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How to Help Them Be a Naturally Healthy Pet

How to Help Them Be a Naturally Healthy Pet

January 24th, National Change a Pet’s Life Day, is an excellent opportunity to pledge a healthier lifestyle for your four-legged friend. This special day is dedicated to helping pets and ensuring they live a happy and healthy life. You don’t need any special diet or...
Black Cat Lore & Superstitions

Black Cat Lore & Superstitions

Several members of the Longwood Veterinary Center team share our homes and our hearts with a black cat. We find them to be beautiful, affectionate, and intelligent, no different from any other cat we have grown to love. Unfortunately, superstitions surrounding...
Making the Biscuits

Making the Biscuits

A Tribute to the Working Cat We hear about working dogs all the time, seeing eye dogs, search and rescue dogs, airport baggage sniffers, and police dogs. The ubiquity of man’s best friend steadfastly toiling alongside his human partner is all around us. When asked to...
Mushroom Toxicity in Pets

Mushroom Toxicity in Pets

As most locals know, we are fortunate to live within a proverbial hotbed of mushroom production. In fact, Pennsylvania produces nearly 70% of all mushrooms in the country, the lion’s share being grown in our own Kennett Square. With National Mushroom Month being...
Heartworm Disease in Pets Part 2

Heartworm Disease in Pets Part 2

Most pet owners understand the importance of preventative medication and the crucial role it plays in managing heartworm disease. However, things can get a little “testy” when we begin to discuss the equal importance of yearly heartworm testing for your dog. It seems...