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Keeping Pets Healthy & Safe at Halloween
Leaves are falling, pumpkin spice lattes are back, and skeletons and jack-o-lanterns are appearing on porches and lawns across the area. Halloween is here! It’s a fun and spooky time of year beloved by kids (and, let’s face it, most of us adults), but for our pets, it...
Covering Your Dog or Cat With Pet Health Insurance
As a pet parent, you know that veterinary care can get expensive, especially in an emergency. That’s why more and more pet owners are investing in pet health insurance.
We’re Open 24/7– Facing COVID-19 Together
COVID-19 Safety Protocols The coronavirus (COVID-19) has created a number of challenges for all of our families, both personally and professionally. Our first priority is to keep you, your family, and your pets safe until this public health concern is stabilized. We...
Our ER is at Capacity – Always Call First
Like many veterinary hospitals across the country, here at BEVS we have seen a vast increase in cases since the beginning of the pandemic. We have implemented a triage system that prioritizes the most critical cases above those that are less urgent, which can...
What Is a Veterinary Internist and When Should My Pet See One?
If your pet struggles with chronic, complicated, or complex diseases or conditions, your primary care veterinarian may refer you to a veterinary internist – a specialist in internal medicine, for further evaluation or ongoing care. What Is an Internist? Primary care...
Construction Notice: Kimball/Marshall Avenue Closure
We've learned that Kimball/Marshall Avenue will be closed to through traffic beginning Monday, August 2, and continuing until at least November. Please see the map above for how it impacts your route to us. If you're coming to BEVS from the north or west and would...
Keeping Pets Safe in the Summer
The long summer days can be full of fun for pet parents. But for dogs and cats, it can also be a perilous time. Here are some of the most common summertime pet health dangers our 24/7 emergency veterinary team sees, and how to avoid them.
What Is an Emergency – And What Is Not?
It can be scary when your pet is sick or hurt. As pet parents, you want to do what’s best for them at that moment – but how do you know what’s best? How can you tell the difference between something that can wait and something that needs urgent attention?
Disaster Preparedness for Pets
Each May, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) uses National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day to help educate pet parents on the importance of planning for emergencies that might impact four-legged family members.
When Your Pet Needs Surgery
Veterinary surgical care is extremely advanced, meaning many of the same procedures that you might find in human medicine are available for furry friends, and many are minimally invasive, allowing pets to recover more quickly.