Pet Health and Wellness - Litchfield Veterinary Hospital |Torrington Rd., Litchfield

Litchfield Veterinary Hospital

289 Torrington Road
Litchfield, CT 06759

(860)567-1622

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! 
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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

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In Case of Emergency

    

Also search for a specific topic in our Pet Library 

The Wild, the Weird, and the Wacky: Unfamiliar Species

After spending 12 hours on a strange Sunday on emergency call, going back and forth all day between two locations to treat two horses who decided to live, I beg ...

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I Don’t Know Why: Idiopathic Disease

Idiopathic, a name that rolls off the tongue of the veterinarian with a lovely feel of reflecting all the time and money that was spent achieving the volume ...

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Plague and How Avoid It in You or your Companion Animals

In April 2011, a dog in New Mexico’s Sante Fe County was diagnosed with plague. Many people think plague is a disease that was only present hundreds of years ag ...

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Confections of a Dangerous Kind: Xylitol

Used to be you could sprinkle a little sugar in your coffee or pour some syrup on your pancakes without so much as a twinge of guilt, but nowadays the zeitgeis ...

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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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The Best Things in Life

“But it was a free kitten!”Substitute dog, horse, rabbit, chicken, hamster, goat, or narwhal for “kitten” and you will have one of the most common responses hea ...

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Fear Free Certified Cat Friendly Practice

PetSites

September is Animal Pain Awareness Month

Do you know how to recognize pain in your pet?

Your pet's comfort is our main priority.  Learn more about recognizing symptoms and managing pain in your pet with the helpful links below.  Contact us to learn more or discuss your pet's needs.

Canine Pain Scale 

Feline Pain Scale

5 Signs of Dental Pain

Pain in Rabbits

Other Resources 

 


Quick Links

 Contact Us

 New Clients

 Request  Appointment

 Online  Store
 Pet  Library

  

Fear Free Certified Cat Friendly Practice

PetSites

September is Animal Pain Awareness Month

Do you know how to recognize pain in your pet?

Your pet's comfort is our main priority.  Learn more about recognizing symptoms and managing pain in your pet with the helpful links below.  Contact us to learn more or discuss your pet's needs.

Canine Pain Scale 

Feline Pain Scale

5 Signs of Dental Pain

Pain in Rabbits

Other Resources