by Dexter Animal Hospital | Cat Care, Dog Care
Spring is finally here; time to have your pet in for their annual heart worm test. Why should you have your dog or cat tested? Heart worm disease is passed on through mosquitoes, which can affect your dog whether it’s an indoor or outdoor pet. All it would take is one...
by Dexter Animal Hospital | Cat Care, Dog Care, Fleas & Ticks
Ticks- What’s the harm? Its summer and ticks seem to be everywhere. We have had more pets brought in for the removal of ticks than usual. If you decide to remove the tick on your own, carefully grasp the tick with a tweezers and gently remove pulling as straight as...
by Dexter Animal Hospital | Cat Care
Some believe the origin of this phrase dates back to primeval times when 9 was a lucky numeral because it is the Trinity of Trinities. Since cats seem to be able to escape harm time and time again, this fortunate number seemed appropriate for cats. Our small animal...
by Dexter Animal Hospital | Cat Care, Dog Care
The original quote is “ A tired Lab is a happy Lab”. Since we feel all pets need exercise, we also believe that good exercise helps with good health. As you can see, the puppies in our picture are really happy. We all know that with summer heat some exercise...