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Monthly Doctor’s Blog: Common Questions Around Anal Glands

Every month, the doctors of AtlasVet are writing a blog post to help pet owners with common questions.  This month, Dr. Heather McCurdy discusses common questions around anal glands! ‘Two Fluid Filled Sacs Go Round The Outside, Round The Outside, Round The Outside.” -Marshall Mathers What the heck are anal glands? – Anal glands are…

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AtlasVet Operations Status Update – 12/31/2021

AtlasVet Operations Status Update AV Faithful, Due to the uptick in COVID 19 positive cases in the District of Columbia, we are initiating the following new protocols for our clients: 1)  As of Monday, January 3, 2022 all clients who wish to enter the building will need to present proof of vaccination and a valid ID…

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Monthly Doctor’s Blog: Common Questions Around Grain-Free Diets

Every month, the doctors of AtlasVet are writing a blog post to help pet owners with common questions.  Dr. Cherica Richmond discusses common questions around grain-free diets! Grain free diets are wildly popular among pet owners. In recent years however, the FDA has been studying a correlation between certain grain-free diet and a specific type…

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Monthly Doctor’s Blog: Common Questions Around Pet Dental Health

Every month, the doctors of AtlasVet are writing a blog post to help pet owners with common questions.  For March, Dr. Chris Miller discusses common questions around your pet’s dental health! Dogs and Cats have nearly identical teeth to humans at the cellular level.  They may range in size, shape and number but overall, they…

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Monthly Doctor’s Blog: Common Questions Around Gastrointestinal Upset

Every month, the doctors of AtlasVet are writing a blog post to help pet owners with common questions.  For January, Dr. Beth Durney discusses common questions around gastrointestinal upset (vomiting/diarrhea). We’ve all been there: you think you are having a lovely night’s sleep and all of a sudden you wake up to the sound of…

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Monthly Doctor’s Blog: Fecal Testing and Intestinal Parasites

Every month, the doctors of AtlasVet are writing a blog post to help pet owners with common questions.  For November, Dr. Brittany Cartlidge discusses fecal testing and intestinal parasites. You may receive a call from our office about a positive fecal test result. Or, worse yet, see worms in your pet’s stool or vomit. Your…

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Monthly Doctor’s Blog: Chocolate Toxicity

Every month, the doctors of AtlasVet are writing a blog post to help pet owners with common questions.  For October & Halloween:  Chocolate Toxicity by Dr. Matthew Antkowiak! Just in time for Halloween, we tackle the most discussed and maligned canine toxin:   Chocolate! Poor Chocolate.  How can one of life’s greatest pleasures get such a…

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Monthly Doctors Blog: Common Skin Ailments

Every month, the doctors of AtlasVet are writing a blog post to help pet owners with common questions.  For September we have Common Skin Ailments by Dr. Christina Klare! Pets are commonly brought in for exam here at AtlasVet to have a skin growth checked out. Many growths require a doctor to diagnose and discuss…

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COVID-19 and Your Pets

The recent diagnoses of COVID-19 in two cats in New York State has pet owners asking a lot of very good questions.  Here we address the most common questions: How did the animals/pets get infected?  All the animals and pets that have tested positive thus far were either infected by humans or were assumed to…

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