Happy Pets Mobile Vet

08/28/2024

Hello! As our trip is coming to an end it is my turn to check in (Dr. Magee here!) Jeff and I have spent the last two weeks in the UK. As many of you may know, we love to travel and we love the Noles! Even though the outcome wasn’t what we wanted, it has been an amazing trip. We’re sad to see it wrapping up but looking forward to getting home to our fur kids (and yours! Haha). We’ve been trying to get our fur fix by petting every dog we see. ❤️

Jeff and I would like to take a moment to express how grateful we are to be able to take this trip. Travel has always been very important to us and trips like these aren’t possible for many small businesses. Additionally, as such a small business, the ability to give our superstar employee the time she needs to be with her family is something we are beyond grateful for. We’ve said it a million times but will continue to say it: We are SO SO grateful to our AMAZING client base for your support and encouragement. We are beyond blessed to have the most amazing jobs in the best community. We can’t wait to see you all when we get home!

08/19/2024

Hello Everyone,
*long read* may delete/alter later.
Jacqui here. I’m posting for a few reasons.
First and foremost Dr. Magee gave me carte blanche to post some pics of the motherland because obviously you MUST see it! Kwa-Zulu Natal (my birth province) is not a place that US tourists typically visit, but in my opinion it’s the MOST beautiful (next to Cape Town “maybe”) My parents live in Howick a short drive to the Drakensberg mountains. As kids we would come to the Carhedral Peak Hotel every winter June/July. We are back here now and it’s every bit as beautiful as I remember it.

I haven’t mentioned this to many because talking about it is tough, but…
Secondly, to be open and raw and honest about my reasons for being here because I see some parallels with the decisions that we make for our own health vs those we make for our pets.
My mother has been battling breast cancer for over 10 years now. She came through it once, was considered in “remission” for a short time but it’s back and metastatic, and in her brain. It’s easy for us to blame ourselves and/or our health professionals for this type of diagnosis. You question, what could I have done differently? It’s the responsibility of our vets and human doctors to give us our options. As Dr. Magee always does! At least 3 maybe 4 options. She likes to talk 😂 but is amazing to spend the time to make sure that you/we understand our options. It’s our responsibility as pet parents or the decision maker for our own health to make a choice. It’s never easy. What’s right for one person/pet might not be right for the next. My mom chose to fight! She’s a tough lady and went through rounds of radiation to her brain to kill as much of the cancer as possible.
Is she the same one month later? No.
Will she be? Maybe.
Would she have had the same longevity and QOL without the radiation? Probably not, but who knows.
I’m just very grateful to be here with her and that she can still “enjoy” spending time with me. I’m also grateful to the medical professionals who have been fighting alongside her behind the scenes. In a nutshell we know ourselves/our pets best and we have to be at peace with the decisions we make for our/their health.

08/14/2024

It’s officially vacation here for the Happy Pets crew. We’re happy to report Jacqui made it safely to South Africa and after a few more hours (a day) of travel she will finally be home to her family! We feel like we’ve packed all the important things and are hoping we have no stowaways! We’ll miss everyone but look forward to being fresh and refreshed when we see you all in a few weeks!

05/24/2024

We will be off the road Monday in observance of Memorial Day. We are thankful for all of the men, women, and pups who have given their lives for our country. We hope everyone has a safe holiday weekend and we will see you Tuesday.

05/13/2024

Phil needs your help! Jacqui has been slacking and has not added a profile picture to his Happy Pets Mobile Vet Pet Portal. This where all of his medical notes and vaccine records are housed. Which pic should we use? Or option 5) leave it at no pic*

because Phil’s cuteness might break the portal? 🫣🤣
Dr Magee and Jacqui have also slacked a bit with remembering to take pics of patients to add to their profile. So, if you’re able to, please log into the portal and add your favorite pic of your pup or cat. You may login here: https://login.evetpractice.com/
Alternatively, please text, email or comment/share a pic here.
*Hot tip* You always have access to your pets records via the Pet Portal. If you’re having issues with logging in just let us know.

04/25/2024

Today was a super special day! As many know, Jacqui’s parents were both veterinarians in South Africa. They are here for a few weeks and her dad joined us today for a ride-along. I think he was a pretty proud dad watching his super star of a daughter manhandle the streets of South Tampa 😂.

04/17/2024

April 17th - April 23rd is NATIONAL PET ID WEEK

Quimby and Winston are sporting their silicone, collar slide tags. These are great for our pets who love the beach, swimming and boating. Winston and Quimby are also both microchipped.

Pet identification is a crucial step to keeping our pets safe. Even well-behaved cats and dogs (obviously all of our patients 😉) can get lost, runoff unexpectedly, or get separated from their owners.

To observe National Pet ID week we encourage you to ensure/double check that your pet’s microchip and ID tag are up to date with your most recent information such as home address, phone number/s and email address/es.

Lastly, if you are unsure of your pets microchip number or if he/she is not microchipped Dr Magee and Jacqui will be happy to scan and chip if needed. Just remind us at our next appointment.

04/03/2024

While most of us are rejoicing the rain and eager to see the pollen gone it can be really stressful for our pets. As we head into our rainy season, here are some tips to ease their stress:

-Try and save special treats/toys/games for rainy days only.
-When possible try and get in a long walk or heavy play before the rain starts so they are tired.
-Play music or tv sounds through the storm. Many streaming services and direct tv offer “dog tv”. Quimby gets lost for hours in her “shows” 😂
-Make a “safe space” for your pup (or cat) to hide out in. If trained properly, many dogs will love the comfort of their puppy crate, a closet, or other cozy spots. There are very few cats who can resist a cardboard box, especially with some fresh nip in it.
-Try the Thundershirt. These don’t work for every pup but they are AMAZING for the ones they do help. As a bonus, the thundershirt website has lots of colors and patterns for more fashionable pups….
-And of course, if your pet is really stressed always feel free to reach out to your favorite mobile vet team 😁. We like to try and find non-medical solutions but some pets need a little extra help and we are here to discuss options if needed. As many of you know we can always talk…a lot….haha

**As always, no dogs were tortured into making sad faces for our social media posts. Quimby would like everyone to know sad is her specialty and she is known for her resting sad face.

03/27/2024

We attempted a cute photo shoot with my animals as a reminder we are CLOSED on Friday in observance of Good Friday. Quimby (not pictured) was terrified of the ears and took off. Swiftee (grey floof) feels she hasn’t lived here long enough to be contractually obligated to social media humiliation. Mangz (orange) gave me the death stare but kinda tolerated it? Winston was just jealous and wore the ears with pride. 😂😂 we hope everyone has a great weekend and a Happy Easter!

02/22/2024

‼️Urgent‼️ Please share.

Sweet, beautiful Simon is missing! Please help with spreading the word so that he can be reunited with his family.

02/04/2024

Hey everyone,
It’s Jacqui here.
I got my new pup, Ralphie’s, DNA back. 14 breeds! Not quite as mutty as Phil but still pretty mutty. The 13% Chihuahua is definitely the reason he’s a bit of a butt for a nail trim 😆😆😆
It’s so interesting to see the breeds that he is comprised of. I still don’t know where his disproportionate lil legs come from though. I was sure there would be some Basset Hound or Dachshund or Corgi to explain his odd little legs and long body. 🤷🏼‍♀️😆
I used the cheek swab DNA test by the Wisdom Panel. We found it to be pretty accurate when we compared it to the blood DNA test that we also did on Phil a while back.

01/09/2024

We hope everyone is safe and sound today! Dr. Magee and Jacqui had a fun surprise when a local celebrity popped up on an X-ray of a dog’s stomach! It the cutest gas bubble we’ve ever seen! Can everyone see it? 😂😂 it must be good sign as we head into the second half of hockey season!

12/22/2023

Great news going into the holiday—Danny was found! We hope everyone has Happy Christmas Eve!

We were contacted tonight about a missing cat near Bay to Bay. He’s not a patient but we do hope he makes his way home for Christmas!

12/02/2023

Today is National Mutt day! On National Mutt Day we encourage you to embrace, save and celebrate mixed breed dogs, as Dr Magee and Jacqui have with a marvelous selection of four (two each) of quite possibly the muttiest of mutts. One of the best parts of having a mutt in the family is knowing that YOU saved a life.

Show us your goofy, lovable, sweet, gentle, adorable and incredible mutts in the comments below. And if you don’t have one, we encourage you to go adopt one today. What better way to celebrate National Mutt day?

11/20/2023

Happy Monday! This is a quick reminder that we will be closed beginning Wednesday for Thanksgiving. We hope everyone has a wonderful happy healthy holiday!

11/16/2023

More VERY exciting news around here. There’s another new addition to the Happy Pets Family. Please meet Swiftee Swizzle Mcadams ❤️❤️. This stunning senior graced Dr. Magee’s Facebook thread and it took less than 30 minutes before she was in her arms. She was adopted from the humane society and we don’t know much about her previous life, other than her owners moved and didn’t want her. We think she’s around 12-14 years old and ABSOLUTE puuurrfection. So far Winston and Quimby are in love….Mangz is in denial but we think she’ll come around to the idea of a new sister anyday. Swiftee loves anything as long as it involves treats and pets. We can’t believe someone let this treasure go and can’t wait to smother her with more love than she can handle for the rest of her life ❤️❤️❤️

11/07/2023

We are super excited to announce there is a new product for treatment of chronic pain (arthritis) in dogs! Librella is a “biologic” medication meaning it acts like part of the body versus a foreign material. This translates to fewer side effects and greater safety margins. It has been available in Europe and Canada (and here for cats!) for some time and the feedback/results are incredible. The downside is that it is a monthly injection (so you have to see your favorite mobile vet team more frequently 😂) but we think it’s worth it. It does replace all oral medications. The video attached is not one of our patients but is an awesome testimony of the injection’s effects. So far we have used it in two of our most favorite patients:
1) Bruce, a 13 1/2 year old Shepard mix. He has been on an anti-inflammatory and gabapentin for years and although he was generally doing good he had flare ups and couldn’t walk as far as he wanted to. Now 2 weeks out from his first injection, his owner reports he is playing/ walking, and jumping on the furniture to sleep and snuggle, which he has not done in years!
2) our very own Winston McAdams (a 7 1/2year old lab mix) had his first injection a few days ago. He has been taking an anti-inflammatory as needed. We’ve noticed he’s limping a bit after day care and having a hard time getting up off the hard floors. We can’t wait to update with his progress after daycare this week! Please let us know if you have any questions!

10/25/2023

Dr. Magee and Jacqui are heading to the great white tundra of Canada for an action-packed weekend of learning! As long as we don’t freeze our tails off we’ll be back Tuesday the 31st smarter than ever and ready to go. We hope everyone has a great weekend!

10/18/2023

📣Announcement time! 📣

Hey everyone,
It’s Jacqui here.
Please join us in welcoming our new pup, Ralphie, to the Happy Pets family. He’s squishy, sweet and feisty. Phil is being a very good big brother to him. (The cats are tolerating him) The toughest part of posting this was confining it to just a few “select” images😆

10/13/2023

Not too spooky this Friday the 13th for us. We started our morning visiting some of our 2022 puppies and kittens who are all grown up now! Poor Bubba was devastated to learn he didn’t fit on the table anymore (…and also that he couldn’t reach the pupperonies 😹) Don’t feel too bad for him though, he got plenty of snuggles and treats! We hope everyone has a spooktacular weekend! 🦇👻

08/26/2023

Happy international dog day from the HP dogs (and their bestie LD). We hope everyone had as much fun celebrating as they did. Full disclosure, they believe every day should be “dog day” and we probably do too 😂

07/21/2023

Happy Friday! We hope everyone has as good of a day as Thor. Every day he sees the vet is the best day of his life! Ok…so actually every day is the best day of Thor’s life, but we like to flatter ourselves 😹

06/06/2023

FOUND: Large roofing nail. If anyone is missing a roofing nail we found it with our tire 🤦🏼‍♀️. Luckily we found it before anything too bad happened. Our friends at South Tampa Auto and Tire are AMAZING and working hard to keep us on the road with as few disruptions possible. Be safe out there guys…these South Tampa streets are dangerous!

06/01/2023

Hello! This is Sammie, a 4 year old spayed female Siamese cat. Sadly, Sammie has unexpectedly lost her mother and is in desperate need of a new, loving home. With kitten season in full effect they have had no luck getting her into a rescue or foster home. We don’t know Sammie personally (one of our cat-loving clients is trying to help her) but they report she’s very sweet, social, and gets along well with other cats. There are no dogs in the home so they aren’t sure how she would do with a dog. If anyone is looking for a sweet girl please let us know!

05/16/2023

Life is better when we’re together….until someone gets hurt 🥴. It looks like one of us is taking an extra souvenir home from this vacation. Dr. Magee is not going to be able to see patients this week but hopes to be back on the road next week (with some short term limitations). Jacqui will be manning the phones starting tomorrow and will keep the ship afloat until we’re both up and going. The good news is there are no broken bones and the cast should be off in no time! We appreciate everyone’s understanding and we’ll see you all soon!

04/26/2023

We slack on our social media sometimes. This was wayyyy too good not to share! I think they nailed it! 😂😂

03/07/2023

A very common "hot topic" during our visits is pet nutrition. It is really hard to distinguish myth from fact when it comes to pet foods. Marketing strategists have recognized the strong bonds we share with our pets and exploit that with clever strategies to sell their foods. The article below was written by an expert on pet nutrition (a literal, boarded, Veterinary nutritionist) from Tufts. In quick summary:
1: Any brand/company selling dog or cat food should employ at LEAST 1 veterinarian, nutritionist, or most preferably, a boarded veterinary nutritionist. They should be readily able to provide scientific data (including research studies, journal articles, etc).
2: Reviews ARE NOT the same as science.
3: Terms like "natural", "organic" "human-grade" etc, are marketing terms. They have no definition or value in the production of dog and cat food.
4) Appearance and price of food do not necessarily corelate with quality.
5) "Grain free" is NO GOOD. There is a link between grain free diets and heart disease.
We could keep going, but these are the basics. The three perfect specimen pictured above happily eat their kibbles every day (so much in fact, that a photo shoot of them and kibble was attempted and failed this morning 🤣) They are all three very active, healthy, nutritionally balanced, and happy to further discuss their nutritional needs any time.

https://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2016/12/questions-you-should-be-asking-about-your-pets-food/?fbclid=IwAR16YTCW3tanb9sTLZ1XClaAQfMPwJ1O2DmbM5js-PALLqF5LSxyhwfx4TE

02/14/2023

Happy Valentine’s Day from the Pierce Fur-family and the rest of the Happy Pets Family.

02/07/2023

Hi everyone! It’s Jacqui here. I’d like to share the really interesting and cool stuff we have learned about my new lil rescue pup, Phil. We did both the Wisdom (at home saliva) and the Royal Canin GHA (blood test through your Veterinarian) DNA panel. I did the at home saliva test first. He’s predominantly German Shorthaired Pointer, Labrador, American Foxhound and Am. Staff. So why is he a lil dude? Fast forward to the Royal Canin test. Although his breed composition is in line with the Wisdom Panel, it goes a little more in depth into health and genetic disorders/mutations. We found out that he has the Skeletal Dysplasia 2 mutation which is a form of dwarfism. I think it is amazing and hilarious and special. What a fascinating and unique lil dude I have!

12/02/2022

Hi Everyone,
It’s Jacqui here. Some of you might remember that a few months back I adopted the BEST lil rescue (senior) Beagle mix, Phil. Phil was a Fluff Animal Rescue pup being fostered by a dedicated foster couple. They truly do an amazing service. Phil was their Foster #12 and now they have an equally amazing foster #14. His name is Red he’s a 4 year old hound lab mix. He’s looking for a furever home for Christmas. Just by reading his Bio (link below) you can tell what a great pup he is. His foster parents would love to see him go to an amazing home and I might be bias but obviously that’s one of our clients homes. 😊

Red - Male Adult

Meet Red a fun-loving, sweet big boy weighing about 55 lbs. Red is available due to a change in his family’s circumstances. He is currently in foster care and absolutely loves going for walks and r...