The Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association and Continuing Education All veterinarians take an oath that we strive to uphold: The veterinarian's oath Being admitted to the profession of veterinary medicine, I solemnly swear to Read More
Annual Screening Blood Tests To Be Offered at All Well Visits From now on, when your pet next comes to see us for a well care visit, our nurses and Read More
How to Have a Safe, Happy Time at the Dog Park Summer is a popular time at many dog parks and Canine Meadows at John Rudy County Park in York Read More
I'm posting something a little different this week—this was a fun take I wrote about our cat hospital published a few months ago in the Women’s Journal which is a Read More
Bladder Stones in Pets Dogs and cats who are straining to urinate, have bloody urine or are urinating frequent small amounts may have a bladder infection, but another common cause Read More
Why Does My Cat Have Hairballs? If you own a cat, you have no doubt seen—or stepped on—a hairball. I’m not talking about tumble weeds of hair on the carpet Read More
Marijuana Toxicity in Pets On May 17, 2016, Pennsylvania’s Act 16 went into effect which will allow legal use of marijuana in the state for medicinal purposes. With increased human usage Read More
Summer Hazards The official start of summer has finally come to York, but with it can come some dangers to pets that everyone should be aware of. Besides leaving a pet Read More
Storm and Noise Phobias Summer often brings thunderstorms and celebrations involving fireworks. Many dogs (and some cats!) can be fearful of these and other loud noises. Pets may pant, pace, Read More
Feline Abscesses are Common in Summer With warmer weather, some of our feline friends spend more time outside where they may come in contact with other cats or prey animals. Read More
Seasonal Allergies: What’s Making My Pet so Itchy? Just like people who suffer from hay fever, spring and fall are prime times for our pets to show signs of seasonal Read More
Return of the Cicadas: Are these noisy insects harmful to pets? Spring and summer generally herald the return of the cicadas and their incessant song. These large bodied, clumsy flying Read More
Pretty Poisons: Top Ten Plants Toxic to Pets Spring has arrived in York County at last! And all these April and May showers are bringing about lots of spring blooms. While Read More
Ticks! How to Prevent Those Icky Arachnids from Harming Your Pets According to a recent news reports, due to the relatively warm winter, we can expect to see large numbers Read More
Celebrate the Triumph of the Animal Spirit Just as there are many differently-abled people in the world, pets also often deal with a variety of medical issues that affect their Read More
Can Music Really Soothe the Savage Beast?: Using Music to Calm Our Pets Patton Veterinary Hospital has been working to reduce stress and fear in our patients using a variety Read More
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