by BEVS | Mar 14, 2022 | Emergency Visits, Pet Health
As springtime approaches and people and their pets start spending more time outside, our Emergency & Critical Care Services team always sees an increase in porcupine quilling injuries. Although they say curiosity killed the cat, in our experience, it’s dogs who...
by BEVS | Feb 4, 2022 | Canine Rehabilitation, Emergency Visits, Neurology, Pet Health
Fenberry is not a cat, but she seems to be on her way to claiming nine lives, thanks to the team at BEVS. This 6-year-old Australian Shepherd’s first brush with disaster was back in July 2019, when she suffered a near-drowning event. Her owner Maureen, a human nurse,...
by BEVS | Jan 17, 2022 | Pet Health
Here in Vermont, we are no strangers to winter weather. And although a pet’s tolerance for cold and snowy weather can vary by breed, age, and general overall health, any pet can suffer from hypothermia, frostbite, or other cold-weather injuries. Whether your pet loves...
by BEVS | Jun 8, 2021 | Emergency Visits, Pet Health, Toxic Foods for Pets
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? You might...
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...
