When It’s Time to Say Goodbye: End-of-Life Care for Your Pet
Your beloved companion is becoming weary. You can tell by the look in her eyes, her lack of interest in car rides or a game of fetch, and the way she tucks herself away from her family. But, when is the time right to let her go with compassion and [...]
How to Keep Your Cat “Feline” Fine with Regular Care
Cats need little more than a sun-soaked windowsill for lounging and a bottomless food dish, right? While they may try to convince you that’s all they need to avoid preventive care, routine wellness care is as important for cats as for dogs—including indoor-only kitties. Help your cat stay in the [...]
Prevent the Panic: 10 Tips to Help Your Dog Cope with Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety in dogs is a heartbreaking and frustrating condition for pets and their people. Coming home to an anxious, panting dog amidst a pile of destroyed couch cushions wears on your relationship. In fact, separation anxiety is one of the leading behaviors that leads to pet surrender or rehoming. [...]
The High Cost of Unlicensed Online Pet Pharmacies
Online shopping is growing exponentially, with users delighting in the ease and convenience of autoship straight to their doors. Pet owners have also transitioned to purchasing heavy bags of dog food and cat litter, along with every other necessary pet product, that come with easy delivery. But, at what cost [...]
Safe and Sound with Pet Microchipping
These days, it’s rare to adopt a pet who hasn’t already been microchipped (as well as spayed or neutered). That’s because veterinary personnel and others in the animal caregiving professions understand the importance of this permanent form of identification. Each year, hundreds of thousands of pets enter the shelter system [...]
Year-Round Pet Heartworm Prevention: Is it Really Necessary?
In our neck of the woods, we’re no stranger to bugs, but mosquitoes have a particularly bad reputation because they carry a disease that can be life-threatening to our pets. Heartworm disease can affect cats as well as dogs and is prevalent in all 50 states and Canada. The disease [...]
All About Veterinary Ultrasound
When it comes to diagnosing and treating our patients, knowledge is power. If that knowledge can be gained quickly and non-invasively, even better. We have many diagnostic tools at hand, but one of the most valuable is veterinary ultrasound. Learn how the veterinarians at Stone Ridge Veterinary Medical Center are [...]
Chew On This: Periodontal Disease in Pets
Even though our pets don’t need to model their smiles for the camera, their teeth do matter. What starts as bad breath can quickly progress to periodontal disease, the single most commonly diagnosed condition in pets. So common, in fact, that by the time pets are 4 years of age, [...]
Good Reasons to Spay or Neuter Your Pet: Our Recommendations
When it comes to caring for pets, Bob Barker said it best – “Have your pets spayed or neutered.” While the choice isn’t always black and white, at Stone Ridge Veterinary Medical Center, our recommendations echo that of Bob for the vast majority of our patients. Read on to learn [...]