Dog’s Eye View – Summer Information
No one looks forward to summer more than pets. Good thing most dogs aren’t scaredy cats, lol. This week on Liberty Veterinary Hospital Blog, I, Indy will take you on a tour of my backyard from my eye level. Standing at my back glass door, the back yard looks like fun, but is full of [...]
The Benefits of Spaying and Neutering Part 4
I’m very appreciative of the staff at Liberty Veterinary Hospital. They helped me debunk these spay and neuter myths. Did you know that spaying or neutering will not cause your pet to become over weight? Lack of exercise and overfeeding will cause your pet to pack on the extra LB’S (pounds) - not having the [...]
The Benefits of Spaying and Neutering Part 3
Here are some behavioral benefits on spaying and neutering I received from Liberty Veterinary Hospital’s staff. First, your spayed female won’t go into heat and experience “that time of the month”. While heat cycles can vary, female felines usually go into heat for four to five days every three weeks during breeding season. In an [...]
The Benefits of Spaying and Neutering Part 2
Here are some medical benefits on spaying and neutering I received from Liberty Veterinary Hospital’s staff. Your female companion will live a longer, healthier life. Spaying helps prevent uterine infections and breast tumors, which are malignant or cancerous in about 50 percent of dogs and 90 percent of cats. Spaying before the first heat cycle [...]
The Benefits of Spaying and Neutering
Hi, I’m a client from Liberty Veterinary Hospital and would like to share some thoughts about benefits of spaying and neutering your beloved companion. I’m very thankful for the staff at Liberty Veterinary Hospital for educating me in this very humane and safe process of spay and neuter. Did you know by spaying or neutering [...]
The Facts on Parasites – A Feline’s Perspective
Those dogs, always getting into some kind of mess. It’s enough to drive a cat like myself crazy. Mr. Biggles here to give the scoop on what else bugs us felines. While heartworms prefer our canine counterparts, they can still cause real damage to cats. The immature worms, injected by mosquitos, can cause respiratory disease. [...]
The Facts on Parasites – Intestinal Worms
Hey! Hey! Hey! Ellie Mae here…super excited! I just got in from a long run to the nearby pond following this quick little rabbit. It was so much fun! Before I knew it, he was gone but I found some tasty little pellets he’d left behind. Rabbit pellets are just the best aren’t they? The [...]
The Facts on Parasites – Heartworms
Seamus here to give you the facts on parasites, straight from the horse’s, or rather dog’s, mouth. My fellow canine compadres Ellie Mae and Willie, as well, as our feline frenemy Mr. Biggles, will be along later to tackle other creepy crawlies, but let’s get the ball rolling with heartworms. Sure, they have a cute [...]