by Gaines School Animal Hospital | Jan 20, 2022 | Blog
DID YOU KNOW: Keeping up with your pet’s oral health can increase their lifespan by an average of two years. Dental and oral health can play a huge part in your pet’s overall wellbeing, with most veterinarians recommending on average 1-2 dentals per year to maintain a...
by Gaines School Animal Hospital | Apr 16, 2021 | Blog
What is Heatstroke in Pets? Heatstroke, also known as overheating or heat exhaustion, happens when your pet’s body temperature rises above the normal range of 100 to 102.2 degrees. Dogs and cats have few sweat glands and cannot cool off by sweating like humans, so...
by Gaines School Animal Hospital | Mar 16, 2021 | Blog
Warmer weather is just around the corner. Warmer weather means more time to play outside, throwing the ball, long walks, runs, swimming, and overall enjoying more activity. All of that activity means more chances to pull a muscle, sprain a wrist, or hurt a knee! One...
by Gaines School Animal Hospital | Feb 25, 2021 | Blog
It isn’t at all uncommon for a pet parent to say to their furry one, “I wish you could just tell me.” Well, we believe they can, just not always in the way we would like. It is a little easier to know when there’s a stranger at the door with a common bark, or “I...
