April 2018 Update – All rounds are now closed. We have our winners from NHV Buddies For Life Tournament! We let our contest software pick the lucky ones and we let voters pick the third. Here’s what these furkids are soon going to find at their doorsteps: Lucky Winner #1 – A pet FitBit +...

The word “cancer” strikes fear into the hearts of all pet owners. It’s the very last thing that you want to hear your veterinarian say when you take your beloved feline companion in for a problem. Stomach cancer is a very secretive disease in cats. The symptoms start out barely noticeable, and they gradually increase until...

Picture this dull scenario. Girls are stumbling across your Tinder, but all your photos are cropped-up group shots. Some even have stray arms around you or a head sticking into your face! There are some solo shots of you. But they’re from that one vacation you took years ago when you looked like a 20-year-old version of yourself. Chances...

It was the month of love and we wanted to celebrate our furry valentines. We asked pet parents to share with us the promises they had made to their pets. We were prepared for some fun and some emotional ones, but little did we know that the promises would be so heartwarming that it would become impossible to pick a...

Without those paw swats and head bonks at 4 AM, you’d never catch a morning meeting on time. Their incessant barking has so far saved you from at least 20 mailmen, 13 UPS drivers, 1 sketchy-looking plastic bag, and 3 girl scouts. If they could read text messages, you’d be thumb tapping on your phone like...

For her autistic son, their dog Hope is like a second mom. Hope is everything a dog is to a family – a friend, a comedian, a protector, a child. But Hope is also therapy. For the last 9 years, Hope had been helping her autistic human cope with the episodes his condition would bring. She would bark and...

It’s been a year since the big “Persian Rescue” at the Arizona humane society. Abby is one of the 75 Persian cats rescued from this abusive hoarding situation. As a kitten, all Abby knew in the world was a hard iron crate. For the first 3 years of her life, she could barely turn around. Not all cats made it...

Few things are as scary and disheartening as learning that your beloved pet has lymphoma. We are anxious to do whatever we can to care for and protect our fur babies. Despite the emotional rollercoaster, it is important to make the best possible decisions for your beloved pet and reach out to loved ones for support. That’s...

The onset of Cushing’s disease can be a long, slow process. One of the first signs of this disease is excessive thirst and urination. You may find that you’re refilling your pet’s water bowl more often. They may be asking to go outside more frequently. Paired with this, you may find that your well-trained dog is...

Whether your pet has had a laceration repair, abdominal surgery, or a fracture repair, it is extremely important to follow post-surgical instructions given to you by your veterinarian. The most common post-surgical complications in our practice are licking and chewing incision causing infection and in the worst-case dehiscence of the surgical procedure. Additional complications that...