While we can’t make our pets live forever—as much as we wish we could—we can ensure they live the longest life possible by caring for their health and wellbeing. Our team at Country Valley Veterinary Clinic wants you to enjoy your special bond with your pet for as many years as possible, so we share [...]

If your pet displays disruptive or destructive behavior when left alone, they may be affected by separation anxiety. Pets who are extremely attached to their owner can panic when left alone, causing high stress levels that result in unwanted conduct. Our team at Country Valley Veterinary Clinic wants to answer some frequently asked questions regarding [...]

Getting your pet to take their medicine can be stressful for you and your pet, creating discord in your household. Our team at Country Valley Veterinary Clinic wants to make the process easier. We offer strategies to correctly medicate your pet. Administering pills and tablets to your pet While some pets obliviously gulp down any [...]

Dogs vomit for many reasons, and while some causes aren’t worrisome, others have fatal consequences. Our team at Country Valley Veterinary Clinic is here to help you distinguish between these causes, so you know when your dog needs veterinary care. Dog vomiting basics Vomiting involves forcefully ejecting stomach contents from the mouth. Regurgitation, which can [...]

If you have decided to adopt a pet, you likely have already thought through the serious issues, such as your responsibility to their life-long health and welfare, the financial commitment of owning a pet, and if your lifestyle is appropriate for pet ownership. Now you only have to decide on the right pet for your [...]

“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.”  — A.A. Milne  That dogs and cats are non-verbal frustrates pet owners. When faced with a problem or behavior issue, many owners wish their pet could simply speak up and explain the matter. However, while wasting their time wishing their pets could talk, [...]

Summer is a race against the clock. Everyone is trying to make the most of the long, sunny days before the season ends. Every year, Country Valley Veterinary Clinic witnesses a different kind of race, where overheating pets are in a race against time, as pet owners and veterinary staff work to save them from [...]

The dog park is getting busy as you corral your dog for the last time. After many declined invitations to ‘“Come,” your dog suddenly stops, looks, and hurtles toward you at full speed. You laugh and put your arms around their neck, and see a mosquito with its needle-nose already piercing your pet’s flesh as [...]

Spring has sprung, and with it come miserable days filled with handsful of tissues for your sneezing, watery eyes. Allergies have struck you again this year, and you’re relying on maximum antihistamines to get you through until the pollen counts settle back down. You’ve noticed your pet also seems afflicted with a strange condition that [...]

Lily, a 4-year-old grey tabby cat, had not been feeling herself for several months. However, it was not until she started leaving part of her dinner uneaten that her owners noticed a change, and scheduled an appointment with our Country Valley Veterinary Clinic team. During Lily’s physical exam, our veterinarian detected a heart murmur and [...]