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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, April 28th
Every year, thousands of pets and children accidentally ingest medications that were not intended for them, often making them very ill or even killing them. Finally, there’s a better way to dispose of expired or unused drugs than flushing them down the...
Green Power = Green Discount at AVH
As the weather starts to warm and we’re all thinking spring, we encourage you to make use of our Green Discount. Atlantic Veterinary Hospital is the only veterinary hospital we know of that offers one. Energy use makes our biggest impact on...
Saying Goodbye to Bogie
Eleven months ago we welcomed a sweet old Labrador into our family that we found on PetFinder.com, my very favorite website. His name was Bogart and he’d been a “throw away dog” that someone abandoned and someone else had rescued. He couldn’t wag his...
Veterinary Medicine: It’s a Person-Pet-Vet Connection
On Valentine’s Day we celebrate relationships – not just romantic relationships, but the bond we have with all the people who make our world a better place. In this fast-paced, online, corporate world, it’s the relationships with people we often miss –...
Martin Luther King, Jr.: ‘Take the First Step in Faith’
January: the first month of the year and a time for new beginnings. Ever hopeful, many of us make a resolution or two on New Year’s Eve, promising ourselves we’ll accomplish something special in the coming months. Sometimes, however, what we want to...
Shake Up in the Pharmaceutical Industry Affects Veterinary Medicine
Over the past two years, health care professionals have faced critical drug shortages and price fluctuations the likes of which we’ve never seen before. These shortages are affecting human and veterinary patients alike. In fact, the Federal Drug...
It’s National Veterinary Technician Week
Everyday, in veterinary hospitals throughout the country, the veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, and kennel assistants attend to the hands-on art of healing animals. They are our nurses, nursing assistants, and aides: our eyes, ears,...
Thanks Inovadent
Veterinary hospitals are not only providers of customer service, we're also receivers. We have vendors who help us take care of our equipment and facility; locate needed out-of-stock medications; manage our employee benefits, etc. It feels GREAT to...
Join us at the Seattle Furry 5k!
Grab your leash, a coffee cup, and come join us this Sunday June 12th at Seward Park for the 2011 Furry 5k, a fun run/walk to raise monies for the Seattle Animal Shelter. We're participating as sponsors and have put together an array of treats (for...
Atlantic Vet in Your Community
Community is important to us! In addition to caring for the four-legged family members in our neighborhood, we're looking for ways to give back to this incredible community and the people we serve. Our most recent efforts include: We've started a pet...
Update on Adopting
We were so pleased to welcome “Bogart” to our family yesterday. Bogey is a senior black Lab found wondering many months ago and ended up in the slammer in Ellensburg. Fortunately, he avoided death row when some wonderful folks posted bail and have been...
The Ups & Downs of Adopting a Dog
My family and I are Lab lovers from way back. "Jester," our 2 1/2 year old Lab is our 5th retriever, if you count "Bozo," the one my husband grew up with. I don't know what it is about Labs, perhaps their sparkle, but I've heard people are attracted to...