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A Match Made in Heaven… Again
Three weeks ago Saturday I received a frantic call at 6 a.m. from my sister-in-law in Massachusetts. Early morning phone calls are never good news. As I picked up the receiver, a flush of dread washed over me. My SIL was so choked with emotion, it took...
Join Us at the Furry 5K This Sunday
This Sunday, June 10, marks the 13th Annual Furry 5k, a popular local event that’s an important fundraiser for the Seattle Animal Shelter. Held at nearby Seward Park, participants can walk or run (with or without their dogs) the 3-mile loop around the...
Create a Disaster Preparedness Plan for Your Pets
One year ago today a catastrophic tornado struck Joplin, Missouri, severely damaging or destroying a large number of homes, leaving pet owners and pets with no place to stay. Animal control officers were overwhelmed with more than 1,300 pets requiring...
Chocolate Poisoning Requires Immediate Attention
Easter morning was a bit of disaster at my house. Jester, our black lab mix, helped himself to two 16-ounce milk chocolate bunnies from stocked baskets the Easter Bunny had mistakenly left on the couch, within easy reach of a dog nose. Fortunately,...
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...