by trueVETS | Dec 18, 2018 | Blog
We’re always happy to help fix your pet’s problems, but sometimes a phone call can save you an office visit, hundreds of dollars in bills, and a pet with potentially more problems than before. Say no to using your own drugs. Often people assume “what’s safe for kids...
by trueVETS | Dec 4, 2018 | Blog
At the Veterinary Hospital of Melbourne, we are proud to offer services to our non-traditional pets including small mammals (rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, hedgehogs, gerbils, chinchillas, rats, mice, and sugar gliders) and reptiles. Dr. Marlowe and Dr. Forward spent...
by trueVETS | Jun 14, 2016 | Blog
That’s right, cats are carnivores. They are not supposed to be eating corn. So why do many of our commercially made cat food products including treats have corn in them? It’s the same reason why high fructose corn syrup is in many processed human foods: corn is cheap....
by trueVETS | May 26, 2016 | Blog
We have all heard the old adage, “Food is Love”, and many of us show love to our pets through feeding them. We think we are purchasing the best food on the market. We go to the pet store, buy an expensive bag of food with terms like ‘all-natural’, ‘first ingredient is...
by trueVETS | Jul 23, 2015 | Blog
Barnaby is a 9yr old DSH MN kitty that has been coming to our hospital for the past year. He is strictly indoors and shares his home with two other cats. When we examined him a year ago, Barnaby was overweight at 17.2lbs. The owner changed his diet to high quality,...
by trueVETS | Apr 13, 2015 | Blog
I regularly kayak on Mountain Island Lake and would bring my dog Tyler with me. She would ride in the back of the kayak and occasionally get out to swim during our trips. She always wore a life jacket because I worried about her tiring in the water. I never...
