Black Cats and Halloween: Beauty, Grace, and Legends Galore

Black Cats and Halloween: Beauty, Grace, and Legends Galore

It’s that time of year again: costume shops have opened, enormous bags of candy take up entire aisles at the grocery store, the smell of pumpkin spiced everything fills the air, and images of black cats (back arched and probably silhouetted against a full moon) are everywhere.  Black cat legends abound, and can be fun […]

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Bring Them Home With Pet Microchipping

Bring Them Home With Pet Microchipping

Picture this – you arrive home after a long day of work only to discover that your pet is nowhere to be found, and the back door is wide open. Or perhaps a friend or worker has been in your home and left the door or gate ajar, allowing your little explorer to slip away unnoticed. […]

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Open the Door to Pet Health and Longevity with Pet Vaccinations

Open the Door to Pet Health and Longevity with Pet Vaccinations

We all know our pets need vaccinations, and those who attend regularly scheduled wellness exams are likely up-to-date on important immunizations. Because vaccinations are designed to protect your pet against infectious diseases that could be fatal (or at least greatly diminish quality of life), they’re considered essential components of overall pet care. However, there’s a […]

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Keeping Your Indoor Cat Healthy: The Secret to Health and Happiness

Keeping Your Indoor Cat Healthy: The Secret to Health and Happiness

It’s true that indoor cats are safer than their outdoor cat friends; they don’t have to contend with cars, getting into cat fights, or predators like coyotes and mountain lions. However, they do tend to be couch potatoes unless we step in to give them some entertainment. Animal Medical Hospital wants to help you keep […]

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Why Veterinary Care for Cats is So Important

Why Veterinary Care for Cats is So Important

Cats are amazing creatures. When you stop and think about it, biologically and evolutionarily we are sharing our homes with tiny and ferocious tigers. (It just so happens they also are obsessed with hunting down that relentless red light from the laser pointer). Because cats are very much still wired like wild animals, it can […]

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Kitty 101: Why do Cats Knead?

Kitty 101: Why do Cats Knead?

Part of the fun of cat ownership is observing the many “uniquely feline behaviors” displayed by our sweet kitties. Stalking, pouncing, fastidious grooming, and tail twitches are just some of the many examples of behaviors we observe in cats but not other pets. Kneading (the rhythmic, alternating push and pull of the front paws against […]

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