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May is Adopt a Pet Month. When you are considering adding a new member to your family, please consider adoption. Each year, an estimated 3-4 million animals waiting in shelters for someone to give them a safe, loving home never find a hero to adopt them and tragically are euthanized. If you are thinking about getting a dog or cat, be a hero and consider adopting from your local shelter or rescue group. You will

Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells and is the leading cause of death in companion animals. As with people, we don’t know exactly what causes each type of cancer to occur, but there are certain genetic and environmental factors that influence the growth of abnormal cells. It seems more people have either had one of their own pets or know someone that has had a pet diagnosed with cancer. Keep in mind there

Heartworm Disease Risks & Prevention By Becca Conner WHAT IS HEARTWORM? Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal disease in pets in the United States and many other parts of the world. It is caused by foot-long worms (heartworms) that live in the heart, lungs and associated blood vessels of affected pets, causing severe lung disease, heart failure, and damage to other organs in the body. Heartworm disease affects dogs, cats and ferrets, but

Neffsville Veterinary Clinic’s Mother’s Day Photo Contest Email a photo of Mom and her furry pet children to kelly@neffsvillevet.com by Sunday, May 3, 2015. Please include: Mom’s Name, Pet’s Name(s), and Phone Number with your email. The photos will be uploaded onto our clinic’s Facebook page on Monday, May 4, 2015. Voting will take place from Monday, May 4 to Friday, May 8 at 12 noon. The photo that receives the most “LIKES” will win

April is Microchip Awareness Month. Microchipping is an easy and inexpensive way to provide a Permanent ID for your pet. Microchipping is a simple procedure. We inject a rice-sized microchip under the skin in the shoulder area of the pet. The process is similar to giving a routine vaccination. Your information will be entered into the microchip database. When your pet is scanned using a hand-held scanner, the pet’s microchip ID number will appear. When