How Microchipping Can Save Your Pet’s Life
As a pet owner, one of your worst fears is your beloved companion slipping out your open door or gate without a collar or ID tags. A lost pet is always a terrifying experience, despite them wearing a collar and tags, since the world is fraught with danger for a [...]
7 Tips to Help Kids and Pets Live Happily Together
Adding a new pet to your household is an exciting time. Ideally, you choose the perfect fluffy addition, bring her home, and she completes your family. But, the reality is that teaching your new pet and kids to live together peacefully may take some work. A new puppy who is [...]
Meet Our Team Leader: Becky Allen, Licensed Veterinary Technician
At Stone Ridge Veterinary Medical Center (SRVMC), our team runs like a well-oiled machine, to ensure your pet receives the best of care, from diagnosis to treatment. Routine wellness visits, sick or injured cases, and surgical patients have special teams dedicated to providing optimal medical attention, based on each team [...]
The Importance of Regular Dental Care for Your Pet’s Health
Any person who has suffered from a toothache understands the importance of dental care for overall comfort and health. The same goes for your pet. Without proper oral hygiene, your furry friend can experience the agony of a toothache, and much worse. As most pets—up to 85%—have some form of [...]
Q & A: Keeping Your Pet Healthy in 2020 and Beyond
A healthy pet starts with excellent preventive care, and what better time to refocus on a healthy lifestyle than at the start of a new year? By focusing on preventing disease rather than treating it, you and your Stone Ridge veterinarian can set your pet up for a lifetime of [...]
Top 10 Most Useful Holiday Pet Gifts
The holidays are here, and it’s time to choose that perfect gift for your pet. But, rather than heading to the toy aisle and picking out another stuffed hot dog or squeaky taco that won’t keep her interest longer than a week, why not choose something practical and useful? Stoneridge [...]
Common Cancers of Pets
A pet’s cancer diagnosis can be devastating, and we recognize how this disease can affect pets and their families. Cancer, which is essentially unrestricted cell growth, is generally a disease of aging pets, but many cancers can manifest earlier in life. Pet survival time and quality of life can often [...]
Hazards to Avoid to Ensure a Spooktacular Halloween for Pets
Halloween is meant to be scary for two-legged animals, so it certainly will raise some pets’ hackles, too. Unfortunately, the following Halloween holiday traditions can be hazardous to your pet’s health, and ruin a perfectly petrifying party. Costumes that put pets in a bind We love seeing your pets dressed [...]
Veterinary Technicians: The Superheroes of Veterinary Medicine
Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! While Superman can perform neat stunts, we think our veterinary technicians accomplish much more. We have our own [...]