Grand Rapids Veterinary Clinic

04/25/2025

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Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota shares tips on what to include in your pet's first aid kit.

04/23/2025

Parvovirus is a highly contagious and potentially fatal disease. Early detection and prevention save lives.

Learn about canine parvovirus, including clinical signs and prevention methods.

04/22/2025

04/21/2025

Today marks the start of Veterinary Receptionist Week! Shout out to our amazing receptionists Kelli, Sara and Brenda (who is also our Office Manager) and of course the rest of the team! We couldn't do it without you all! 🎊🎉🥳

04/20/2025

The best Easter is one spent with your peeps!

Hoppy Easter from the GRVC team!

04/18/2025

With Easter coming this weekend, we want to remind you to "leave out the lilies" if you have felines in your household!

04/16/2025

Spring is here!

Which means it's time to schedule your pets annual spring tune up! Appointments are booking up quick, so call to schedule your furry friends appointment today!
218-326-0395.

04/10/2025

It's National Hug Your Dog Day!

It's important to observe a dog's body language and behavior to determine if they are comfortable being hugged. Respect their boundaries and offer other displays of affection if they aren't huggers.

If your pooch is a hugger, don't forget to give him/her an extra squeeze today!

04/09/2025

April is Prevent Lyme Disease in Dogs Month.

Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to dogs through the bite of an infected tick. Once in the bloodstream, the Lyme disease organism is carried to many parts of the body and is likely to localize in joints or kidneys. The most common type of tick to carry Lyme disease is the deer tick, also known as the black-legged tick.

Common signs of Lyme disease include generalized pain, fever, shifting leg lameness, swollen joints and inappetence.

Lyme disease is treated with antibiotics and treatment usually lasts 4 weeks.

They key to prevention is limiting your dogs exposure to ticks. Daily tick checks are a must and keeping up with your pets flea/tick medication is crucial. GRVC also recommends an annual Lyme vaccination for your dog.

Ticks will be out and about soon, if not already! Give us a call today to order your dogs flea/tick medication!

04/05/2025

April is National Heartworm Awareness Month and heartworm disease is NO joke! More than a million pets in the U.S. have heartworm disease and it has been diagnosed in all 50 states.

Heartworm disease affects the heart, lungs and pulmonary blood vessels of pets and can be fatal to both dogs and cats. Fortunately, heartworm prevention is highly effective when given faithfully each month.

GRVC recommends giving heartworm prevention ALL year as there is no "off-season" for heartworm. Not only do heartworm preventatives protect from heartworm, they also protect your furry friend from those nasty intestinal parasites that they can contract such as roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms.

Give us a call to make sure your pets heartworm test is up to date and pick up their preventative products today.

04/04/2025

03/26/2025

March is Pet Poison Prevention Awareness Month.

Along with certain human medications, foods, and household items, some house plants can be toxic to pets. Plants have many benefits to our home environment including reducing stress and providing beauty.

Common household plants that are toxic to pets include the corn plant, sago palm, aloe plant, jade plant, elephant ear, diffenbachia, asparagus fern, and devil's ivy. With Easter coming up, it is also important to remember that lilies of all varieties can be very toxic to cats.

Flora and fauna can coexist! Before bringing a new plant into your house be sure to do your research and protect your furry friends!

03/23/2025

The puppies and kittens of GRVC! Post a pic of your cute puppy or kitten below!