Bronx having the best time in the corn maze at Richardson Farm in Spring Grove, IL Are you looking for some fall pet friendly fun this weekend? We’ve got a list of great things going on this weekend to enjoy with your pooch! From the city to the suburbs, there are some really fun things happening throughout the area to enjoy the fall weather with your furry friend! Bucktown Bow and Meow Pet Spa Halloween Parade and Costume Contest 1647 W Cortland St, Chicago, IL 60622 Join ou

Jade, Dr. Jen's pooch, enjoying some time at the beach Summer is finally in full force in Chicago! While we’re outside soaking up the sun with our dogs and trying to enjoy the limited time of the year we can spend outside in this city without a heavy winter coat, it’s extremely important to note that dogs deal with heat much differently than humans do. When the ambient temperature rises, dogs’ core body temperatures can easily overheat due to their inability to adequately coo

In our mission to provide our clients with unmatched, personalized pet care, we are constantly striving to provide you the best care possible, therefore, we have now partnered with GuardianVets to provide you after-hours veterinary care support! Starting April 2nd, if you have a question after hours simply call our practice and you will have access to care at no charge! The experienced veterinary professionals at GuardianVets will offer phone triage and direct you to the near

My Vet Animal Hospital is happy to announce we now have laser therapy to offer our patients! The team is very excited to work with our favorite cats and dogs in hospital to help promote their healing and well being! Laser therapy, or “light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation”, is a non-invasive and drug free therapy that can be used alongside current medical therapies to help with various signs of discomfort and inflammation in our pets. Laser therapy works by

Keeping Your Pets Safe At Thanksgiving The holidays are a great time to get together with family and friends and appreciate all that we have in our lives. A lot of our pets also appreciate these gatherings, as food is plentiful and the humans are distracted in conversation just enough for our pets to sample some of the delicious human food. Often after major holidays, we see many cases of dogs (and sometimes cats) who get into the garbage or food that is left out. Here are so

We had a mini Q & A with our newest doctor to introduce him to our clients. We are excited to have him join the team! Dr. Bookstaff hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, where he attended The Ohio State University, completing his Bachelor of Science in Zoology before graduating from North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2015. Following his graduation from veterinary school, he completed a yearlong rotating internship at Angell Animal Medical Center in Bosto

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