Duluth Veterinary Hospital

Duluth Veterinary Hospital We are a friendly small animal veterinary hospital driven by patient care. We offer compassionate care to your pet, our #1 priority!

We are an AAHA (American Animal Hospital Association) inspected and approved facility.

Ellie had a busy day today as a he had 21 bladder stones removed! Her bladder also had a lot of gritty sand material alo...
03/20/2025

Ellie had a busy day today as a he had 21 bladder stones removed! Her bladder also had a lot of gritty sand material along with the stones and these things were causing a lot of pain for her. We are so excited that we could remove this to help her feel less pain.

Bladder stones can occur for many reasons such as bladder infections, calcium regulation issues, genetics etc. We are sending some of the stones to the University of Minnesota for analysis so that we can determine the minerals that make up the stone. Once we know this, we can then get her on a diet to better prevent her stone type and potentially other medications or supplements too to help prevent future stones.

The stones are visible in the picture of the metal cup and her x-ray shows the white dots of the stones in the bladder.

Excellent advice from the experts in animal behavior! This is a common issue that pet owners can face and this article g...
03/20/2025

Excellent advice from the experts in animal behavior! This is a common issue that pet owners can face and this article gives great tips for how to deal with it.

RECALL ALERT - Petdine, LLC. is voluntarily recalling select Zesty Paws soft chews due to potential Salmonella contamina...
03/19/2025

RECALL ALERT - Petdine, LLC. is voluntarily recalling select Zesty Paws soft chews due to potential Salmonella contamination. These products were distributed to one consignee in Illinois, with no further distribution. For more information and affected lots, visit: https://bit.ly/4hFCrar

Happy 4 year work anniversary to our certified veterinary technician Rebecca ! Rebecca’s favorite part of the job is hel...
03/18/2025

Happy 4 year work anniversary to our certified veterinary technician Rebecca !

Rebecca’s favorite part of the job is helping those patients who come in sick and when we send them home feeling better ! She is very passionate about animal care and always patient helping get animals to eat or cleaning up any messes they might make.

Rebecca has no fear of any aggressive animal and is happy to help whenever we have a challenge!

She loves fostering kittens and has saved a a lot of neonates who needed to be bottled fed ! She is a true animal lover and always tends to find homeless animals and takes them in.

Rebecca is very knowledgeable and a dedicated employee and we are lucky to have her on our team. She always helps lighten the mood with her silly stories! We love to joke that we could make a reality tv show with some of her experiences as they are so entertaining!

Rebecca and her family love fishing and camping as a family! Their furry family consists of multiple dogs and cats , 2 chinchillas and 1 bearded dragon !

In her free time she volunteers as a firefighter and EMT for her small town and is a busy mom!

We are thankful Rebecca is part of our team ! Thank you for all you do for us and thank you for being such an outstanding employee!

Do you see these purple cells? These cells are purple cause they have been stained but they stain purple due to all the ...
03/07/2025

Do you see these purple cells? These cells are purple cause they have been stained but they stain purple due to all the little granules of histamine inside of them! These cells are called mast cells and a mast cell tumor is one of the most common tumors we diagnose in dogs.

Because of all the histamine inside of these cells, touching the skin tumor can sometimes trigger the histamine release and lead to the lump getting temporarily larger and swelling. Some animals will get hives from it and they can be really itchy.

The histamine release from the cells can even make dogs more susceptible to stomach ulcers we will recommend antacids while we wait for a surgery appointment. We always recommend antihistamines to help counteract the histamine once we diagnose this tumor type.

When we diagnose this type of tumor, we always recommend removal so we can get a biopsy and determine how aggressive it is. Luckily a lot of these tumors can be cured with surgical removal but some dogs can have aggressive types and should have more testing if an aggressive type is found and potentially receive chemotherapy.

Please get lumps checked via a needle aspirate to help diagnose this tumor type. This tumor can be sneaky and appear in different locations and look pink or sometimes even be deep under the skin and feel like fatty tumors.

Tonight is the chance to see our very own Dr.Beeman play the cello at this free will offering event . Good luck Dr.Beema...
02/15/2025

Tonight is the chance to see our very own Dr.Beeman play the cello at this free will offering event .

Good luck Dr.Beeman on your performance tonight !

Happy 4 year work anniversary to Dr.Scott Beeman ! His family relocated from Iowa to Minnesota when he started working f...
02/12/2025

Happy 4 year work anniversary to Dr.Scott Beeman ! His family relocated from Iowa to Minnesota when he started working for us and we are so thankful that he joined our team!

Dr.Beeman brings years of experience in acupuncture and cold laser therapy! He has brought pain relief to many of our geriatric patients and those recovering from back surgeries , etc. He is also extremely adept at handling fearful animals and a big proponent of helping keep vet visits as low stress as possible. He has a very calming presence with the animals and is an amazing and extremely compassionate doctor.

The staff at the clinic appreciate his humor and very much enjoy working with him. He is always quick to make us all laugh with a funny joke or song or dance move!

Dr.Beeman and his wife Sheryl have 3 beautiful children. They also have a handful of pets that include 4 cats, 2 dogs , snake & mouse !

Dr. Beeman is a very talented musician and in his free time, he plays cello, piano and percussion. You can even see him in a special performance this Saturday 2/15 at 7pm at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior!

We are thankful for Dr.Beeman! We are so grateful for him and are proud to have him as anew owner of the clinic as well! Happy work anniversary!

Ever wonder what a heartworm looks like? This is a heartworm swimming in some blood from a dog we saw today. Please give...
02/10/2025

Ever wonder what a heartworm looks like? This is a heartworm swimming in some blood from a dog we saw today.

Please give your dog it’s heartworm prevention every month! We have a shot we can give to prevent heartworm disease if you can’t remember the monthly pills. We recommend year round heartworm prevention as it also deworms against intestinal parasites and protects you via a warranty from the manufacturer of the preventative if your dog were to contract a resistant strain of heartworm.

Please ask us for recommendations if you need any help picking an option for preventative.

Happy 10 year work anniversary to our veterinary technician Kari!Kari loves to love on your pets, especially kittens! Sh...
01/29/2025

Happy 10 year work anniversary to our veterinary technician Kari!

Kari loves to love on your pets, especially kittens! She is a fan of all cats but especially loves the long haired fluffy cats!

She's loves working with the doctor in appointments and getting to know the client and patient. She truly cares for her patients.

Our rooms will never run out of delicious treats for patients as she likes to make sure we are fully stocked !

She orders our bandanas too that we use as part of our fear free approach. The bandanas are located in a bin to the left when you walk in the clinic . These bandanas can be sprayed with calming pheromones for dogs to wear during their exams.

Kari is passionate about animal behavior and is a big advocate for making our appointments fear free. She recently went to a veterinary conference about animal behavior!

Kari and her husband Eric adopted two little stray kittens a year ago and she will be soon adopting another cat! Archie and Lilibet have grown into gorgeous/handsome cats with beautiful fluffy haircoats (her favorite of course!)

Outside of work she enjoys being active in her church in the women's ministry and occasionally helps to lead a Bible studies.

We enjoy having Kari as part of our team and her positive and upbeat attitude!! She is always willing to rock out to any song from a musical (especially Wicked!) and keeps us all laughing! She also has been voted best dancer of our team by everyone at the last wedding celebration!

Happy anniversary Kari! We appreciate all you do and are so happy to have you as part of our team!

Thor came in today for some weird chewing behavior and excess drooling. Luckily he was a good boy for his exam and we fo...
01/28/2025

Thor came in today for some weird chewing behavior and excess drooling. Luckily he was a good boy for his exam and we found this stick piece lodged between the upper premolars on the roof of his mouth! He was so cooperative letting us remove it too!

Sometimes dogs chew on sticks and then the stick can break and get stuck on the roof of the mouth. If left there long enough, it can lead to tooth decay and severe pain and ulceration of the roof of the mouth.

Great job Thor being a good boy today!

Baby Duke & Adult Duke pictured with our vet tech Jodi! It’s always so fun to see our patients grow up ❤️He was in for s...
01/17/2025

Baby Duke & Adult Duke pictured with our vet tech Jodi! It’s always so fun to see our patients grow up ❤️

He was in for surgery yesterday and needed a pre-op blood pressure check . You can see what a good patient he was for this !

Duke is such a good boy ! He’s been such a good boy since his first puppy visit with us !!

You can rest assured that our surgery/dental patients get plenty of love and attention when they are in our care ❤️

Happy 2 year work anniversary to our certified veterinary technician Josie !Josie graduated from North Dakota State Univ...
01/14/2025

Happy 2 year work anniversary to our certified veterinary technician Josie !

Josie graduated from North Dakota State University for her undergraduate degree in veterinary technology. She did her internship at our veterinary clinic and we were happy to hire her once she graduated school!

Josie is a dedicated employee and very reliable! She is extremely knowledgeable and a fast learner and very calm and caring and compassionate. You can always find her snuggling an animal in the treatment room it seems and she has an equal passion for dogs and cats ❤️

Josie's favorite part about being a technician is performing dental cleanings with the veterinarian ! She finds chipping tartar off of teeth very rewarding and loves to hear how the pets feel better at their recheck appointments!

We are so happy that Josie is a part of our team! Thank you so much for all you do!!

Peanut was all smiles when he came in and insisted on laying on his back for belly rubs during his heart auscultation ❤️...
01/11/2025

Peanut was all smiles when he came in and insisted on laying on his back for belly rubs during his heart auscultation ❤️

He was such a happy boy and was so good for his treatment of his broken nail! We just love you Peanut!

We had a busy week this last week and even did a blood transfusion! Baloo (Dr. Dank’s dog) was happy to be the blood don...
01/05/2025

We had a busy week this last week and even did a blood transfusion! Baloo (Dr. Dank’s dog) was happy to be the blood donor and got a special bag of treats for his donation! Lewis was very happy to receive some extra blood since his body was destroying his blood cells. It was a whole team effort and Dr. Schuder even helped collect the blood! During a transfusion animals can sometimes have allergic reactions to the blood so we monitored Lewis carefully (Kayla and Helena were very diligent with his monitoring!) and Lewis did great!

Happy New Year from Ernie and all of us!!
01/01/2025

Happy New Year from Ernie and all of us!!

Happy 4 year work anniversary to our veterinary assistant Maggie! You will often be greeted by Maggie as you enter the c...
12/30/2024

Happy 4 year work anniversary to our veterinary assistant Maggie! You will often be greeted by Maggie as you enter the clinic with your pet . She assists the doctors and technicians as well thru out the day with various procedures.

Maggie is commonly up front as a receptionist so please tell her happy anniversary if you see her! She has a knack for staying calm in stressful situations and is one of the most patient and kind people you can meet. She is a very reliable employee and is excellent at jumping from receptionist to assistant to help anywhere it is needed! She has taken all of the low stress handling courses and really taken them to heart. Her skills as an assistant have grown SO MUCH in the last few years and we are so proud of how much she has learned and grown!

Maggie is taking online classes through Pen Foster to be a veterinary technician ! Her favorite part of working at DVH is that every day is different and you never know what kind of case we will see !

Maggie has whole menagerie of pets at home!
Dog, cat, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs and turtles !
She does amazing work with rescue and rehabbing little critters!

Thank you for all you do Maggie!

Ever wonder what urinary crystals look like? There are different types of crystals that can form in animal’s urine and t...
12/10/2024

Ever wonder what urinary crystals look like? There are different types of crystals that can form in animal’s urine and the coffin lid shaped ones pictured are called struvite. In dogs, these usually form secondary to a urinary tract infection, which poor Billy Blue has. She was crying and uncomfortable as these hurt to p*e out! We got her started on nsaids for pain and inflammation and started antibiotics now at least!

ZZ has some fancy teeth after getting special metal crowns placed! ZZ had all of his teeth affected with a condition cal...
11/29/2024

ZZ has some fancy teeth after getting special metal crowns placed! ZZ had all of his teeth affected with a condition called enamel hypoplasia, where the enamel on the teeth doesn’t form right. There were exposed areas of teeth that were at risk for infection without the protective covering of enamel. His teeth were treated by our very own local board certified dentist .animaldentist (Lake County Veterinary Clinics) and he is doing great! We are so happy that his teeth could get this protective treatment!

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2015 London Road
Duluth, MN
55812

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Monday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm

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+12187283616

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