Safari Veterinary Care Centers

12/18/2024

When a sweet client brings a lovely Christmas donation to the pets. Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness! The rehab patients will appreciate your gift!

12/17/2024

Are you a first time bird owner? Safari can help!

12/12/2024

Keeping your pet's body fat at the right level can be tricky but important to overall health and longevity. As body fat increases, so does the risk for:
- Shortened life expectancy
- Diabetes mellitus
- Reduced mobility
- Arthritis
- Increased physical injury
- Respiratory disease
- Kidney disease
- Cancer

Hill's Science Diet has made it easy for us with this novel way to determine a pet's current body fat and approximate their goal weight. Simply use the charts below for a quick determination, then follow up with us for one of the many diets designed with weight loss and maintenance in mind. Your pet may also have other health concerns to deal with along with their weight which we are happy to help you with here at Safari.
STEP 1
Establish the dog’s current body fat percentage by selecting the body shape and description that best matches theirs.

STEP 2
Using the dog’s current weight and their established body fat percentage from Step 1, now determine their ideal weight.

12/11/2024

As you know, we treat all sorts of exotic pets here at Safari! From reptiles to rabbits, we can advise you on good animal husbandry, nutrition, while also providing wellness exams, advanced diagnostics, and surgeries.
Call us today at 281-332-5612

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Safari Vet Care Centers in League City Texas are experts in exotic pet care, from rabbits to lizards, to snakes and tortoises. We can help with everything fr...

12/10/2024

I promised you a video about Hondo last week, so finally, here it is.

12/07/2024

Dr and Mrs Garner gave the entire Safari Team an evening we'll never forget last night! Our annual Christmas party was spent at Moody Gardens in Galveston enjoying beautiful lights, incredible ice sculptures, an amazing aquarium, and dinner with penguins! Our thanks to the Garners for such a fun time!

12/06/2024

Tomorrow's the day! Santa and Mrs Claus are taking time out of their busy schedules to come sit with you and your pets for photos!

Be here between 11:00am and 2:00pm. You can have us take photos on your camera at no charge or pay for professional shots.

12/06/2024

Safari Pearland and League City will be closing at 3:00pm today for our annual holiday party.

We will open tomorrow morning at our normal time.

12/05/2024

Did you know that you can call Safari to schedule an MRI for your pet without a referral?

You don't need to call around to find a local MRI - we're right here in League City. Here at Safari the cost is lower, we can usually get you in within a few hours to a few days, and our scanner is a 3.0 Tesla scanner which scans far quicker, meaning that the pet spends less time under anesthesia and the images are more finely detailed, allowing for more accurate diagnosing.

You can bring your pet back to your vet for treatment or let us treat him - it's up to you and your vet!

Call us today at 281-332-5612 for more information.
Referrals welcome

12/04/2024

Santa's here this Saturday! Gather your critters and join us!

12/02/2024

Working on a video of Hondo's injuries. Look for it tomorrow!

11/28/2024

11/26/2024

Queen the Frenchie came to Safari for stem cells 3 years ago this month. Back then she had a painful neck which the stem cells remedied. She made a return visit today for a painful lumbar issue. A CT scan revealed a ruptured disc that unfortunately for Queen, required surgery.

Like a lot of French Bulldogs, Queen has some misshapen discs that can become real problems. The most commonly seen breed for IVDD issues here at Safari used to be Dachshunds. Now they are number two behind - you guessed it, Frenchies.

11/22/2024

What happens when your dog eats a penny?

11/20/2024

Retained deciduous teeth (baby teeth) is the most common orthodontic problem in dogs, but especially so in small breed dogs such as Maltese, Yorkshire terriers, and poodles.

At about 4 months of age a puppy's adult teeth will begin to emerge and the baby teeth will fall out. In order for the baby teeth to fall out, the roots are resorbed, or dissolved, to make room for the roots of the permanent teeth to fit in the right place. In other words, we don't want two teeth trying to occupy the same spot.

Sometimes the signal to resorb the teeth is not triggered, but the adult teeth emerge anyway. If this happens, it can cause abnormal tooth alignment, bad breath, periodontal disease, overcrowding, and poor oral health from food getting trapped between the teeth.

Should your puppy show signs of retained teeth, they should be extracted sooner rather than later in order for the root socket to form normally and develop proper support. Extracting the baby teeth while the adult teeth are still erupting can prevent orthodontic care later on, should the tongue, the palate, and the mandible become damaged.

11/19/2024

It's that time of year again! Join us for Santa pictures!