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According to the Companion Animal Parasite Council, the incidence of heartworm across the country is up.  As you may already know, potentially deadly heartworm is spread by mosquitoes, and it only takes one bite to infect a pet. Once infected, heartworm can do severe damage to a pet’s heart, lungs, and blood vessels. Sadly, many …

Amethyst Veterinary Clinic offers screening for certain conditions and diseases, as well as for breeding purposes. Von Willebrand’s Disease This is a canine version of hemophilia, and it’s important you know if your dog has this condition before an emergency arises. Since it is genetic, many owners aren’t aware their pet has the disease until …

Fleas are little blood suckers that can cause problems not only for your pet, but for you and your home as well. Hot spots, dermatitis, tapeworm and anemia are some of the risks a pet faces when they are infested with fleas. An adult female flea can lay up to 40 eggs per day and …

The chewing. The scratching. The licking. These behaviors are all too familiar to many pet parents and they can be symptoms of a significant health problem. It could be food or environmental allergies, an infection, stress or any one of many issues, and it’s important your pet see the vet when these symptoms start to …

Amethyst Veterinary Clinic believes that a trip to the veterinarian doesn’t need to be a terrifying experience for your dog or cat! That’s why our doctors and staff members have completed extensive training and inspection so that we could become a certified Fear Free veterinary hospital.  By using specific Fear Free techniques, we can reduce …

It’s never easy to say goodbye to a beloved pet, and we want to help make that difficult time more manageable by providing compassionate hospice and euthanasia services for your pet. In addition to a quiet “comfort room” at the hospital where you can say goodbye to your pet, we also offer at-home hospice and …

Proper nutrition is the cornerstone of general wellbeing, but correct feeding is more complicated than you think.

Every year thousands of stray and unwanted animals are euthanized in shelters across the United States for lack of homes. Many of these deaths are the avoidable result of owners failing to spay and neuter their pets. Even if you keep a close watch on your pet, accidents happen–and unexpected offspring means more animals that …

One of the worst feelings to experience as a pet owner is a realization that your pet has gone missing. Only 17% of dogs and 2% of cats make it back to their homes—which can make it feel like you’ll never see your pet again if they get lost. Amethyst Veterinary Clinic wants to encourage …