our poultry, dairy cattle, wildlife, as well as for dogs and especially cats. The blog below sheds light on this concerning disease. It is highly recommended not to give your pets raw unpasteurized milk or raw/undercooked meat.

The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) has provided this information about Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and how it is impacting different species.HPAI is Affecting Many SpeciesSince 2022 HPAI has been identified in all 50 states, in more than 1400 premises. Across the United Sta...

01/17/2025

Dr. Cody and Izzy always look forward to doing vet day presentations for schools. Especially Izzy who gets so much love attention and extra pets from the kids. ❤️🐾

01/06/2025

We will be closed Monday January 6th due to weather conditions. We wish everyone a safe snow day!