What To Expect When You’re Social Distancing Scheduling Your Visit: When you call My Vet Animal Hospital to schedule your appointment, our friendly coordinators will be reviewing some questions with you regarding recent travel history or potential exposure to COVID-19. This will not impact how we treat your pet, but what level of personal protective equipment the team may need to wear in order to protect ourselves. In order to continue to provide services to the pets of our c

Tick Borne Disease Transmission and Prevention in Pets in Illinois According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 60,000 cases of tick-borne disease were reported in humans in the last year, which has doubled since only 2004. Ticks can feed on mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians as their host, meaning they can spread these diseases to both humans and our pets. In Illinois 3,685 tick borne disease cases were reported between 2004-2016, while Wisconsin had 33

In celebration of National Craft for your Local Shelters Day on Sunday, July 21st, 2019, we have some DIY toy projects to share with you! National Craft for your Local Shelters Day was started in 2012 in celebration of rescue animals. This is another great way to support your local shelters aside from monetary donations and adopting. Handmade toys can help provide stimulation and entertainment to shelter pets while they are waiting for their forever homes! Here are some of o

How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your Cat: Valentine’s Day sneaks up on us right after we finally decompress from holiday stress. Suddenly, we’re expected to show our appreciation of one another with material objects and cheesy Hallmark cards. I think not! This year, I’ll be avoiding the stress and celebrating the day with my favorite boy, Jax. And you can too! Here’s a beginner’s guide to opting out of a traditional Valentine’s Day in favor of a low-key night with your

Pet Obesity Awareness Day Everyone loves a snuggly animal, but sometimes, as pet owners we don’t realize that all the snacks we give our cats and dogs can be doing more harm than good. A recent study by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention found that almost 60% of cats and 56% of dogs are overweight. Pretty alarming, right?! How do I know if my pet is overweight? A fantastic tool to help determine if your pooch has packed on some extra pounds is the body condition score

Everything You’ve Been Itching to Know about Flea and Tick Preventatives! Have you seen the new Nexgard commercial? A TV spot dedicated to dogs doing what they do best: play. But what’s enabling the fun times? A reliable flea and tick preventative of course! Our clients know to give flea and tick medication throughout the summer. However, we often field questions about the necessity for these preventatives when the hot weather cools. I’ve compiled some of the most frequently

Implementing Fear Free vet visits at My Vet Animal Hospital means we are learning new techniques on how to make your pet’s visit as stress-free as possible as we continue with our Fear-Free certification. One of the approaches recommended is to give oral mild sedatives or anti-anxiety medications prior to your vet visit, to take the edge off for those pets who are anxious with visiting the hospital. Such as a human doctor might prescribe a valium before an MRI if you are pron

Midsummer has come and gone. Chicagoans are headed into the humid, unrelenting heat of August. Though we’ve entered the Dog Days of Summer with some very high temperatures this year, more hot days are on the horizon. While we revel in days spent outdoors, trips to the beach, sunbathing by the pool and the overall relaxation that comes with sunshine, it’s important to keep our pets in mind. It is easy to understand our own limitations but our pets, especially dog friends, do n

The current consumer climate demands innovation and modernity among professionals and businesses. In keeping with the expectations of our clients’ veterinary medicine is constantly adjusting best practice. Here at My Vet our staff and doctors focus on creating the best experience for our patients. We’re proud to announce that My Vet Animal Hospital is going Fear-Free! Every permanent staff member, from the client-care coordinators to the doctors, will complete a multi-course

Feline Friendly Vet Visits All of us here at My Vet love our feline companions and know how stressful it can be to bring them in for their annual or bi-annual visits. Because of this, over the past year, we have been working to find ways to make visits more comfortable for both our kitty friends and their owners. In addition to sharing ways that we are making our hospital more feline friendly, we would like to offer some tips that you can use at home to ease the burden of ve