by BEVS | Apr 19, 2021 | Emergency Visits, Pet Health, Surgery
Hearing that your pet needs surgery – whether in an emergency or not – can be stressful for pet parents. Thankfully, though, veterinary surgical care is extremely advanced, meaning many of the same procedures that you might find in human medicine are available for...
by BEVS | Mar 15, 2021 | Emergency Visits, Pet Health, Toxic Foods for Pets
March is Pet Poison Prevention Awareness Month. You may think it’s easy to keep hazardous substances away from pets, but accidental spills, dropped pills, and even beautiful bouquets can spell disaster for dogs and cats if they’re consumed. Common Household Toxins...
by BEVS | Feb 26, 2021 | Pet Health
Caring for the Most Critical Patients First Here at Burlington Emergency & Veterinary Specialists, we are experiencing a high demand for emergency veterinary services. Therefore, we have implemented our new triage priority levels (below) to care for the most...
by BEVS | Feb 1, 2021 | Pet Health
February is National Pet Dental Health Month, created by the American Veterinary Medical Association to educate pet parents about the importance of taking good care of their pets’ teeth and mouths. Unfortunately, dental issues are quite common in dogs and cats....
by BEVS | Apr 16, 2018 | Pet Health
If asked, most dog owners would say that their pets exhibit emotions. Happy, excited, angry, sad—you name it. But are these emotions genuine, or are they simply humans projecting onto our pets? When it comes to whether or not a dog can feel sadness, the answer is both...
by BEVS | Apr 3, 2018 | Pet Health, Summer Pet Safety
When it comes to gun ownership, safety is of the utmost importance. Gun owners must take careful precautions to ensure that loved ones are kept out of harm’s way. These precautions don’t just extend to human members of a household—pets should also be kept in mind when...
