Your pet can't talk and often shows no signs when something is wrong. So how do you know? To get a more complete picture of your pet's health, we ask clients to complete a Health Risk Assessment prior to their appointments. This allows your veterinarian to focus on what is important for your pet's health. The [...]
Cat Care Just like dogs, cats need to be monitored from kitten to adult. Young cats are especially prone to urinary tract problems and intestinal parasites and most cats are seniors at the age of seven - nine, which is 40 - 52 in human years. As a senior, careful monitoring becomes even more important [...]
Use the guide below to determine your pet's age in human years. This information was supplied by Antech Diagnostics 2008 6 Years in Human Age My pet is less than 20 pounds so they are approximately 40 years old in human years. My pet is between 21 - 50 pounds so they are approximately 42 years [...]
My little boy Jack is the best pet I have ever had. Jack is a medium length fur orange barn tabby that I rescued from the Berks Co. Humane Society when he was 8 weeks old. Ever since then, I have been his mama cat. Jack loves to play fetch, snuggle, eat and [...]
We got both of our dogs from a shelter. Sasha came from the ARL and Emmitt came from the Montgomery county SPCA. Seems where ever our friend Tracie worked, we ended up with a dog. Not that we are complaining….we feel these dogs rescued US. Our family was going through some rough times and my [...]
Shayd was one of hundreds of "bully dog" mixed breeds found at the Berks Animal Rescue League almost 2 years ago. I spend quite a bit of time there and was asked to examine her one day because she was ill. She was pulled off the streets of Reading intact, heavy with milk from a [...]
"Good Deed" Could Have Deadly Repercussions” We all have a soft heart for dogs, cats and wild animals that appear to be lost or injured. What we don't think about is how we are putting ourselves at risk. Every time we attempt to help, we are putting ourselves at risk for injury, disease and rabies. [...]
Animal Rescue League of Berks County 58 Kennel Road, Birdsboro, PAtel: 19508; (610) 373-8830 email:[email protected] PAWSibilities Rescue 2048 Sumneytown Pike, Harleysville, PA 19438; (484) 485-7297 email: [email protected] Montgomery County SPCA 1059 Sweisford Road, Perkiomenville, PA 18074; (610) 754-7822 email: [email protected] Cat Angel Network PO BOX 3071, Stowe, PA 19464; [...]
According to Pennsylvania's Dog Laws, all dogs over the age of 3 months are required to have a current license. Is your pet licensed? The technicians at Gilbertsville Veterinary Hospital get this question a lot so we thought we would share a little information on the topic with you. Options for licensing include: Yearly License the [...]
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