Congratulations 🎉 Brittani!! Happy Halloween 🎃👻
Check out our new office canvas art! 🎨🐾 A huge thank you goes out to everyone who submitted their furry family members' best photos—each and every one made us smile! 😍 Come by and see if you can spot your pet on our walls! 🐶🐱
Freaky Friday! 🦠 The Cuterebra! 🦠
The pet in this video was sedated and completely comfortable during the removal of this pesky parasite. While not extremely common, cats and dogs can become hosts for the cuterebra when the opportunity arises. 🐾
Here’s how it happens: The adult botfly lays eggs near wounds, and within a few days, the larvae burrow beneath the skin to develop. This process can take 19-38 days in small animals, and up to 60 days in larger ones.
If caught in time, the cuterebra can be safely removed, and the surrounding tissue cleaned up to aid healing. Antibiotics are often given to prevent secondary infections, leading to a full recovery for your pet. 🐱🐶
Think your pet might have a cuterebra? Contact your vet right away!
🐾🦇🎃 FREAKY FRIDAY!! THE EAR MITE 🎃🦇🐾
Did you know? Ear mites aren’t just creepy – they’re super contagious! 😱 These surface mites love to live in the ear canals of cats, dogs, rabbits, and ferrets, but they can also spread to the skin. If your furry friend comes into contact with an infested animal, they can easily pick up these pests.
Keep an eye out for constant ear scratching, head shaking, or dark, crumbly ear discharge – these could be signs of an ear mite infestation. 🐶🐱🐰🐾
If you suspect ear mites, don't hesitate to reachout and allow us to diagnose and treat these pesky parasites.
Stay freaky and stay aware! 💥👀
#FreakyFriday #EarMites #VetCare #PetHealth #ProtectYourPets
We are so blessed to have so many cute pets and awesome pet parents! Below are our finalists from our photo contest. We will be contacting everyone to make arrangements for the photo shoot! Thanks again to everyone who submitted there fur-babies photos!
Dr. Carlea is discussing what YOU can do at home to help your pets with their dental health!🪥🦷
PSA: Sticks and bones can become lodged in your pets mouth! Last week Riley came in with a large bone wedged into the roof of his mouth. The owner had noticed a very bad odor coming from out of his mouth and schedule him in the same day. He was sedated and it was quickly removed, placed him on medications, and we are happy to report back his normal self!
Be sure that if your pet is a chewer you regularly check their mouth for things that can become lodged between their teeth or into the pallet. If you notice that your pet is pawing at or rubbing their mouth on the floor or is struggling to eat or drink, these could be indicators that something serious could going on in the mouth and needs to be checked out.
Are you nervous about putting your pet under anesthesia? That's normal! Dr. Carlea explains what we do here @ NAAH to keep your pet safe when going into an anesthetic procedure.
Are there health risk for not having dental care performed? Dr. Carlea answers!
This week Dr. Carlea will be answering commonly asked questions about pet dental health!
