Pet Health and Wellness - Litchfield Veterinary Hospital - Litchfield, CT

Litchfield Veterinary Hospital

289 Torrington Road
Litchfield, CT 06759

(860)393-0593

www.litchfieldvet.com

Pet Health and Well-being

    

Pets play a vital role in our lives.  We understand how important maintaining their health is to you. While our team is always ready to share their knowledge, or teach owners how to provide care, having resources available at home or on the go is convenient.  We have compiled a group of valuable resources for pet owners to navigate.  Whether it's a How To Video or a Pet Health Article, you will find what you are looking for, if not, send us an email and if approved, we'll add it to our list! 
litchfieldvethosp@sbcglobal.net

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Client Handouts

How to Videos:

  • How to give a cat a pill
  • How to brush your dog's teeth
  • How to clean your pet's ears

Pet Food Recalls

Poisonous Plants

Pet Poison Prevention

Links

In Case of Emergency

Also search for a specific topic in our Pet Library 

Snake Bite Prevention and Treatment for Dogs

Most snakes will try to avoid you or your pets; snakes typically bite only as a last resort. But while you may wisely decide to simply walk away when you encoun ...

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Ticks Are Arthropod Parasites for Mammals

Ticks are skin parasites that feed on the blood of their hosts. Ticks like motion, warm temperatures from body heat, and the carbon dioxide exhaled by mammals, ...

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Diets and Heart Disease in Dogs and Cats

Can pet diets cause heart problems?Yes. Thirty years ago, veterinarians recognized deficiency of an amino acid (taurine) as the most common cause of dilated ca ...

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Company pursues first lymphoma drug for dogs

Photomicrograph courtesy of Dr. Jan Bellows Cancerous lymphoblasts, resembling grapes, appear amid normal red blood cells in a 6-year-old beagle.

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High Anxiety: Pot and Pets

How high is your hound?Now that recreational marijuana use is legal in some states and medical marijuana is legal in many states, marijuana exposure and intoxi ...

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Lead Poisoning in Dogs and Cats

The most common cause of lead poisoning in pets is ingestion of lead-based paint. Although lead-based paint is no longer available in the United States, it was ...

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