Are you the type of person who likes to work toward goals? Setting a New Year’s resolution helps around half our population meet or work toward important goals—and they can also work for your pet. So, instead of focusing on bettering yourself this year, consider a resolution that improves your pet’s health, longevity, or wellbeing. [...]

Pet obesity and weight management are enormous topics—pun intended—and pet owners can easily feel overwhelmed by all the information surrounding diet, exercise, and what a “healthy weight” pet means. To help you understand the high cost of a few extra pounds, Village Veterinary Hospital has broken down this big issue by the numbers. 56 million [...]

As pets age, they require more frequent care and attention. As a devoted pet owner, you willingly meet this need, assisting in their comfort, health, and mobility. Unfortunately, the time will come when medications and diligent caretaking aren’t enough to suppress your pet’s illness or pain—then, you will have to make a difficult decision whether [...]

Your indoor cat’s happiness is more than a mood—contented cats are more likely to live a longer and healthier life. Is your cat as happy as they could be, or is your feline ready to feel better? Check out these keys to indoor cat happiness from Village Veterinary Hospital. Stop stressing me-ow-t—feline stress and its [...]

Pets are extraordinary creatures with complex inner lives that we can only admire and hypothesize about. Unfortunately, an unpleasant but natural part of this inner life may include internal and external parasites. Gross, right? But before you shun your Shih-tzu or dismiss your Devon Rex, know that parasites—and most parasitic diseases—are easily diagnosed and treated. [...]

The holidays are about spending time celebrating with loved ones, and for many pet owners, that includes their four-legged family members. This holiday season, take time to show your pet how much you care with gifts that engage their five senses. Our team at Village Animal Hospital shares five ways to celebrate the holidays with [...]

The holidays are a special time of year, but they can also be hectic. With so much on your holiday to-do list, you can easily get distracted and caught up in the craziness, which can spell trouble for a curious pet. Holiday hazards abound this time of year, and nobody wants to spend the holidays [...]

Dogs and cats age much faster than people. And, although such a short life should be spared the pain and discomfort of age-related deterioration, pets suffer from degenerative joint disease (i.e., arthritis) at an alarmingly high rate. Fortunately, identifying and addressing arthritis pain can help your pet live comfortably for many years to come. If [...]

Once upon a time, heartworm disease was a tragic condition that affected pets only in the southern United States. Other pet owners had to comply with monthly heartworm preventives and annual testing for their pets—but such precautions were unnecessary here in the blissful Pacific Northwest (PNW). Unfortunately, this idyllic period has come to an end—heartworm [...]

The holidays are a special time to spend with friends and family, but Thanksgiving-related incidents can lead to a veterinary emergency if you don’t take precautions. Our Village Veterinary Hospital team wants to help by offering do’s and don’ts to help keep your four-legged friend safe on turkey day. DO properly identify your pet Whether [...]