Bowes Animal Hospital

11/04/2024

Some helpful tips for our feline friends ⬇️

🐈‍⬛ 🚗 🐈 🚘

Many cats develop a fear of certain stimuli after just one negative experience. To help shift their perception and create a positive association, you can begin desensitizing your cat to the feared stimulus.

For example, leave the cat carrier in a central area of your home to allow it to become part of your cat's daily environment. You might also start gently touching your cat’s paws to prepare for nail trims, focus on touching their ears to help with transdermal medications, or place a brush on the floor to ease them into grooming.

Each time your cat has a neutral or positive interaction with the stimulus—such as not hissing, growling, or running away—reinforce them with a treat or playtime. This helps to build a positive association with the object or experience.

Choose a specific time each day for this training, integrating it into your cat’s routine. Just five minutes a day can begin to change how they perceive what they fear.

Remember, if your cat shows any negative response, stop for the day and try again tomorrow.

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween 🎃🎃🎃!!!!!!!

10/31/2024

Tank you are the most perfect baby shark 🦈 we’ve ever seen!!!! Come back soon 🔜 handsome!

10/29/2024

National Cat Day??

“EVERY DAY IS CAT DAY LOSERS” 😸
Sincerely, Champ, Sara and Roxy

10/29/2024

🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

Be safe out there friends ✌🏻

10/24/2024

What a week and we still have 2 days to go!!

☑️ 2 ear hematoma surgeries
☑️ 1 bladder stone removal (ouch)
☑️ multiple growths removed from ear
☑️ several dentals
☑️ urinary blockage kitty
☑️ spay
And. Many. More.

Happy Thursday 🙌🏻 🩻 🥼 🧪

10/17/2024

Hello BAH friends!!!! CARF: The Critical Animal Relief Foundation is in need of foster homes. Both of these cities have been living with us at the clinic and deserve a couch 🛋️ and a sunny window 🪟 over a cage!

10/16/2024

🅜🅘🅚🅔🅨 and 🅙🅐🅢🅞🅝 would like to remind everyone that chiller weather ❄️ was made to snug with kittens in bed 💙💙

🅐🅟🅟🅛🅨 ➡️ RR-Sanctuary.org

Mention this post for $50 off the adoption of the pair!!

10/12/2024

What a week 💉 🩻 🏥 At BAH!

☑️ Wednesday was “buy 1 doctor 👨🏽‍⚕️ 👨🏽‍⚕️👨🏽‍⚕️ get 2 free day 😜
☑️ Gorgeous GSD Odin visited for his neuter.
☑️ Rescue kittens 🐈‍⬛ Leona and Ozzie were seen from CARF: The Critical Animal Relief Foundation
☑️ 15y old Charlie rocking his man bun

And so many others 😴

Have a great weekend and see you Monday!

10/04/2024

Sophie, an 11y old shar-pei mix did well for her oral growth removal surgery yesterday. Paws crossed 🙏🏻 🐾 for good biopsy results. We love this family and Sophie has been with us since she was adopted as a puppy!🐶 Thank you Dr. Sunny for taking such good care of her yesterday!

10/02/2024

Spays ☑️
Ear hematoma ☑️
Laceration repairs ☑️
Dentals ☑️
Urinary blockage ☑️
And more…….

Happy Hump Day 🐪 !!

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09/29/2024

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09/27/2024

Friends we saw this sweet boy this past week and they are doing everything in their power to give him a fighting chance. Luckily FIP is no longer a death sentence but what it is is EXPENSIVE. Please consider a donation !!!!!!

🐾Meet Trix, our brave kitten fighting FIP🐾

🦠 FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis), is a disease caused by a viral infection with a coronavirus that is specific to cats. FIP can be very difficult to diagnose because it can infect many organ systems, ranging from the abdomen to the eyes to the central nervous system.

🤒 A variety of symptoms can be seen in cats with FIP, depending on which organ system is affected. FIP can affect the liver, kidneys, pancreas, or other organ systems. Most cats will start showing symptoms of simply not feeling well—eating poorly, running a fever, or acting lethargic (which is how it presented in Trix). There are two main forms of FIP - wet form and dry form. Wet form causes bloating and swelling in the abdomen and may affect the heart and lungs. Cats with this form may pant and act sleepy or lethargic. The dry form usually affects the eyes and may have neurological symptoms such as trouble with balance and seizures. Trix has the Wet form. Infection with feline coronavirus is very common among cats, but it’s estimated that less than 5% of cats infected with feline coronavirus will go on to develop FIP.

💉Until very recently, FIP was considered fatal with no treatment options available. A promising medication has come to light as well as off-market options, but they are VERY expensive. The average treatment cost for cats with FIP is usually thousands of dollars! It includes 84 days of injections with 3-4 expensive blood tests throughout treatment. The success rate of these medications is pretty high, so we think it’s worth a shot!

Trix is still just a kitten and full of love and hope who deserves a chance at a long, happy healthy life. With your help, we can give him that chance. Please help us spread the word and support this adorable warrior on his journey to wellness. Every penny counts and goes towards helping to cure Trix.

Our goal is to raise at least $2,000, although we know that is a conservative amount to aid in his battle of FIP 💔

Venmo:
Zelle/Paypal: [email protected]

09/27/2024

Who wore the RBF the best, Ayleen or Elwood the 🐈 🤔 👀 🤣

09/27/2024

Soooo many kitties and the occasional pooch these last few weeks!! From urinary blockages to an FIP diagnosis and everything in between 💪 🩻 💉 💊

Have a great Friday everyone ✌🏻

08/29/2024

Labor Day is upon us, and Bowes Animal Hospital is going on a little labor strike of their own on Monday 9/2. See you when we’re back in action on Tuesday!

08/24/2024

Enjoy 😉 some pics of our beautiful patients from this week. Stay cool, have a great weekend and remember to put a bowl of fresh water out for our wildlife friends 👍🏻

🔴 Bella and Orka, long time GSD patients
🟠 Bentley the cat 🐈‍⬛ making a great recovery after a pancreatitis diagnosis
🟡 Chino visiting for a yearly exam.
🟢 Jonesy the Boston baby in for his puppy visit
🔵 Rosie the morkie visited us for her first puppy exam
🟣 Maeve the schnauzer in for spay suture removal
⚫️ Anubis the handsome husky saved from a high kill shelter thanks to Forever Husky 😍