Blue Lake Animal Care Center

24/12/2024

Be careful out there with your dogs and cats right now! We are seeing significantly higher levels of coyote attacks lately, and only ER’s will be open for the holiday. Keep them on leash!

24/12/2024

We hope everyone has a great Christmas. We will be closing tomorrow at noon, and will be closed on Christmas Day. Keep your furry friends away from the food!!

17/12/2024

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jaime Anderson will be joining our team in a few weeks. Dr. Jaime has been practicing for almost 14 years, and we are incredibly excited to add her knowledge, compassion, and expertise to BLACC.

26/11/2024

Blue Lake will be closing at 4:30pm on Wednesday the 26th, and will be closed on Thanksgiving. Open normal hours Friday.

25/11/2024

Phones and Internet back up. Thanks for your patience.

25/11/2024

Apologies to clients trying to call us today. We are waiting for a Spectrum tech to be out this afternoon to hopefully restore our Internet and phones. If you need medication asap, please just stop by until then. Thanks for your understanding,

20/08/2024

Picture of a dog’s ear from Reno posted from Washoe County Animal Services. Yes there are ticks to a small extent here in Basin, and you don’t have to go far to find lots of them.

17/07/2024

https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/no-harmful-algal-bloom-detected-at-lake-tahoe-sites-purported-to-be-responsible-for-dogs-death/

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The agencies that sampled water at El Dorado Beach and Nevada Beach last week have detected no toxins associated with harmful algal blooms in the lake. These are sites viral...

09/07/2024

Hello everyone.
Just to throw it out there.... Yes, we are aware of the online posts regarding a potential algae ingestion dog fatality in the Tahoe Basin.
There is no information at this time confirming whether that dog's death was caused by cyanotoxicity (algae bloom) at this time, or another cause. It will likely be a week before test results are available.
We have not seen any algae toxicity cases at our hospital this year.
But we will stay updated when further information is available.
But please do not believe everything posted on social media, as it is often opinions, not verified data.
Everyone stay safe and cool out there.

21/05/2024

Hello everyone. We want to let you know that we will be open this Friday only for limited nurse appointments, and we will be closed on Monday for Memorial Day. We hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday, and remember those that gave the greatest sacrifice for our way of life.

26/04/2024

14/03/2024

For all of our doggie patients out there who are taking monthly Heartgard and Nexgard for heartworm, flea, tick, and intestinal parasite protection, we want you to know that Nexgard Plus is now available. It combines both into one monthly flavored chew now, and is cheaper than giving both products separately. When your pet needs refills, just ask!

04/03/2024

We are hopeful to open today at 2:00 pm. Unfortunately we are still waiting for a plow to come by so we can get to the hospital.

01/03/2024

Due to weather and sporadic power outages we are encountering, we will be closing today at 3:00 pm. We appreciate your understanding.

28/02/2024

So sad. All too common nowadays.

This past week, Dr. Galen Heyne took his own life, leaving behind a wife and 2 VERY small children, whom he loved deeply. He battled the demons that we all deal with in veterinary medicine, and unfortunately lost that battle.

This is why - Not One More Vet, Inc, exists. Our profession is 2-3x more likely to die by su***de than the general population, and we are dying left and right. Many who manage to survive their battle end up burning out and leave the profession entirely. These two things are the biggest reasons our profession is facing an unprecedented staffing crisis, why we no longer can offer on-call or after hours services, why we can no longer take on new patients or new clients — because we are dying and leaving in droves.

Please be kind and compassionate to the people who give their all to a profession that most of us have wanted to do since we were the age of Galen’s children, and often for little pay or reward. Please consider financially helping his devastated, struggling family, and keep them in your prayers:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-family-of-galen-heyne?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=facebook_cta_variant_v2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

14/02/2024

Fun morning.