Be Their Hero

We will offer “Hands Free Drop Off” appointments for the foreseeable future in an attempt to keep our clients, their pets and our staff healthy and safe. Here is what you can expect: All communications with our team will be done by telephone. On the premises, you and your pet will be

My last visit to my own doctor ended with the nurse collecting my blood for laboratory testing. I hate being on the receiving end of a needle and felt fine so why allow them to subject me to this? At 50, I am considered middle aged. An age where doctors can detect diseases in their early stages and

Last Tuesday Bandit lost his fight with cancer, after 414 (known) days with the disease. Bandit was a nine-year-old Terrier mix who first came to us on September 3rd, 2018 for suspicious lumps on his leg. After 35 doctor visits and two surgeries Bandit’s body had finally had enough. He never would

By Dr Craig McLahan As I reflect on how well we’ve done the first six months I realize that my staff has been my most important asset. Each of them brings their own personality, passion and quirks to the hospital and pet resort. We are indeed a family and it is the love for animals that unites

It’s something I often hear when people talk about their senior dog. As humans we are so used to expressing pain vocally. “Ouch!” we yell when we stub our toe. We groan when we get up and our back hurts. We project that on our pet and expect them to whimper or howl when they’re in pain. But animals

While everyone was running around setting up for our Grand Opening on Saturday, September 8th, I locked myself up in the X-ray room of the hospital to prepare a little speech. I wasn’t thrilled at the prospect of having to hold a microphone in my hand and talk to a crowd; I feel more comfortable

When Sniffer passed away, my mother took me to the Muppet Movie, hoping that it would lift my spirits. I cried through the entire movie. Sniffer was my pet hamster. I was eight years old when he died and I had developed quite a bond with him over his two year life. We held a funeral for him in our

I know how to treat a urinary tract infection in a cat, but I don’t know what colors to pick for the new kennels. I know how to make a vomiting dog to feel better in no time but I have no clue when Keith, the contractor, asks “Where do you want the sockets in the exam rooms, Doctor McLahan?’ Yet