Den Herder Veterinary Hospital

You can buy all of your pet's medications on our online pharmacy! 🐶💙🐱 🐾🛍️ Now, managing your pet's health is as easy as a few clicks. With a wide selection of trusted products and medications, you can rely on us to provide the best for your four-legged companions. Explore the pharmacy today and experience the convenience firsthand. Follow this link: https://bit.ly/4eYqSLG or navigate to our website today. Your pets deserve top-notch care, and Den Herder's online pharmacy is here to deliver! 🦴🌟

🚨 Important Reminder! 🚨 The 4th of July festivities typically kick off this weekend. Don’t wait! Call us today to get the medication your furry friends need to make the holiday less scary. Let’s keep them calm and comfortable during the fireworks!

Your Pet's Wellness, Just a Click Away! 🛒🩺 Hello pet lovers! 🎉 We have a reminder that you can shop online. From prescription medications to flea preventives, and everything in between, you can now shop for your pets' needs online. Have your pet's medications delivered right to your door! 📫 🚪 Our team of experienced veterinarians ensures that you're getting the right products for your furry friends. Head over to our website and start shopping today! 🐾💊

After we close today at 11:30am, we will be doing an update to our operating system. PetDesk and online booking may be unavailable during this time. We expect this to be completed later this afternoon. Thank you for your patience!

We will be updating our operating system. 💻🖱️ This will begin after we close at 11:30am on Saturday. 🕗 PetDesk and online booking may be unavailable during this time. We expect the update to be completed Saturday afternoon on May, 18, 2024. Thank you for your patience!😸🐾

The touch command is a very useful command teaching your dog to nose target (touch their nose to a target- in this case your hand). It can be used to redirect your dog from a behavior you don't like, get their attention back to you, and help a reactive or aggressive dog focus on you instead of a nearby trigger. I highly reward this command to keep my dogs motivated to do it and once they have the command down I will heavily reward the fast and enthusiastic targets. In the video you can see Ellen is given the command, a marker word "yes" is used to tell her that is the behavior I wanted, and then Ellen waits expectantly for a treat- which was given off camera :)

-2023 Wildlife in Review- It was definitely a walk on the wild side this year at Den Herder Veterinary Hospital. We feel so privileged and honored to be able to help injured, orphaned and misplaced wildlife throughout the year. As you can see from these pictures of the animals we cared for, (who didn't get individual stories done) that it is indeed a group effort from all of us! We wouldn't have it any other way. I couldn't be more grateful and proud of all my co-workers who take on all the various jobs from fielding the wildlife calls, finding suitable habitats within the hospital, helping with restraint, running diagnostic tests, and administering treatments. They are truly the very best. A heartfelt thank you to all the amazing wildlife rehabbers from Black Hawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Project who take on the long term care of our wildlife friends. We couldn't do it without you! We wish there would be no one in need of help in 2024, but we will be ready when the calls come in. Peace, joy, love and happiness to all of you for 2024. May it be a great year! -Dr. Lori Cherney

Blood Draw from a Sulcata Tortoise

On our last episode of our Vampire diaries... Here at Den Herder Veterinary Hospital, we like to go right for the jugular! (cue spooky music) Bwahaha In the case of Elliot, a 20-year-old, 70 pound, Sulcata tortoise, who is covered in armored skin, bony scales and a shell, like concrete, the jugular is the best choice for blood drawing. Even though his jugular has the least obstacles, we still must sedate Elliot in order to access it. Elliot is crazy strong, (think Frankenstein breaking free of his restraints) and you'll get the idea. If he doesn't agree with our plan, our plan does not get done! Talk about a strong and stubborn patient. With animals being masters of hiding symptoms and not complaining the same way we do; bloodwork is so important to catch problems early. Bloodwork enables us to know how the body is physiologically doing on the inside. The physical exam helps us catch problems on the outside. Together, it is a powerful tool for us to give your pets the best chance for a long, and healthy life. A truly worthy goal! Elliot came through his sedation, physical exam and bloodwork like the champ he is. It was wonderful to receive the normal results. As always, we not only consider his physical exam, and bloodwork results but also diet and his environment. All these factors make a big difference in our pets’ health. I think Elliot's costume should be a big boulder and scare people when they go by......

Running into the weekend!

Does your dog have arthritis? Do you hate giving pills? There is a new monthly injection called Librela that can be used to treat osteoarthritis pain in dogs. Book an appointment with a veterinarian online at www.denherdervet.com/appointment or call us at 319-232-5292. We will be happy to help you with any of your questions.

Reflecting back on this summer, we had a lot to celebrate! Congratulations to our three happy couples and to Reese beginning his first year in veterinary medicine.

Congratulations to Ginger Pilipchuk for finishing chemotherapy!

Wildlife Wednesday

Wildlife Wednesday! Dr. Lori shares the story of a woodpecker she recently saw and even provided a few woodpecker fun facts: 1) The tip of their tongue is barbed and sticky- better to hold on to bugs. 2) They can extend their tongue out 2 inches into crevices in their search for food. 3) Their tongues are long and when not in use curl back behind their head between the skull and skin. 4) Woodpecker skulls are adapted to withstanding shock from their pecking. They have spongy bone at the front of their skull that dissipates the shock from the force of their pecking.

On the 12th Day Of Christmas our true loves gave to us....

Thank you to Santa for visiting last weekend. Here are the highlights from this festive & fun event. Happy Holidays!

On the EIGHTH OF CHRISTMAS our true loves gave to us... EIGHT HOUNDS-A-HOWLING!

On the SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS our true loves gave to us...