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10/01/2023

As you’re making New Year’s resolutions this year, commit to your pets dental health. Daily toothbrushing is the best way to prevent plague and tartar, and your veterinary team can give you tips on how to introduce brushing to your pet. If brushing isn’t an option, ask us about other methods of home dental care.

19/10/2022

This week is Vet Tech Week! We take this time to show our thanks to the technician team. They provide amazing support for our doctors and make sure all our patients and cared and loved for safely and efficiently. Show your support and drop us a like!

13/10/2022

Join us Oct. 15th at Mill River Park at Lucky Paw Looza! Lucky Paw Looza is being organized by our partners . We love this Rescue so much, They do anything and everything they can to help dogs AND cats find refuge and their forever homes. Support them by attending! There is live music, food trucks, activities, and of course, adoptable pups🐶

11/10/2022

This week is Pet Bone and Joint Health week. We wanted to take this opportunity to showcase Nutramax. Nutramax specializes in making pet supplements to make our animals more comfortable in their everyday lives. This week, we also want to draw attention to the importance of controlling obesity in pets. Obesity can cause unnecessary pressure and damage to the joints and create discomfort that could impact quality of life. Nutramax products work to help alleviate these symptoms while pets undergo new diets and lifestyle changes to control obesity. These products are also helpful for large and small breed dogs who have arthritis or have experienced joint or bone injury. For more information, call our office at 203-655-1449.

06/10/2022

****Please Read*****
This story is an example of why we recommend annual senior bloodwork. Meet Chip! Chip is Dr. Cline’s dog and best friend:) Chip Just turned 9y this summer and came into work to have his annual bloodwork to make sure everything is functioning as normal. When Dr. Cline recieved the results, He realized Chip had developed Addison’s Disease.

Addison’s disease, or hypoadrenocorticism, is caused by a decrease production of two hormones from the adrenal gland. These hormones are cortisol, a stress hormone, and aldosterone, a mineralocorticoid hormone that controls the body’s water balance through its effects on sodium and potassium.

The initial way to detect Addison’s disease is to perform blood and urine screenings, such as the panel performed on Chip earlier this year. This helps rule out other diseases as well.

If diagnosed early, like Chip, most dogs can be successfully treated with medication.

For more information or to set up an appointment for bloodwork, call our office at 203-655-1449.

All this information was provided by the VCA website. To continue reading follow these links:

https://vcahospitals.com › addisons-...addisons-disease-in-dogs-overview - VCA Animal Hospitals

https://vcahospitals.com › addisons-...Testing and Monitoring in Addison's Disease - VCA Animal Hospitals

03/10/2022

This week is walk your dog week! It’s not too hot or too cold for their paws on the pavement 🐕 Show off their stylish harnesses and leashes to the neighborhood and enjoy spending quality time with your pet!

28/09/2022

Please join us is wishing our Assistant Gina H. a very happy birthday! Gina has been with our team for over 25 years, and our hospital would not be the same without her:) Happy Birthday Gina! 🥳

23/09/2022

Celebrate deaf dog appreciation week (September 18th-24th) by hitting like for our little Opal! Opal is our assistant managers dog who was born deaf. Congenital hearing loss is due to genetic factors, one of those being coat color. The coat color associated with the highest risk is white, especially a lack of pigmentation on their ears. Some main signs that your pet may be born deaf:

1. more aggressive with rest of litter
2. no response to noise
3. difficult to wake/startled when awoken

Deafness later in life can be attributed to; untreated chronic ear infections which can cause temporary deafness or injury, drug toxicity, tumors, and/or old age which can cause permanent deafness

The end of this week we want to show our love and support to all the deaf dogs and their owners who take the time to train with them and teach them to navigate the world.

Read more on deafness and hearing loss on the VCA website here :

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/living-with-a-deaf-dog #:~:text=Some%20dogs%20lose%20their%20hearing,this%20is%20called%20congenital%20deafness https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/teaching-and-training-a-deaf-dog

21/09/2022

We are excited to introduce a new member to our team: Jessica!

Jessica has been a part of the VCA team for over a month now as a Tech Assistant. She is a rockstar when it comes to assisting our doctors in their daily appointments. Jessica is currently studying at NCC in the Vet Tech Program to get her certification so she can jump in to surgeries and further help you with your pet care needs!

Featured: Jessica’s pup Funyun! A beautiful, big, and brindle American Pitbull Mix. His favorite activities are sun tanning, being a coach potato, and eating cookies🐾

13/09/2022

***PLEASE READ*** This story is an example of why we recommend spaying your female dogs. This is Edie, brought into us by Lucky Dog Refuge (). Edie presented in severe pain and discomfort. She was having trouble moving and the rescue new something was wrong. They rushed her to us where Dr. Lanza confirmed it was a pyometra via ultrasound.

A pyometra is when bacteria enters the cervix and causes an overgrowth leading to infection. This is life threatening and needs to be corrected with surgery removing the uterus. This easily could have been avoided if Edie was spayed at a young age. Luckily, Edie has made a full recovery and is currently available for adoption

Below are other reasons we recommend spaying your pet:

* Prevention of heat or estrus. When in heat, the female experiences an urge to escape in order to find a mate. This unwanted and dangerous behavior is eliminated.
* Elimination of the hormone fluctuations that cause false pregnancy following the heat cycle.
* Prevention of uterine infection known as pyometra.
* Prevention of breast cancer. Dogs spayed before their first heat have less than 0.5% chance of developing breast cancer.
* Elimination of the risk of uterine and ovarian cancer.
* Spayed dogs generally live longer lives than those that are unspayed.
* Reduces the likelihood of dogs having separation anxiety or fearful elimination.

If you have any questions please call us at 203-655-1449 or follow the links to these articles for more information :

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/spaying-in-dogs

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/pyometra-in-dogs

09/09/2022

We have the best clients out there:) One of our frequent patients Sage and her family stopped by with goodies. We thank all of our clients for letting us provide the best medicine and love to your pets 🐾🐶🐱We love them like they’re our own. Your pets health is our top priority and excellent service is our goal. We thank our community for allowing us to practice this everyday❤️

01/09/2022

This month is National Pet Health Insurance Month and Responsible Dog Ownership Month. We’d like to thank our partners Trupanion for providing one of the best medical insurances for pets. To celebrate this month and practice being a responsible pet owner, we recommend signing up with Trupanion. VCA also offers Careclub, a wellness payment plan specifically for your pet’s needs. Follow this link to learn more about how Trupanion and Careclub can benefit you https://trupanion.com/veterinarians/vca/consumer

30/08/2022

Our not-so-little Hospital Cat Geisha😼 (also know as Goo or Gooey)! She is a whole lot of attitude but when you are this pretty it’s okay!

Likes: Cookies and Sun tanning

Dislikes: Not getting enough attention and Dr.Ragan

Drop a like for our little warrior

26/08/2022

Happy ! Today August 26th, 2022 is the day to celebrate your dogs (even though we spoil them everyday). Here are a few ways you can celebrate!

1. Donate blankets, food, or toys to a local animal welfare organization or rescue

2. Have a portrait drawn of your pet (.art) or have your own photoshoot

3. bring your pet on a play date to a dog park, the beach, or wherever their favorite spot is

4. Teach your dog a new trick

5. adopt a dog from your local shelter/volunteer!

24/08/2022

If you had an appointment on 8/17 you might have noticed our uniforms looked a little different🤔 Each month for our hospital staff, we are having a themed team-bonding dress up day! This month’s was Twin day👯‍♀️👯 our staff paired up and got to pick their twin attire for that day. Swipe to see who matched with who!

20/08/2022

Today is National Homeless Animals day🥺 These cuties over at Lucky Dog Refuge are Still looking for their forever homes! Follow LDR for more information and for pupdates on their cute rescues 🐾🐶

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