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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

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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.

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! 🐶

09/27/2024

Looking for a plant that is safe for pets? Hoya, aka wax plant are considered non-toxic for dogs and non-toxic for cats. They have thick leaves that love bright, indirect light. Make sure nibbling on those leaves stays in moderation. Pets can still experience stomach upset, or vomiting and diarrhea, if they eat or chew on too much of them. That’s easy enough for us to handle at the clinic so give us a call if it happens! You can try to spray the leaves with a bitter yuck spray to stop pets from chewing on the leaves, as long as they don’t develop a taste for that flavor.

Enjoy these Hoya plants we have decorating our separate cat-friendly waiting area!

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09/25/2024

Some things never change. Here’s some bestie selfies taken 8 years apart. Don’t mind our selves, we’re just over here showing our faces to keep us in your feed. But while you’re here…

Need a procedure done? Dentistry, mass removal, spay, neuter, and more? Give us a call! We actually like anesthesia and we’ve clearly been doing it together for a long damn time.

09/12/2024

It was a whirlwind week last week with our official the day before our celebration and . We were able to team up with The Bark of the Town and for a joint event! Thanks to for all your help! Enjoy these pics from our stories and we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow.

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Address

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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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

We love being able to help pets while creating a great work culture! Enjoy some of our firsts in the few months we’ve been open! #vetmed #dog #cat #petcare #vetclinic #faunavetcare #faunavetchicago

Anyone want a cookie? We have leftovers of the Fauna cookies that our BFF made. They’re made with oats, pumpkin or sweet potato, and natural peanut butter. Show your dog you love them and stop on by for a treat today or next week! #ASMR #vetclinic #vetlife #faunavetcare #faunavetchicago #australianshepherd #aussiesdoingthings #veterinarian #veterinary #veterinarytechnician #cookie #dogtreats #chicagopets #chicagovet

Whatcha doing in between appointments when it’s #businesscasual day? Oh, nothing… #demure #verydemure #catshirt #vetmed #vetmedhumor #faunavetchicago #faunavetcare #vetclinic #veterinarian #chicagovet #chicagopets #vettech #veterinariansofinstagram #vettechsofinstagram

Stay tuned for ASMR at the end and enjoy the unboxing of our oxygen concentrator, essential for providing anesthesia for surgeries of all kinds. This will be our workhorse, with backup oxygen for extra safety. Excellent pet care includes surgery, dental cleanings, and extractions when indicated. Give us your dentals, your neuters and your spays of all kinds. Send these, the tumors, bladder stones, and more to us, we’re now ready with oxygen in the surgery and dental rooms! If your pet had an exam and you were looking to get a dental, but didn’t get an email with a treatment plan today, please email us! #faunavetchicago #faunavetcare #uptownchicago #veterinarian #veterinary #chicagoveterinarian #chicagovet #veterinariansoftiktok #vettechtok #inclusiveaf #petcare #womanowned #queerowned #independent #catfriendlypractice #proudtobeyourvet #chicagopets #spayandneuter #spay #neuter #vettechlife #petdental #puppies #kittens #surgery #asmr