The Bird & Pet Clinic of Roseville

06/27/2023

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06/11/2023

05/29/2023

Bird and Pet is closed today for Memorial Day. We will be open tomorrow as scheduled

03/15/2023

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01/03/2023

If you have a kitty with arthritis, ask about Solensia for your cat. We have been blown away by how much this product is helping our older feline patients!

The first and only FDA-approved treatment to control osteoarthritis pain in cats.

12/08/2022

10/31/2022

Happy Halloween from the Bird and Pet Clinic. Today we had a rather unusual patient! Comment pictures of your pets dressed for Halloween 🎃

10/18/2022

It’s VET TECH WEEK! We are so thankful to our amazing techs and all of our staff. We are celebrating with lots of goodies this week!

09/08/2022

08/18/2022

THE GIFT OF THE GROWL
Why growling should never be punished and also never be ignored
Not all growls are negative. Some growls are play growls, attention seeking growls, pleasure seeking growls or frustration growls. They may all sound a little different and may be unique to the particular dog. This post is not about different types of growls, but about warning or aggressive growls.
When a dog growls, maybe even at us, the natural human response is to feel offended and maybe even angry. Surely dogs need to learn not to growl, growling is bad, growling is unacceptable, growling is a problem and needs to be punished so a dog learns it’s wrong, disrespectful and not to do it again, right?
NO, this couldn’t be further from the truth! A dog that growls has just provided us with a very valuable communication signal. In their way, they have just communicated to us how they feel without resorting to a bite. Dogs use growling in an attempt to avoid having to resort to biting, not to initiate it. They could just as easily have not even bothered to growl and gone straight to a bite.
Growling is a dog's way of saying "please stop," "stay away from me," "go away," “I’m not comfortable with this and I’m feeling threatened”. A dog that growls is trying hard to communicate and punishment suppresses this ability to communicate. Punishment doesn’t change the level of the dog's discomfort; it creates more stress and the dog will feel more threatened.
Growling is not the problem. Growling is the result of and the symptom of a problem. A dog that bites without the warning of a growl is a far more serious problem than a dog that growls but doesn’t bite.
Look for any other early warning signals that may precede a growl. Recognize and take note of what makes your dog feel threatened and create distance between your dog and whatever is triggering them.
Be grateful for the gift of a growl - it provides us with an opportunity to address the cause & prevent the bite.

08/07/2022

Sweet 14-week-old Golden Retriever puppy Percy is on the road to recovery after spending some time in our ICU over the weekend! He was an excellent patient and feels better already thanks to some time in our state-of-the-art oxygen kennel. In this photo he had popped his little head out to say hello to our staff during one of his treatments, and we don’t think he could get any cuter!

How Percy ended up spending the weekend with us is an important story that his caring owners allowed us to share to help keep other pets safe. Percy and his big brother were rough-housing, when Percy’s collar got stuck on his brother’s mouth. Percy panicked when he was suddenly stuck, and while twisting around trying to escape he caused his collar to become even tighter around his neck! Thankfully their owner noticed quickly that something was wrong and freed Percy before he lost consciousness. When his owners rushed him to see our ER team, Percy was struggling to breathe, drooling profusely, and very distressed. Radiographs showed that Percy had fluid in his lungs (non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema) caused by the time he spent struggling to breathe. Pain medications and oxygen support quickly helped Percy breathe more comfortably as his body worked to heal from the experience.

The strangulation hazard of dogs playing while wearing collars is a hidden danger that many pet owners don’t know about, but a story we hear with some frequency in the ER. Thankfully Percy’s story has a happy ending, but if his owners hadn’t been there to intervene it could have been tragic. Please, get your pups microchipped so they have a permanent form of identification, and then take those collars off when they’re playing with or interacting with other dogs!

07/29/2022

We wanted to show off some of our extended family here at the Bird and Pet Clinic! Here are some of our wonderful staff pets

07/27/2022

There are not enough humans to take care of all the animals.

07/14/2022

06/23/2022

Unfortunately The Bird and Pet Clinic will be closed tomorrow because of insufficient staff due to illness. We plan to reopen on Monday June 27th for our normal scheduled hours. We really apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and greatly appreciate your understanding

06/14/2022

If you’d like to support our life-saving mission, please follow the link below:

https://www.beaconanimalrescue.org/donate.html

06/14/2022

This photo is all over the place anyway, probs best show it here too haha. Budgie bonanza!

📷 Nikon z9
👁 Nikon z 70-200 f2.8

06/12/2022

06/04/2022

06/02/2022

Everyone is correct. All dogs are the best.

06/02/2022

05/29/2022

05/28/2022

05/21/2022

You may want to keep you dog on leash on your next adventure.

05/21/2022

05/20/2022

Excellent team 1000/10 would let them operate on me too!