Meadowbrook Animal Clinic

01/15/2025

A new source of exposure highly pathogenic avian influenza is affecting cats: raw diets containing poultry such as duck, turkey, or chicken that were contaminated with the virus. Cats appear to be particularly susceptible to severe illness from H5N1, often resulting in death.

01/06/2025

RECALL ALERT - Blue Ridge Beef is recalling 1,350 lbs. of their Kitten Mix (Lot N25-0716 UPC 8542980013436) due to a contamination of Salmonella.

The products were distributed between July 18, 2024 to July 26, 2024. The product is packaged in clear plastic and sold primarily in retail stores located in the States of: Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York. More information: https://bit.ly/4fPuY7X

12/26/2024

RECALL ALERT - The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is alerting pet owners that samples of Northwest Naturals brand 2lb Turkey Recipe raw & frozen pet food tested positive for a H5N1 strain of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus.

Northwest Naturals, a Portland, Oregon-based company, is voluntarily recalling its Northwest Naturals brand 2lb Feline Turkey Recipe raw & frozen pet food. The recalled product is packaged in 2-pound plastic bags with “Best if used by” dates of 05/21/26 B10 and 06/23/2026 B1. The product was sold nationwide through distributors in AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MD, MI, MN, PA, RI and WA in the United States, and British Columbia in Canada. More information: https://bit.ly/3Pd7OgN

12/23/2024

HOLIDAY HOURS
December 24 CLOSED
December 25 CLOSED
December 31 CLOSED
January 1 CLOSED
🎅🏻🎉

11/25/2024

Thanksgiving week hours
Wednesday 9am-3pm
Thursday CLOSED
Friday 9 am - 3pm
Saturday CLOSED
🦃

09/18/2024

While Dr Pytel is off doing his civic duty (😬) we will be here from 9am-1pm. We will be back tomorrow 9/19 at 9 am🤞🏻

09/14/2024

We will be CLOSED Saturday September 14
We will reopen Monday September 16 at 9 am
Emergencies call AEC 248-651-1788

08/30/2024

We will be CLOSED 8/31-9/2
We will reopen Tuesday 9/3 at 9 am
Have a safe and happy Labor Day🇺🇸

08/26/2024

Happy National Dog Day from our dogs!🐶

07/11/2024

Upcoming hours!
Friday July 12 9am-1pm
Saturday July 13 CLOSED
We will be back Monday July 15 at 9am
Have a great weekend!

07/03/2024

We will be CLOSED July 4th!
Have a safe holiday 🇺🇸

06/18/2024

Protect your pets!

Transmitted through tick bites, Lyme disease can be hard to detect and cause serious, recurring health issues. It's best to prevent it by preventing tick bites.

05/24/2024

Holiday Hours
We will be CLOSED Saturday May 25-Monday May 27
We will be back in the office Tuesday May 28 at 9 am
Chase says he hopes you have a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend!

05/18/2024

We will be CLOSED Monday May 20! We will reopen Tuesday May 21 at 9 am! Have a great weekend!

04/18/2024

Please be careful when picking diets for your pups!

Skye thoroughly enjoyed her belly rubs from Dr. Brown at her visit yesterday! 😊 She is a definite success story! ❤️

Skye first came to our office a year ago for coughing and an enlarged heart. Her echocardiogram showed severe heart disease (dilated cardiomyopathy / DCM). DCM is a disease characterized by significant loss of pumping function (myocardial failure) that leads to heart enlargement and heart failure. DCM can happen if a dog carries the genetic mutation for the disease, in which case the disease is incurable and progressive.

However, DCM-like changes can also be seen in dogs eating diets containing high levels of peas, chickpeas, pea fibers, lentils and other legumes. These ingredients are most commonly found in grain-free formulations of dog foods. It is thought that these specific ingredients lead to a toxicity over time that affects the heart muscle and causes myocardial failure.

When we first saw Skye, she had been eating one of these diets so she was immediately transitioned to a diet that did not include these ingredients. She was also started on several heart medications to support her heart function and to attempt to keep her out of heart failure.

It’s impossible to know for sure whether an individual has the genetic form of DCM versus nutritional DCM until response to medications/diet change can be documented. The former will not improve and will continue to progress, while the latter can sometimes improve or resolve completely with a diet change and medications.

Thankfully, Skye responded very well to the diet change and medications and we saw gradual improvement in her heart dimensions and function over the past year. Yesterday’s echocardiogram showed that her heart is now back to a normal size with normal function! This is the absolute best case scenario and (sadly) doesn’t happen for every dog who has nutritional DCM.

Not all dogs who eats these diets will develop heart disease, but pet owners should be aware of the potential risks of feeding diets high in these specific ingredients. They are still widely available in pet food stores so make sure to read the ingredient labels.

We were so happy to give Skye’s owner the good news! She was also happy to start safely cutting back on her medications 😊❤️

04/03/2024

It’s gnat time again! Just a reminder gnat bites are nothing to worry about and they will go away on there own. ☺️🐶🐾

02/04/2024

Happy Sunday!

01/13/2024

We would like to give a HUGE thank you to the family, Sophie & Harley for donating our new picture board! We absolutely love it! Now all we need to do is fill it with pictures of your pets! Feel free to drop us off your favorite picture for us to display!