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Decoding Your Pet’s Food Label

Reading a pet food label can be confusing, but understanding the information can help you choose the best diet for your four-legged friend. Our Williamsburg Animal Clinic team helps you interpret your pet’s food label.  Pet food product name rules The product name can provide information about the food’s ingredients. The Association of American Feed [...]

Pro Tips to Medicate Your Pet

Whether you are dealing with a wiggly puppy or a feisty feline, medicating your pet can be daunting. You know your pet needs their medication, but forcing the issue can cause stress and damage your bond. Our Williamsburg Animal Clinic team has you covered! We offer pro medicating tips that will help ensure your pet [...]

Missing Piece: How to Cope With the Loss of a Pet

Losing a pet is one of the most heart-wrenching experiences you can face. Your emotions, including sadness, anger, guilt, and despair, can sometimes seem overwhelming. You may be triggered by your pet’s empty bed or the unnerving quiet now that they’re gone. These feelings of loss are understandable and shared by others who have lost [...]

Summer Swelter: 10 Tips for Hot Weather Pet Safety

While the summer offers opportunities to spend time outdoors with your pet, hot weather poses risks to their health. Cats and dogs are susceptible to heat dangers, including dehydration, sunburn, and heat-related emergencies. To safeguard your four-legged friend from hot weather threats, our Williamsburg Animal Clinic team provides guidelines to help them stay safe and [...]

Preparing Your Pet for a Stress-Free Veterinary Visit

Veterinary visits can be stressful for you and your pet. However, wellness exams are necessary for their health. If your furry friend trembles or tries to escape when they enter the vet clinic, they are likely anxious about the unfamiliar sights, sounds, and smells. With proper preparation and planning, you can help make your pet's [...]

Sprinting with Spot: Choosing the Best Exercise for Your Dog

Exercise is vital for dogs' health, vitality, and happiness, but not all dogs benefit from the same activities. When determining a suitable exercise for your furry pal, factors such as their breed, size, age, and health status significantly influence their abilities. By tailoring your dog's activities to their needs, you can help prevent obesity, promote [...]

Canine Clues, Feline Findings: Pet Health Signs You Should Never Ignore

Our pets are obvious about their joy, love, and affection, but can be masters of disguise about their pain and discomfort. Because they mask their pain, you must watch closely for any changes in their physical and emotional health, such as suddenly sleeping more or less, hiding, and uncharacteristic aggression.  Our Williamsburg Animal Clinic team [...]

Itchy-Scratchy: Common Skin Conditions in Pets

Pet skin conditions vary widely in terms of causes, their effect on pet health, and their treatment. The skin may be the primary target, or skin conditions may be secondary to an underlying disease or condition. No matter the cause, pets with skin problems can be uncomfortable at the least or may be in serious [...]

Don’t Skip the Trip: Why Regular Pet Wellness Visits Are Essential

As a pet owner, you want your furry friend to live a long, happy, and healthy life by your side. While plenty of treats, toys, and belly rubs are essential, one of the most important things you can do for your pet is to prioritize preventive veterinary care through regular wellness visits. Our Williamsburg Animal [...]

Heartworm Disease: A Serious Threat to Your Pet’s Health

Buzzing, stinging, and biting insects are often considered little more than annoying pests, but an infected mosquito’s bite can seriously affect your pet’s health. As mosquitoes buzz around you and your four-legged friend during your evening walk, keep in mind that these winged bloodsuckers often transmit heartworms. A heartworm infection can result in potentially fatal [...]

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