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Keeping Your Cat Content Part 4: Toys, Prey Behavior, and Keeping Your Cat Active
Cats are often considered a low maintenance pet: feed, water, scoop the box. We often forget how important it is to play with our cats daily. They may not ask for much, but an interesting environment is vital to keeping them happy and healthy.
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Do Dogs Dream?
Scientists monitor sleep cycles using specialized equipment and have determined that dogs experience REM sleep. This sleep stage is required to experience dreams! Scientists believe most vertebrates dream on a regular basis.
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Pet Emergency Signs
Knowing the signs of a pet emergency is especially difficult when analyzing the behavior of animals who cannot talk. If your pet shows any of these signs, seek help immediately!
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Longwood Veterinary Center Takes Time to Teach
Community outreach is something we at Longwood Vet Center believe is vitally important to educate, inspire and strengthen ties to the people in our community.
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Keeping Cat Content: Part Three: Perches and Scratching Posts Galore
Scratching is a natural behavior that enables cats to stretch their muscles, shed old cuticle, sharpen their claws, and leave scent marks. Scratching posts give your cat an appropriate place to scratch, while saving your furniture!
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Spring Pet Hazards
Please take these simple precautions to protect your pets from spring season hazards.
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Meet Stella, Our New Heartworm Patient
April is National Heartworm Awareness Month, we thought we would take the opportunity for you to meet one of our new patients, Stella. Stella is a five year old female Labrador Retriever that was recently adopted by her new owners. She is a retired breeding dog from...
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National Heartworm Awareness Month
During the month of April, we celebrate National Heartworm Awareness Month and work to educate pet owners on the prevention of heartworm disease! Heartworm disease is not to be taken lightly as it can lead to irreversible lung disease and death if untreated. Today's...
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Keeping Your Cat Content Part 2: Litter Box 101
Normally kittens are relatively easy to “potty train”. However, if litter box issues arise it is best to address them quickly in order to minimize the possibility of an occasional "accident" outside the box from becoming a habit. In this second installment of the...
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Multi-Part Series Blog: Keeping Your Cat Content
First Step: Basic Items Needed for the Purrfect Environment For the safety and longevity of your pet, most veterinary experts recommend keeping your cat inside if possible. With that being said, we understand keeping your cat strictly indoors poses some unique...
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Potential Toxins and your Cat
According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the following are among the most frequently identified causes of feline poisoning: Insecticides that are used on lawns and gardens Rodenticides, which are used to kill rats and mice...
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Pet Insurance Saved My Life
“Santino” is a 7 month old Cane Corso puppy who recently had a no good very bad day! "Santino" had not been feeling well for several weeks. He was losing weight, vomiting and had bloody diarrhea. His owners were very concerned, and after consultation with our doctors,...
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Top Toxins for Your Dog
The veterinarians at Pet Poison Helpline have determined the “Top Ten List” of substances that may be poisonous to your pet dog. It's worth taking the time to make sure your pet does not have access to these in your home. 1. Foods – specifically chocolate, xylitol,...
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Featured Employee: Alisa!
We sat down for a little Q and A to learn more about Alisa and her role at Longwood... Q: Why did you choose to become a veterinary technician? A: Ever since I can remember, I loved all animals and little critters. I used to play by the creek and look for frogs and...
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Shout out to these pets and their parents who made dental care a priority this month. February is National Dental Care Month, and that goes for our pets too! Here are some of the cuties who we helped. Their teeth, while maybe a few less than what they came in with,...
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The Commitment and Companionship of Adoption
Adopting a pet can provide years of love and companionship. However, it is also a multi-year commitment. Caring for a pet properly requires time and training along with financial and emotional support. Before adopting a new furry friend, be sure you are ready to...
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Featuring LVC Dental Technicians
Hats off to the hardworking nurses who clean your pet’s teeth! It is a difficult and yes..dirty job, but a rewarding one. Our nurses take tremendous pride in their work, and are meticulous in their craft. Our dental nurses have received formal training in examining...
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Longwood Veterinary Center’s Dental Promotion
If your veterinarian recommends a dental cleaning at your pet’s exam, and you schedule a cleaning within 2 months of that recommendation, we will offer you 10% off the entire procedure! We are happy to provide this incentive to help you treat signs of periodontal...
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My Dog has Dragon Breath… Help!!!
The pet health care environment is rapidly expanding and improving. In fact, veterinary health care recommendations are becoming comparable to recommendations our own doctors and dentists give us. Take dental care for example, we know what would happen to our teeth if...
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January: National Train Your Dog Month: Featuring Sumo- The Best Dressed Therapy Dog
We are all dog lovers at Longwood Veterinary Center and have years of experience raising our own dogs. We are happy to give you advice on routine dog training including housebreaking, crate training, and basic commands. We also recommend Dr. Sophia Yin’s book, “The...
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