by BEVS | May 28, 2015 | Emergency Visits, Toxic Foods for Pets
The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) in Urbana, IL., handled more than 167,000 calls involving pets exposed to possibly poisonous substances in 2014. Nearly 16% of those calls were from pet parents whose pets got into medicines intended for human use, putting...
by BEVS | May 28, 2015 | Emergency Visits, Toxic Foods for Pets
Ever wonder what foods you can safely share with your pets? They may swoon you with those big, sweet eyes and tell you any food is OK to share but don’t fall into their adorable and convincing traps! The Pet Poison Helpline has put together a 1-minute video on...
by BEVS | Mar 13, 2015 | Emergency Visits, First Aid
by M. Kathleen Shaw, DVM Vermont Veterinary Medical Association Poison prevention week for pets is March 15th through the 21st. This annual observance started in 1961 to highlight the dangers of accidental poisonings in children, and is a great time to discuss...
by BEVS | Feb 20, 2015 | Emergency Visits
If you are concerned or unsure if your pet needs emergency care, please call us at (802) 863-2387. If your dog or cat ingested something poisonous please call your veterinarian or Pet Poison Helpline at 800-213-6680 for help immediately! The sooner a dog poisoning or...
by BEVS | Nov 20, 2014 | Emergency Visits, Surgery
Meet Ruby a four year old dachshund who loves to run and play hard with her corgi and 3 dachshund housemates. Ruby’s parents noticed that she was weak in her hind end when they went to bed in the evening and the following morning (approximately 10 hours later)...
by BEVS | Jul 30, 2014 | Emergency Visits
Meet Abby. Abby loves to swim and chill out on the dock. Unfortunately, sometimes these two activities can produce the horrid hot spot–those painful, raw, moist, oozing sores your dog can get on their skin. If your pet has ever had one, I’m sure you can relate...
