Category Archives: Pet care

Dr. Jennifer Hawthorne Bio
Posted on: Aug 12, 2024 By:
Dr. Hawthorne offers general practice wellness services, minor illness treatment, and euthanasia for dogs and cats.

Dr. Catherine Rusch Bio
Posted on: Aug 07, 2024 By:
Dr. Rusch provides wellness and routine pet care to cats and dogs along with telemedicine, senior pet care, urgent care and end of life care.

Dr. Sharon Daley Bio
Posted on: Aug 07, 2024 By:
Dr. Daley believes that home visits benefit pets by reducing the anxiety associated with pet carriers, car rides, and the unfamiliar smells and sounds of a new place. Other animals may have mobility issues, and home visits are the best solution for them to receive routine or emergency care.

Dr. Lauren Hughes Bio
Posted on: Jun 05, 2024 By:
“Pets do much better if they are treated in their own environment. Seeing pets in their home helps me better to problem solve any issues because I can see how and where they spend their every day" said Dr. Hughes.

Dr. Matthew Parisi Bio
Posted on: Mar 22, 2024 By:
Dr. Parisi now offers top-notch care right in the comfort of your own home. From routine check-ups to sick visits, he's there for you and your furry family members every step of the way.

Dr. Carrie Lallier Bio
Posted on: Mar 22, 2024 By:
Carrie Lallier, DVM, is one of those individuals who knew her calling from a young age. At about five years old, she decided that her passion lay with animals. Always feeling a deep connection to them, Dr. Lallier initially dreamed of owning a pet store

What Is Geriatric?
old cat Posted on: Mar 11, 2022 By:
Many pet parents nowadays have heard people refer to “senior” pets, that term given to animals that have reached an advanced age as it relates to their average lifespan.

Dr. April Ward Bio
Posted on: May 16, 2020 By:
A high school teacher dampened Dr. Ward's dream of being a veterinarian... Finally, she decided to follow her dream, and after several years of hard work, she graduated from NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine.

I “Heart” Worms?
Posted on: Apr 28, 2020 By:
April also is Heartworm Awareness Month, and every pet parent needs to hear about heartworms and be familiar with the reasons to prevent their invasion into their baby's bodies. 

Love The Animals
Posted on: Apr 09, 2020 By:
April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, and in this time of added stress and anxiety over our own lives and the economy during the coronavirus pandemic, this topic offers us an opportunity to look beyond ourselves to those creatures who are at our mercy all the time. 

Don’t, Spot, Don’t (Eat That)!
Posted on: Mar 30, 2020 By:
Taste definitely relies on the tongue and taste buds, so it surprises us when our pets eat things like fertilizer or pennies or potpourri. Luckily that stuff isn't toxic (except to our imaginations), but there are so many things that are poisonous to our furry babies that we need to educate ourselves about...

The Prescription for Sweet Kisses
Dental Care Posted on: Feb 06, 2020 By:
February is not just for Valentine's Day. It's also a month set aside by the veterinary profession to exalt the benefits of dental health for our pets. 

Dog Breeding Checklist
Posted on: Jul 30, 2019 By:
You’re quite certain that your dog is the most perfect creature to ever walk the earth, and you’d love to have another one just like them. You decide that the logical next step is to find them a partner and plan for puppies. But before you jump in with all paws, consider the magnitude of your decision.

Dog mobility
Posted on: Nov 05, 2017 By:
Many options exist for dogs with mobility issues.

How to visitor-proof your home to prevent escapes
Posted on: Jul 22, 2015 By:

How do you keep your dog, who is intent on visiting the neighbors, in the house when people are coming and going?

What I’ve learned about puppy training so far
Posted on: Jul 07, 2015 By:

Training our crazy ball of fur.

The more the merrier? Adding a pet to your pet family
Posted on: Mar 03, 2015 By:

heal betsy and JakeI always wanted my pets to play together, but until recently my pets' personalities just didn't jive. My dogs were always rude to my cats, and my cats were usually unappreciative of my dogs.

Getting in touch with your pets
Posted on: Sep 16, 2014 By:

Pets don't always like to be examined, so it's a good idea to get them used to having their ears and paws touched and their mouths checked out. It will give you a baseline to refer to when something is amiss.

A dog’s nose doesn’t know
Posted on: Sep 09, 2014 By:

Does a warm nose mean your dog is running a fever?