We’re always happy to help fix your pet’s problems, but sometimes a phone call can save you an office visit, hundreds of dollars in bills, and a pet with potentially more problems than before. Say no to using your own drugs. Often people assume “what’s safe for kids...

At the Veterinary Hospital of Mountain Island, we are proud to offer services to our non-traditional pets including small mammals (rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, hedgehogs, gerbils, chinchillas, rats, mice, and sugar gliders) and reptiles. Dr. Marlowe and Dr. Forward...

That’s right, cats are carnivores. They are not supposed to be eating corn. So why do many of our commercially made cat food products including treats have corn in them? It’s the same reason why high fructose corn syrup is in many processed human foods: corn is cheap....

We have all heard the old adage, “Food is Love”, and many of us show love to our pets through feeding them. We think we are purchasing the best food on the market. We go to the pet store, buy an expensive bag of food with terms like ‘all-natural’, ‘first ingredient is...

Barnaby is a 9yr old DSH MN kitty that has been coming to our hospital for the past year. He is strictly indoors and shares his home with two other cats. When we examined him a year ago, Barnaby was overweight at 17.2lbs. The owner changed his diet to high quality,...

I regularly kayak on Mountain Island Lake and would bring my dog Tyler with me.  She would ride in the back of the kayak and occasionally get out to swim during our trips.  She always wore a life jacket because I worried about her tiring in the water.  I never...

We love our Bulldogs, Frenchies, and Pugs for their short noses and snoring.  They were bred a certain way to maintain those smooshy, adorable faces however there is a big price to pay for all that cuteness.  They just can’t breathe well and have a tendency to...

Does your dog have anxiety on car rides? Difficulty staying calm through thunderstorms or fireworks? Does he get stressed at the groomer or while boarding?  Is separation anxiety a problem when you leave the house?  Does your cat urinate in the house when you have...

I saw a dog last week for a condition called Onychodystrophy, a painful condition where the nails start to grow abnormally and eventually start falling off.  Sounds painful right?  It is.  Generally it is first noticed when a dog starts licking a specific toe nail or...

Gracie is a 4yr old Labrador Retriever with an acral lick granuloma on her left carpus that was unresponsive to treatment for almost a year.  Lick granulomas are chronic wounds that become very deep infections and typically do not respond to surgery (the dogs will...