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Feline Fun: Helping Your Cat Express Their Natural Behaviors

Keeping a cat indoors is often necessary to protect them from cars, venomous bites, heatstroke, and poisoning, but it can sometimes limit their ability to express their inner nature. Our Dove Mountain Veterinary team offers 10 ways to help your whiskered friend express their natural behaviors, ensuring they stay healthy, happy, and vibrant. 1. Provide [...]

Veterinary Ultrasound

Ultrasound technology is a powerful tool that veterinarians use to obtain a detailed look at a pet’s internal structures. Our Dove Mountain Veterinary team often uses ultrasound to diagnose abnormalities in pets’ soft tissues, and we offer information about this beneficial technology. Basic veterinary ultrasound technology Ultrasound imaging uses high-frequency sound waves to image internal [...]

A Guide to Summer Pet Safety Hazards

Summer is in full swing, and pet owners must take precautions to ensure their furry friends stay safe and comfortable. Summer is a time for fun outdoor activities and adventures with your pet, but many also are dangerous for pets, so our Dove Mountain Veterinary team offers tips to help you avoid a pet emergency.  [...]

The Dangers in Dirt: A Pet Owner’s Guide

Pet owners often assume that allowing cats and dogs to roll and dig in the dirt is harmless fun. After all, what harm could a little soil do? However, beneath the surface lie myriad dangers that can pose serious risks to your furry friend. From parasite eggs to harmful pathogens, the dirt pets encounter on [...]

Fangs Versus Fur: A Guide to Rattlesnake Safety for Pets

Rattlesnakes are a dangerous threat to pets, whose inquisitive nature and nose-to-the-ground curiosity put them at risk for bites. Dogs are more likely than other animals to die from rattlesnake bites because of their relatively small size. The Dove Mountain Veterinary team wants to warn local pet owners about the risks of rattlesnake bites and [...]

Health Signs You Should Never Ignore in Pets

Pets are beloved family members, and their health and well-being are paramount. However, pets often hide signs of illness as self-preservation, and the most attentive pet owners can be challenged to detect that something is wrong. However, pet owners must be aware of the signs of pet illness that should never be ignored or dismissed [...]

Top 7 Human Medications that Could Harm Your Pet

Despite pets’ astounding ability to bond with and communicate with humans, they are far from our close evolutionary relatives. Pets are entirely different species, with variable metabolisms and drug tolerances to match. Many veterinary medical treatments are derived from human medical knowledge, but not all human medications are safe or effective for pets. In fact, [...]

Understanding Periodontal Disease in Pets

Like most pet owners, you want the best life for your pet—including great health, happiness, and vitality. Did you know that their dental health plays a key role? Good oral hygiene is an indicator of your pet’s overall well-being. A bright, healthy smile is one, but only one, benefit of good dental health. Dove Mountain [...]

Laser Therapy for Pets: Your Questions Answered

While still a relatively new treatment modality, laser therapy is becoming increasingly popular for various conditions in people and pets because it is noninvasive. Our Dove Mountain Veterinary team is pleased to offer laser therapy for pets. You may be wondering, however, what are lasers and how do they address pain and disease? We’re answering [...]

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