Pet Animal Hospital

05/19/2025

10/31/2024

👻🎃☠️ Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat (but, don't give your pets Halloween candy)!

While it may be the scariest time of year, it doesn't have to be for your pets. Here are 7 tips to help prevent any scary situations. You can find more information at avma.org/Halloween.

10/30/2024

Proposition 129, which would create a Veterinary Professional Associate (VPA) role if passed, is sparking opposition across Colorado. In a Denver Business Journal article, veterinary professionals Dr. Melanie Marsden, Dr. Kelly Walsh, and Dr. Karen McCormick, raise numerous concerns about the role.

Read the article: www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2024/10/15/colorado-veterinary-associate-ballot-vote-pets.html

10/30/2024

Friendly Reminder: Halloween can be lots of fun, but sometimes it's stressful for our pets. 🎃👻 Here are some Halloween Do's & Don'ts for our feline friends. 🐱

10/28/2024

It's one of the sweetest days of the year for humans - 🍫. Maybe not so much for your pet, though (especially your dog).

Chocolate toxicity is one of the most commonly treated toxicities in dogs, particularly during the holiday seasons. This chart spells out which types of chocolate are the most toxic.

10/24/2024

Just a reminder that the office will be closed on Friday, October 25 and will reopen at 8:00am on Monday, October 28.

10/24/2024

Dr. Katie Redd, a former veterinarian at the Denver Dumb Friends League, warns against Proposition 129 in an opinion piece for The Colorado Sun. She argues that the proposal is dangerous and misleading.

Read the article: www.coloradosun.com/2024/10/17/opinion-colorado-proposition-129-vet-associate-against/

10/19/2024

Colorado’s Dr. Andrea Palchak, a distinguished veterinarian and lifelong animal lover, shares her thoughts in The Denver Gazette on the dangers posed by Proposition 129. This misleading and misguided ballot measure is attempting to circumvent the experts and establish the position of a Veterinary Professional Associate (VPA), someone who would be able to perform surgery on animals with little education and minimal hands-on training.

Read the article here: www.gazette.com/opinion/i-m-a-colorado-shelter-vet-who-opposes-proposition-129/article_213c0a0c-7cd3-11ef-b9ce-9f68a652fc8e.html

10/18/2024

The AVMA, in partnership with the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association, has voiced strong opposition to the new midlevel practitioner called a “Veterinary Professional Associate (VPA)” proposed in Colorado. Multiple other veterinary organizations have voiced their opposition to a VPA and the list continues to grow.

For the latest information on this proposed role that poses considerable risks for animal health and safety, public health, and client trust, visit https://www.avma.org/advocacy/workforce-what-best-safe-quality-animal-care/colorados-proposed-vpa

10/14/2024

We want to thank Taylor and Kira, our Veterinary Assistants, for all they do for our patients!! We are so fortunate to have these 2 caring and hard working people to work with every day!

10/07/2024

Just a reminder that the office will be closing for mandatory NYS Veterinary education. The office will close at 11am on Tuesday, October 8 and will reopen at 8 am on October 14. Thank you!

07/14/2024