HORMONE-PROTECTIVE STERILIZATION Having your pet “fixed” used to be a yes or no question, but recent medical research is shining a new light on this topic and offering us new insights about the role of hormones in animal health. At Marina Village Vet, our doctors are dedicated to staying up to date with emerging best-practices [...]
Vaccination and Titer Testing We all know that vaccinating our pets is important, but type and frequency of vaccination should be discussed with your veterinarian based on your pet’s exposure, risk, and age. In honor of Rabies Vaccination Day, September 28th, we shall review the current scientific and legal landscape of current core vaccines: rabies [...]
Canine influenza, also known as dog flu, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by a specific Type A influenza virus known to infect both cats and dogs. Currently, two strains of canine influenza virus have been identified in the U.S.: H3N8 and H3N2. These viruses can change quickly and create new strains that can [...]
Essential oils are all natural and distilled from plants. As pet owners, we worry about the wellbeing of our pets and can at times be over cautious. We may worry about using them around our pets, but aromatherapy can be just as beneficial to our animals as it is for ourselves. Cats and birds can be [...]
The art of veterinary care often centers on an intuition and clinical judgment of what our pets need, without being ‘told’ in so many words. So, when does a pet need a chiropractic adjustment? And what is animal chiropractic? Clinically, animals that benefit from chiropractic care present with back or neck pain, have reduced performance [...]
