Dear Nova, You were a good girl. The best hamster I will ever have. You meant a lot to me and I don’t know if I would have made it through my senior year without you. You taught me that it doesn’t matter how big something is to make you happy. It’s crazy how such a small creature could make me so happy and give me the perseverance to finish school. My senior and junior year of high school were really hard for me. I was just not happy and although I had always done really well in school, it was hard for me to make it through the day. I had major anxiety and felt no motivation to even ge ..read more

Hey guys! I’ve got some exciting news! I am now a veterinary assistant at an animal hospital in my area! I am very excited to start this new chapter in my life and I am so happy that the people I am working with seem to be so nice and knowledgeable. I am going to learn so much, I can already tell. Starting this new job has made my week EXTREMELY busy. I am still working part time at my previous job and I am trying to make sure to take care of everything I need to. I have been so tired, soar, and kinda bitter this past week but I am still really excited to go back tomorrow. (However I’m ..read more

Welcome to my first official blog post of 2020! I am very excited for what is to come this year. I have a lot of fun stuff planned so make sure to subscribe to know when I post something. By Rodeo Warhola on flickr.comToday’s post is all about those pesky heart worms. These parasites live in the heart, lungs, or blood vessels of dogs and cats and can create serious problems. They restrict the blood flow to the rest of the body causing the heart to work a lot harder than normal to try and compensate for it. With this constant hard work the heart can easily get overworked and become strained ..read more

Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know that I am going to be gone for a little while. I am going to take a break for a couple weeks and spend loads of time with my friends and family while they are around. I will be back with a new post on January 6th and I can’t wait to see how this blog will progress in the next year! I have a lot of fun plans and exciting things I am going to be working on so please make sure to subscribe to get all the updates. And follow my Facebook page to get some more personal pictures and videos and to hear about new stuff ..read more

By anwar hu on Flickr.comI wrote a post a little bit ago about each dog vaccine and why you should give them to your dog. Now, as I promised, I will tell you guys about cat vaccines.  For cats there are 4 vaccines that are typically recommended by all veterinarians and are what we call core vaccines. These are given to cats typically when they are young so that they can have the correct antibodies they need to fight off diseases throughout their lives. There are five other vaccines that are for different situations like if a cat lives inside or outside and for each one I will tell you why ..read more

The root of veterinary medicine began in what scientists believe to be the early Roman Empire. Back then they were called souvetaurinarii which is where the word veterinarian stemmed from. They were considered animal caretakers that would be able to heal the family horses used to ride around town, or the cattle that you were planning on eating for dinner.  By Clare Walsh on Flickr.comBack then animals weren’t kept as companions, and the only reason that they were worth anything was for transportation or eating. In this age everyone was working to make sure that they could sustain themselve ..read more

By rudyeleazardubon on flickr.comAre you thinking about getting a new dog? Well this article will explain to you all of the vaccines that your dog should get, what they help prevent, and which ones your dog doesn’t need. If you enjoy this post I will be making another one soon about vaccines for cats.  There are five core vaccines for dogs that almost all veterinarians (and a lot of state laws) say that you need to get. They are Distemper, Parvovirus, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, and Rabies. Other vaccines include Leptospirosis, CoronaVirus, Lyme, Bordetella, and Canine Influenza. I know ther ..read more

I will admit, I want a pet fox. Bad. And I considered it for a long time before I decided to actually do research on the adorable animals. What I found was that foxes are amazing animals, but they are not pets.  By charlie.syme on flickr.comFoxes are wild and have a lot of energy. They need lots of space to run around, climb, and dig. If you decide to lock something with this temperament up you’re going to have a messy house. Foxes are known to tear up carpet, eat through furniture, and mark their territory all over the house. And let me tell you, you do not want a fox to urinate in your h ..read more