Minnesota Veterinary Hospital Blog

Heartworms are silent but deadly. These parasites pass quietly from mosquitos into your pet’s bloodstream and wreak havoc on their health. While you may never lay your eyes on a heartworm, they are present in our area and can infect your dog, cat, or ferret.

For some pets, summer is the best time of year. For others, it’s filled with frightening booms and blasts that make them run and hide, putting a damper on the season for fearful pets and their concerned owners. If your dog or cat experiences stress and anxiety during storms and fireworks, read on to learn how to ease their fears.

Remember the book The Secret Life of Bees? If you’ve read it, you know it shines quite a bit of light onto how complex and fascinating those little buzzers are. Well, we just want to take a moment and tell you that there will likely never be a Secret Life of Ticks, but if there were, it would be a horror story. Why? Ticks are just just “ick,” and they’re dangerous to our innocent pets.