Dr Hansen answer a few questions about Leptospirosis for a recent interview that we wanted to share with our clients. -How might local dogs contract the disease? Are certain dogs more at risk than others? Leptospirosis is a bacterium which is shed in the urine of infected animals (including mice, rats, raccoons, skunks, and possums). Read more »
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Hills Recall
If you have large cans of Hills Dog Food, please read! We checked at both locations and it doesn’t look like we had any food currently in stock that was affected but please double check your large cans of dog food just in case. Hill’s Pet Nutrition Voluntarily Recalls Select Canned Dog Food for Excessive Read more »
Is Puppy Socialization Important? Yes!
At Adobe, we strongly believe in the importance of socializing puppies before the age of 12 weeks. We feel that, in our geographical area, the risk of serious and permanent behavior problems from avoiding socialization is greater than the risk of contracting disease by actively socializing your dog. My vet said I need to socialize Read more »
Valentine Candies To Keep Away From Your Pets
Two candies our Adobe vets want to make sure stay away from your pet this season is chocolate and Xylitol filled treats. If you think your pet has eaten any of these, please call Adobe right away! Hopefully keeping this out of reach of our furry loved ones will mean no emergency visits to Adobe. Read more »
Dog Food Alert From Our Adobe Doctors!
The FDA issued a warning that several brands of dog food have been recalled due to excessive levels of vitamin D. The FDA put out a FAQ sheet that includes symptoms as well as the names of the implicated diets. Fortunately most of them are not mainstream diets, so we’ll just have to see how Read more »
Helping Pets Effected By CA Fires
Consider donating to Butte Humane Society. You can donate on their website or check out their facebook for daily updates on items they need. http://buttehumane.org/ California wildfires: Thousands of animals displaced as fires tear through communities “It’s hard to wrap your head around what a disaster this is — for people and animals” A horse Read more »
Tis’ the season to eat holly… a primer on holiday hazards for your pet
Tis’ the season to eat holly… a primer on holiday hazards for your pet. by Nicolette Zarday, DVM, MPH, Head of Doctor Team Tis indeed the season to eat holly, as well as poinsettias, chocolate, tinsel, ribbon, raisin spice cake, turkey carcasses, whatever is in the garbage can, maybe some leftovers from the table, Read more »
Do I Need Pet Insurance?
This is a question asked by many Adobe pet owners. Here’s some information to consider when making that decision. As veterinary medicine becomes more technologically advanced, the cost of care increases because of the higher costs associated with the equipment, facilities and training required to provide these higher-quality services. For some, the cost of care Read more »
12 Things to Never Do During A Phone Interview
We found this article on Glassdoor.com and thought it might be super helpful to know what to do and not to do in a phone interview. Enjoy! These days, phone interviews are an unavoidable part of the job interview process, and for good reason: They save everyone involved time and effort. But that doesn’t mean Read more »
Financial Assistance Options For Clients
We know that sometimes our pets get sick when life has decided to throw us other financial curveballs as well. Our team has compiled a list of different financial resources you can look into to help with this side of pet care. We suggest you look into as many as possible BEFORE coming in, so Read more »