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Owner Tips for Pet Bathing and Ear Cleaning
How to Clean your Dog’s Ears at Home Video How to Shampoo your Pet
Prong Collar Alternatives
Prong Collar Myths and Facts Myth: Dogs’ skin is so thick they can’t feel the pain. Fact: Skin on a human’s neck is actually thicker (10-15 cells) than the skin on a dog’s neck (3-5 cells). So if you think wearing a prong collar would hurt, imagine how your dog feels....
Pancreatitis in Dogs
Basic Information Description The pancreas is a flat, thin organ located in the front of the abdomen, near the stomach that contains two major types of cells. One group of cells (endocrine pancreas) produces hormones (insulin, glucagon) that regulate blood sugar, and...
Pile O’ Cats
Everyone’s heard of a dogpile. Why not a catpile? I’ll tell you why not. Because OUCH! See that poor mama and her ten (yes, TEN, as in double-digits) kittens? It’s dinner time, and MOM is the main course. They say motherhood has its advantages, and Mom is getting a...
Happy Mother’s Day from Stella
What’s the best gift you can give Mom on Mother’s Day? YOU! So make her proud today by being the best you that you can be…
Stella’s Easter Miracle
Happy Easter from Ms. Bubble Eater and Companion Veterinary Hospital 🙂
“Meow-y Christmas”…and other horrible puns to avoid this holiday season
IF HIDING IN THIS BOX UNTIL NEW YEAR’S IS THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID HAVING TO WEAR ONE OF THEIR CUTESY COSTUMES, SO BE IT. – by Stella Claus ‘Tis the season…to put yet more pictures of garishly dressed cats on the internet. Listen. I know you humans think it’s cute. But...
Go ahead: ask “meow” old I am
Ask “meow” old I am. And I’ll tell you I’m nine. And that makes me feel like this: But ask Dr. Sommerville and she’ll tell you I’m…52? And that makes me feel like this: Funny thing is, we’re both right. I was born in 2009, but the veterinarians remind me that cats and...
You know you’ve made it when…you’re wallpaper?
You know you’ve made it when… Your face is made into wallpaper. Computer wallpaper, that is. It’s funny. As a tech savvy cat (one who likes to bask in the comfort of PC generated waste heat), I encounter a lot of griping about the desktop computers at CVH: Stella, the...
Cat fetches pen, takes credit for veterinary hospital’s Google rating
One thing I’ve learned during my nine years at Companion Veterinary Hospital is that humans, unlike cats, are too humble. Cats are lots of things: we’re loyal and loving (when we’re feeling it), curious and crafty, but I’ll admit we can be demanding, even finicky....