Four Engaging Springtime Activities For Your Pet Spring has arrived! After being stuck inside for months, we’ve reached the days when you can step outside to see flowers blooming and feel the warmth in the air. If you’re a pet owner, chances are that your fur babies are eager to head outside for some engaging
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Pet Safe Easter For a holiday that has baby bunnies and chicks as its mascots, Easter isn’t the most pet-safe occasion on the calendar. Between the sale of animals as gifts and the many hazards that come with Easter gifting, it can be a minefield! Here’s how to do your part to have a Pet
Dog Training for a Healthy Dog As a local veterinary office, our job is to keep Southwest Virginia pets healthy and treat those who need it. But veterinary care is only one aspect of keeping a happy, healthy pet. Dog training is another prong. While training isn’t common in cats, there are some similar practices
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February is Pet Dental Health Month For an animal family designation that shares a name with one of the most famous teeth, canine dental health can sure be a challenge! Any parent who’s ever had small children knows that teaching good dental hygiene is a challenge even when you speak the same language, so it’s
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My Furry Valentine Our pets bring so much love into our lives. Sometimes, the only bright spot during a tough day is your pup’s happy dance or the kitty hug against your leg when you return home. So it’s only natural that during Valentine’s Day (or any time!), we want to show them we feel
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Answering Your Top Kennel Cough Questions If you’ve ever tried to board your dog or enrolled it in daycare, you’ve almost certainly heard about kennel cough. But unless your pet has had the misfortune of having it, you may not know anything else about it. So, what is kennel cough? And is kennel cough in
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Heartworm Facts Q & A For a pet owner,a heartworm diagnosis is one of the scariest things to hear from a vet. This disease can devastate your pet’s health, but there’s also good news: it’s not hopeless and it’ s relatively easy to prevent. Here are some critical heartworm facts to help you keep your
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Avoiding Pet Winter Health Hazards Winter can be a joyful time to spend with your pets. Between cuddles on the couch and holiday celebrations frolicking in the snow, Roanoke Valley pet owners have a lot of opportunities to make beautiful memories. But there are also winter pet health hazards to protect your four-legged friends from.
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Play for Pets is More Than Just Fun & Games We all want what’s best for our pets. They bring so much joy to our lives. That’s why the pet care products industry is at a whopping $250 billion and expected to grow to nearly double in the next decade! It’s also why we set
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Dr. Spangler
