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Fauna Veterinary Care We're a full-service vet clinic in Uptown Chicago! Local, independent, woman and q***r owned. NOW OPEN and accepting new patients.

02/14/2025

Spot the difference! One of these teeth is not like the other, and we don’t mean the angle of the radiograph. Cats are infamous for developing resorptive lesions on their teeth with up to 60-75% of them being affected. Resorptive lesions are when the dentin, the tooth layer under enamel, starts to erode until it is destroyed. The reason this happens is still a mystery because cats, amirite? Dogs can develop these too, but they’re fairly rare.

Anyone can tell you that a toothache hurts, but not a cat! They’ll hide most cases of tooth pain so it’s important to bring them in to the vet to check out their teeth as much as we can. Sometimes they drool or drop food or treats if it touches a painful tooth, but you have to watch closely to catch that. If Dr. Erin suspects any vague signs of tooth resorption or sees any lesions on the teeth, she’ll recommend a dental cleaning. During a dental, we can look at all areas of every tooth under general anesthesia and take oral radiographs, or x-rays. We’ll clean everything up too. Sometimes the crown of the tooth is completely fine, but there are resorptive lesions on the roots like in these pictures. Those still need to be addressed.

The best and most effective treatment for resorptive lesions is to extract the tooth and we give local blocks and pain meds to keep cats as comfortable as possible. Even with multiple extractions, most cats don’t seem to care because their mouths feel so much better! Cats may need to eat only canned food to eat easily (and it’s best for their system in most cases), but there are still toothless felines that insist on their dry kibble.

01/29/2025

Did you know that ticks and other cold-blooded creatures don’t truly hibernate? Instead, they enter a low-energy state and patiently wait for warmer weather. Even just a brief warm spell above freezing during winter can wake them up! Some ticks that haven't fed yet can get active again, ready to "quest" for their next meal. That means this beautiful 50-degree day is the perfect weather to send them back above ground. Stay informed and keep your doggos safe by continuing their monthly heartworm, flea, tick, and intestinal parasite coverage all year round. 🐾🌡️

01/21/2025

Can you tell the difference between these cacti?

Welcome back to our pets and houseplants series called Flora and Fauna, where we tell you one by one which plants are safe and which plants are toxic for dogs and cats.

We have some good news for you today if you have a Thanksgiving Cactus, Christmas Cactus, or Easter Cactus because they’re considered non-toxic to dogs and cats. Ours are late bloomers here (we still love them) and it’s not a problem that they’ve been taste-tested by our pets before they moved to the vet clinic.

While still considered safe for dogs and cats, they do contain a lot of fiber. If your pet eats a lot of fiber, it can cause stomach upset in the form of gas, vomiting, or diarrhea. Give us a call if your dog or cat is a patient here and that happens. You can also contact the Pet Poison Hotline at 855-764-7661 any time your pet eats plants you aren’t sure about.

01/07/2025

How many toes does this kitten have? Cats and kittens normally have 18 toes (5 on each front paw, 4 on each back paw) and this polydactyl kitten has more than usual. All the more toe beans to love!

This kitten has her extra toes on the inside of her feet, which is called preaxial. Most polydactyl cats have their extra toes on their front paws only and it’s very rare to have them on all four paws so this girl is very special. To nerd out a little: Polydactyly is an autosomal dominant genetic trait caused by a change in a genetic enhancer that affects how the (get this) Sonic Hedgehog gene is expressed in limbs. If one parent cat has this condition, up to 50% of the kittens will have the same thing.

Historically, polydactyl cats were considered good luck by sailors and prized for their extra toes in order to catch more mice on ships. The author Ernest Hemingway also loved cats with extra toes, so you might hear some people refer to them as “Hemingway cats.”

01/03/2025

Bundle up for this weekend!

We hope everyone stays warm and cozy for the cold weather. Keep in mind that if you’re cold outside, your pets are probably cold too. Unless you have a dog that loves cold weather like a Husky or Malamute, most dogs appreciate a coat and sometimes either booties or paw wax. Take care to help older dogs or those with arthritis to avoid ice and prevent injuries from slipping. Walks can be a little shorter when temperatures dip below 30 degrees and having pets walk in the parkway grass can help them avoid salt on the sidewalk. Be sure to use a washcloth to wipe paws clean of any ice or salt when you come back inside and make sure to dry off any melted snow before getting cozy again.

If you visit the frozen beach, be sure to stay off dangerous shelf ice that forms along the beach on Lake Michigan. While these formations are intriguing for dogs and people, they are very unstable and break easily into the cold water.

Community and feral cats deserve some winter care too! Check the comments for ideas on outdoor housing and heated water bowls for our rat-hunting friends. Making noise on the hood of your car before starting it can help scare away any cats that found a warm spot near the engine.

Links for more care tips in the comments

12/23/2024

Wishing you and yours a very merry and special holiday season! We'll be open on Monday, Thursday, and Friday 8:30a-5:30p for the next two weeks. If you have an emergency, please contact Premier Veterinary Group or Bluepearl Northfield. Happy Holidays!

12/12/2024

What a perfect time to snuggle up and rest from a spay or neuter. Picture it: time off to relax, movies and blankets on the couch, doctor’s orders to stay quiet and mostly indoors, and a little accessory called a cone. Call or email to set up an appointment and get those dogs and cats spayed or neutered! We’re running this special until the end of the year.

11/26/2024

Just a heads up, we'll be closed in observation of Thanksgiving on 11/28/24. We'll be back on 11/29/24 during our normal operating hours.

Friendly PSA, your Thanksgiving dinner is not a dog or cat treat. You've been warned.
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11/19/2024

Next up in our Flora and Fauna series for houseplants and pets is ZZ plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia). This plant is toxic to dogs and cats because it contains calcium oxalate crystals like the monstera plant we posted about earlier. Let’s say it’s just a little *spicy*.

Calcium oxalate crystals are needle shaped, so they cause a lot of irritation when the leaves or stalks of the plant are chewed. This can lead to oral irritation such as drooling, pawing at the mouth, and can also lead to vomiting or difficulty swallowing. Some pets experience an intense reaction and need a little help here at the clinic. Some pets will nibble on leaves (like Dr. Erin’s cats) and may or may not learn their lesson when they vomit those later.

Thankfully, the ZZ plant doesn’t cause a deadly reaction, so you can still keep these around your home with a little caution. Keeping them in a difficult to reach window like our back office, a hanging basket, or a closed off room can help ensure pets stay safe while you enjoy some plant benefits.

Citations:
www.pethelpful.com/dogs/10-Houseplants-That-are-Poisonous-to-Dogs
https://tinyurl.com/6essmca7
https://tinyurl.com/59ez8w49

11/13/2024

Now seems like a great time to castrate anything and everything, especially for . (The girlies always have a seat at the table—no need to ask.) Call or email us to set up an appointment.

*Pet must be current on their rabies vaccines, and have been examined by us within the last 3 months.
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11/12/2024

Finally got our community board up! We envisioned this board in this little alcove when we first started to renovate the clinic and it’s finally done. She hot glue-gunned together like a RPDR sewing challenge gown, but she holding it together better than any of this past week. Stop by to check out local Uptown happenings or to drop off something you want to share. Community seems more important now, than ever.

Ps. Please don’t come for us , we love you girl! 😂

11/04/2024

Just a heads up that we will be closed tomorrow, November 5, 2024, to allow our team (and clients) to vote. We will resume normal business hours on Wednesday, November 6th!

10/29/2024

Extra snuggles and purrs on surgery days with the cutest patients today 🐾🐶🐈🐾

10/24/2024

Sign jokes are back up and better equipped for the wind! Swipe for Halloween decor 🎃 👻

10/17/2024

Rounding out our week, we are also shouting out to our client care coordinator, Elizabeth! You can find her at the front desk, managing phone calls, emails, and clients in person. Elizabeth also speaks Spanish and helps us translate during appointments so we can provide care to more patients. She’s been a seamless addition to our team, relaying a myriad of advice when we can’t always pick up the phone. Elizabeth is engaging, efficient, diligent, and wears many hats to add so much to our tiny team. She has experience in different animal related jobs, including emergency and specialty medicine.

10/16/2024

We’re continuing our recognition posts for and we wanted to give a HUGE shout out to our technician, Brooce. Brooce has been with us for almost 9 years and she never fails to bring the party to work. She has a wide range of experience from general practice and specialty med to shelter medicine and even animal control. She is incredibly hard-working, dedicated, empathetic, and intuitive. We’re so lucky to have her. She’s also a huge nerd when it comes to virus’, especially rabies. Brooce is finishing up the last requirements of her tech program and will soon be a Certified Vet Tech and we couldn’t be more proud. Please enjoy some of these current and throwback photos to when we were all just some wee babes.

10/15/2024

It’s Veterinary Technician Week and time to start some shoutouts to our awesome team! Our clinic co-founder, Keith, is a registered veterinary technician (RVT) and practice manager who has been working with animals since he could walk. He has experience with companion animals in general practice and specialty practice, including in a university setting. Keith helps out in all areas of the clinic with a skill set that can’t be matched! If you have an , expect him to be one of the first in line to pet them.

10/11/2024

You’re coming home with us, Kevin! Seriously just the cutest puppy here for a checkup! 🐶

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1039 W Lawrence Avenue
Chicago, IL
60640

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+13127158428

Website

http://www.faunavetcare.com/

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Perks of working in a vet clinic: lunch buddies! Anyone else able to work from home or bring their pets with them? We share our chips here 🤫😇🥔 #australianshepherd #vetclinic #vettechlife #vetstudent #lunchtime #faunavetcare #faunavetchicago #chicagopets

How chill is this cat in the cat bowl? Come and check out our #catfriendly vet clinic with a dedicated cat-only exam room, waiting room, and recovery ward! We even have a side door next to the cat waiting room if your cat is extra skittish of any dogs up front. Cats deserve some peace and quiet, as we all do these days, so you might as well indulge in the little things. 🐈‍⬛ 💅 #catlover #catfriendlypractice #catvet #catlife #vetmed #vetclinic #chicagopets #veterinarian #faunavetcare #faunavetchicago

What goes into a dog or cat dental? A heckin lot! Rest assured, we will still bring you scientific and health updates and news for your pets! February is National Pet Dental Health Month because dogs and cats get dental disease #justlikeus 🦠 Dental disease can lead to serious health issues in their heart, kidneys, liver, and more 😿 Symptoms include: bad breath, drooling, dropping food, pawing at the mouth, or refusing chews 🐶 Many pets hide their dental pain and will still eat to fulfill their instincts A #petdental includes: 🩸Checking blood work to make sure that anesthesia is as safe as we can tell 🩺 Anesthesia and monitoring to watch vitals 🦷 Scaling and polishing teeth above and below the gumline and inspection of every single tooth 🔬 Hand scaling below the gumline to gently remove deep, stubborn tartar 🩻 Oral radiographs (x-rays) to look for tooth root or jawbone issues they can’t tell us about 👩‍⚕️ Oral surgery to extract any broken or diseased teeth, remove growths, and suture any sores or extraction sites in the gums Medications, if needed, to go home There are risks with anesthesia, just like for us, so ask your veterinarian what your pet’s risk vs benefit would be to get their teeth clean under general anesthesia. We love helping pets enjoy pristine dental health so we offer dental specials all year round, and not just February. Email or call us if your pet needs an exam to check out their mouths! #petcare #petdoctor #vetmed #veterinarian #vettech #veterinarystudent #chicagopets #dogter #faunavetcare #faunavetchicago

Thanks for a great first 6 months in 2024! We started construction and opened the doors of our veterinary clinic after lots of headaches and hiccups (#startup, #iykyk). We’ve started a great client base and met so many wonderful dogs and cats. We’re proud to be woman and queer-owned and independently operated. Ready for 2025 for more dogs and cats in Uptown Chicago, let your friends know! #vetclinic #veterinarian #vettechlife #startupbusiness #womanownedbusiness #queerownedbusiness #faunavetchicago #faunavetcare

Which one are you? All are welcome here! Get you a Jeff and a Maximus for a well balanced veterinary techinician team. We’re working together all day, every day and have worked in private vet clinics, corporate clinics, specialty hospitals, university vet teaching hospitals, and shelter medicine. Just a bunch of #millenial veterinary professionals having fun and getting the job done. #vetmed #veterinarytechnician #faunavetchicago #faunavetcare #vettechlife #veterinariansofinstagram

She’s taken, otherwise we’d keep her! In love with this precious angel baby getting her blood drawn without a care in the world before her spay. Just in time for our Nutcracker special —> 15% off services for #spayandneuter until the end of the year. Snuggle up and stay quiet on doctor’s orders for your holiday break. Such a good kitten, she totally won good cat of the day! #vetmed #faunavetcare #faunavetchicago #vetclinic #petdoctor

Popular and she already knows it 🩷 💅🏻 We’re so excited to be a part of puppies growing up to adulthood! It’s not always puppies and kittens in a vet clinic so we spoil them whenever we can, including when they come in for boosters, get treatments for illness, and of course when they’re being playful. That means a lot of love, praise, and treats to decrease stress and fear in the vet clinic. This angel corgi puppy has been growing up so fast! #corgi #corgipuppy #faunavetcare #faunavetchicago #vetmed #veterinarian #vettech #wicked #wickedmovie

The dogs are taking over and they want more food! #cameraflip #vetmedhumor #veterinarian #vettechs #vettechsofinstagram #veterinariansofinstagram #faunavetcare #faunavetchicago

The call is coming from inside the house, but don’t you worry about Keith! There are plenty of pets to keep him busy, we got this. 🫶 #vettech #vettechlife #vetmed #veterinarytechnician #faunavetchicago #faunavetcare #chicagovet #veterinarian #chicago #uptownchicago

Here for our patients, here for the community. Just keep swimming 🐠 #veterinarian #vetmed #vettech #chicagopets #faunavetcare #faunavetchicago #vetmedlife #vetclinic #veterinaryclinic #chicagovet

Another sweet surgery patient this week! What’s a good costume idea for her recovery suit? #puppiesofinstagram #spayandneuter #doodlepuppy #goldendoodle #vetmed #vettech #chicagopets #faunavetchicago #faunavetcare