It just wouldn’t be a new year without a good old fashioned countdown, now would it? In case you missed some of our best posts this past year, we have complied a list of our top 10 favorites of 2015.
10. Over the River and Through the Woods: Holiday Travel with Pets
Holiday traveling and pets, a combination that strikes fear in the hearts of pet parents all over the country. Perhaps you’re worried about leaving your cat in the care of neighbors while you’re away, but don’t feel emotionally prepared for a 6-hour drive with a yowling feline. Or maybe you aren’t sure if Fido will be welcome at Aunt Lena’s this holiday season, considering what he did to her favorite vase last year. Keep reading…
9. Growing Old Gracefully: Encouraging a Longer Life for Your Pet
As a pet owner, you have the ability to help your pet enjoy a longer life. Like us, some animals are taken relatively early, while others live well into old age. With the proper overall care, plus three especially important wellness care essentials, many pets can live a longer life and beat the averages. Keep reading…
8. On the Road Again: Safe and Stress-Free Car Travel with Pets
For many pet parents, a road trip isn’t the same without the four-legged family members along. Some pets love riding in the car and traveling with them is a joy. Others find the experience stressful and can make the trip miserable. Keep reading…
7. Is Pet Insurance Worth It? A Vet’s Viewpoint
Today, we have advanced pet care diagnostics and treatment options. Combined with rising healthcare costs in the human and veterinary world, it is harder and harder for those without insurance to pay for pet care. While most pet owners can afford to bring their pets in for wellness examinations and vaccinations, many struggle when it comes to emergency surgery or treating an extensive illness. Keep reading…
6. Essential Information at Your Fingertips: Helpful Apps for Pet Owners
Beyond storing and organizing all of your pet’s medical records – and creating a user-friendly experience – VitusVet is part of a growing industry aimed at serving pet owners online. Prescriptions? Filled. Appointments? Set up. Specialist referrals? Streamlined...All with a decisive swipe of your index finger. Keep reading…
5. Pet Care Simplified: VitusVet Reminder Tool
Pet owners want to be good, responsible pet parents who take great care of their four-legged family members. In the midst of everyday life, though, it can be easy to forget important pet care tasks like monthly flea and heartworm preventatives, vet or groomer appointments, vaccinations, or a special medication schedule. Keep reading…
4. Your Stress-Free Pet Boarding Checklist
The holiday travel season is fast approaching, and while we would all love to bring our pets along everywhere we go, sometimes it’s just not possible. Relying on family or friends to care for our pet isn’t always an option or the right choice either; in these cases pet owners often turn to a professional pet boarding facility. Keep reading…
3. The Wonderful World of Black Cats
It’s a chilly evening in October and you’re hurrying down the sidewalk, eager to get into your car and head home. All at once, the streetlight nearest you abruptly goes out, a cold wind ruffles your jacket, and a small black cat trots across the sidewalk directly in front of you. Thanks to the centuries of myth and lore surrounding black cats, this scenario still might rattle you a bit (even if you aren’t superstitious). Keep reading…
2. Recognizing a Pet Emergency
It’s the middle of the night; you wake up to the sound of your pet vomiting. Your heart is pounding as you try to comfort your pet. Is it time to call the vet or is this just another hairball? Is your vet even open on nights, weekends or holidays? How urgent is the problem? Keep reading…
1. ‘Tis the Season: Pets and Pancreatitis
It can strike any time of the year, but every holiday season veterinarians across the country begin to brace for it. What is this ominous pet problem that strikes when we’re at our most festive? If you guessed pancreatitis, you would be correct. Keep reading…
From travel, to health, to handy apps, we have been with you for a quite a trip this past year. We are glad to have been a part of your year and hope that we will continue to be through many more to come. Here’s to an even better 2016!
