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• posted: Oct. 14, 2014

Celebrating National Veterinary Technician Week                October 12-18 is National Veterinary Technician Week.  Patton Veterinary Hospital is proud to pay tribute to our nurses, the unsung heroes of the veterinary world.  Read More

• posted: Oct. 07, 2014
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               Remembering Stanley      This week marks one year since my husband and I lost our dog, Stanley.  I had certainly lost other family pets and even people in my life, but Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2014
• Patton Veterinary Hospital,  Patton Veterinary Hospital,  Feline,  Feline,  Cat,  Cat,  AAFP,  AAFP

                                      PVH achieves feline friendly status and adds new wing                 You may have noticed a lot of noise and a new section of our building materializing over the past few Read More

• posted: Sep. 23, 2014
• York,  York,  rabies,  rabies,  bats,  bats,  Patton Veterinary,  Patton Veterinary

Recognizing World Rabies Day                                       My husband and I recently traveled to New Mexico to visit several National Parks including the amazing Carlsbad Caverns.  From May to October, one section Read More

• posted: Sep. 16, 2014
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A Tale of Two Torsions                    A few weeks ago, Patton Veterinary Hospital treated two different patients with twists in their gastrointestinal tracts.  One was a Great Dane who was very Read More

• posted: Sep. 09, 2014

Squeeeak! Squeeaak! Is that the Refrigerator Door I Hear? Fun Facts about Guinea Pigs When I was in first grade, we had a guinea pig as a class pet that delivered three Read More

• posted: Sep. 02, 2014
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Patton Veterinary Hospital Salutes the Working Dog                      Since we celebrated Labor Day this week, honoring all the hard-working men and women in the U.S., I thought I would take this Read More

• posted: Aug. 27, 2014
• Patton Veterinary,  Patton Veterinary,  drop it,  drop it,  dogs eating rocks,  dogs eating rocks

Teaching Your Dog the "Drop It" Command My husband and I adopted two puppies in January.  During one of the coldest winters ever.  Without having a fenced yard.  Don’t adopt two Read More

• posted: Aug. 27, 2014
• York,  York,  Patton Veterinary,  Patton Veterinary,  flea,  flea,  tick,  tick,  Bravecto,  Bravecto

Attack of the Blood-Sucking Fiends! Patton Vet offers a new option for flea and tick control      I happen to be a horror fan, and am especially fond of vampire Read More

• posted: Aug. 26, 2014

Why Do Dogs and Cats Eat Grass? Submitted by:  Dr. Sabrina Walters Many people are puzzled and sometimes concerned when they see their dogs or cats eating grass. Why do they this, Read More

• posted: Aug. 22, 2014

Request An Appointment Today Click the link below to request an appointment for your pet's health needs today! Request an Appointment For our existing clients, we suggest logging into your Petly Account here! Read More

• posted: Aug. 13, 2014
• Storm Phobia,  Storm Phobia,  Red Lion,  Red Lion,  veterinarian,  veterinarian

Red Lion Has Had Many Summer Storms. Is Your Pet Afraid of Thunder?         This has been one wet, stormy summer in York County!  Many dogs (and some cats) are afraid Read More

• posted: Aug. 13, 2014
• Patton Veterinary Hospital,  Patton Veterinary Hospital,  Red Lion,  Red Lion,  blog,  blog

Welcome to The Patton Veterinary Hospital's New Blog! Hello, Everyone!  Patton Veterinary Hospital has recently updated its website, and I am planning to post a weekly blog to provide information about Read More