Posts in Category: Pet Health & Wellness

Holidays like Thanksgiving are a time for family, friends, and festive gatherings. However, the arrival of guests can often be overwhelming for your pets, and might lead to anxiety and stress. At Marketplace Veterinary Hospital, we understand how crucial it is to keep your furry friends calm and comfortable during these occasions. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of practical techniques to help you manage your pet’s anxiety when guests arrive.

In a perfect world, we would be able to take our pets with us everywhere we go. What are pet owners supposed to do when they have to leave their pet at home? Sometimes, pets are tolerant of an hour or two alone. Other times, the mere sight of an owner’s car keys can send a pet into a spiral. Providing entertainment options can certainly get a pet through daily bouts of solitude-inducing anxiety and boredom, but it may not always be clear how a pet wants to pass their time. 

Insurance makes a lot of sense for many things in our day to day lives. If a tree fell on your house, your homeowner’s insurance would help. If you ended up in an awful automobile accident, your car insurance would help. If you became seriously ill, your health insurance would kick in. What happens, though, if your pet has an accident or becomes very sick? Veterinary bills can add up quickly, and pet health insurance can help you to better safeguard one of the most important things in your life.

Dogs aren’t exactly known for their discerning taste buds, but sometimes their culinary cravings can be downright head-scratchers. When your dog gobbles up mouthfuls of grass, should you be concerned?

At MarketPlace Veterinary Hospital, many pet owners ask us why their dogs are eating grass, and if this behavior is harmless or worth investigating further. Let’s take a look at some of the common reasons why your dog might be eating grass and how to curb the behavior.

Many dogs love summer and all that it brings. Unfortunately, they can’t always tell us when they’ve had too much. This means we need to be very observant to keep them safe and comfortable in the summer sun. In an effort to promote safety and comfort all summer long, owners of sun-loving dogs can rely on us for guidance and tips: 

If your holiday plans this year include fireworks, be sure that your July 4th pet safety skills are polished. Not all pets love the big bangs, but MarketPlace Veterinary Hospital can help you comfort your pet during fireworks and other loud noises of the holiday.

Pet socialization is an important part of calling a four-legged friend yours. Just as people develop social skills throughout life, social skills are important for pets, too. Especially the canine friends among us. Cats can be surprisingly social creatures, too—in the right circumstances. 

Here at MarketPlace Veterinary Hospital, we want to help you with every aspect of owning a pet. That includes helping your pawsome pal develop pet social skills. 

Do you think that you have it in you to keep your cool when dealing with pet emergencies? With MarketPlace Veterinary Hospital’s pointers in mind, we think that you can learn to handle the heat when your pet is in need of emergency vet care.

Cats are naturally quiet pets. With their slinky physicality, retractable claws, and stealth, their location and agenda is not always known. Consequently, when a cat self-isolates because they’re hurt or ill, their symptoms may not be immediately recognizable. Knowing the most common cat illnesses can save a lot of time (and money), and may even impact treatment and prognosis. 

Heartworm disease is a real and present threat to California pets, but one that is seemingly invisible. That is, until it affects your family.

Understanding what heartworm disease is and how we can help to protect our pets is an important part of good pet wellness care. MarketPlace Veterinary Hospital is honored to help educate our readers on this topic.