
Update on Grain-Free Diets and DCM in Dogs
We have all seen reports come out over the past year about grain-free diets causing dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs. And due to those reports, the veterinary community started telling owners to only feed their pets the big brand diets such as Science Diet,...

What is veterinary medical manipulation (VMM)?
VMM is equivalent to the human form of chiropractic medicine. It includes a motion palpation assessment and gentle manipulation of the skeletal system and its associated soft tissue, tendons, ligaments, and neural input to improve performance of the musculoskeletal...

Acquired Pandemic Separation Anxiety
Not only has our world changed over the past year and a half, our pets' worlds have changed too. Everyone has had such a tough past year. The human-animal bond is so strong that our pets can detect when we are stressed, or when we are going through a tough time....

An Update to Our Response on Grain-Free Foods and Heart Disease
In 2019, the FDA reported that Grain Free foods might be linked to heart disease in dogs. This came about after a veterinary cardiologist thought he noticed a link between some of his canine patients with a heart disease called Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) eating...

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Our Statement in Regards to Seresto Collars
It's Day One since a story came out questioning the safety of the Seresto collar. There is an unfathomable amount of information that still needs to be collected and verified before anyone can determine what is correct and what is not quite accurate. At this time, we...

Splenectomy: Not as Uncommon (or Scary!) as You Would Think
I made a joke the other day about how I perform more splenectomies than spays here. Granted, that’s not exactly true but I do take out 2-3 spleens a month. Many of these dogs are not originally my patients. They come here for either a holistic consult on tumors of the...

Don’t Sleep on the Eyes: A Case of Glaucoma
This is one of my favorite patients and success stories…. Salem is a middle-aged chihuahua that came to see me. His very observant owner thought one eye “appeared” bigger than the other. He was doing great, but she thought something could be wrong. So, to me, his eyes...

2020 We do not love you, but WE DO STILL LOVE WHAT WE DO!
Dearest Clients of Whole Pet Veterinary Hospital Mountain Island, 2020 has been hard. Real hard. Some of you have been sick. Some saw friends and loved ones get sick and even die. Many of us have been scared. Some of us are scared that we may get sick or worse yet...

Rabies Vaccination for the Anti-Vaxxer
Thinking you don’t want to vaccinate your pets for anything out of concern for your pet’s health? You have your pet’s absolute best interest in mind. We are right there with you in wanting to ensure your pet is as healthy as possible for their entire life....
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