Pet Blog & Health Articles

May 16, 2016

Getting Your Cat to the Vet

It’s time to take your cat to the veterinarian.  We know cats aren’t the best travelers and the car ride and visit can be stressful. You can make this a much more pleasant experience by following these simple helpful tips and using Feliway. Ideally, the cat carrier should be out in the open at all times.  To make the carrier a positive experience, you can feed you cat in the carrier and place soft bedding in the carrier.  If you are not able to leave the carrier out at all times, then at least one week prior to visit: Put […]
March 15, 2016

Heart Disease, People and Pets

Do you or someone you know have heart disease?  Is there a diagnoses of valvular disease, congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, etc? Does your pet or someone’s pet you know have heart disease?  Did you know that there are similarities and differences in the way cats and dogs -vs- humans have heart disease? My own dog has congestive heart failure with pulmonary hypertension and valvular insufficiency.  The valvular insufficiency started first, then progressed to the congestive heart failure and pulmonary hypertension.  This has occurred slowly over many years.   His heart disease has been treated at each stage of the […]
May 18, 2015

Vaccinations – Injecting Wellness

  Vaccines are a means to stimulate the body’s immunity to different bacterial and viral infections.  A vaccine prepares the body’s defenses to attack invading pathogens and to prevent or reduce severity of the diseases they cause.  Vaccines are an important way to prevent certain diseases from invading and harming your dog or cat. Pet vaccinations have been around for a very long time. But modern vaccines are the most effective and safe that has ever been made.  In order to protect your precious pet from contagious diseases it is essential to keep his or her vaccinations up-to-date. Bringing in […]
May 18, 2015

Loyalty Wellness Packages

WHY:  Prevention of disease and early detection of disorders is paramount at Crosscreek Animal Hospital.  We take this so serious, that we have designed Loyalty Wellness Packages to ensure that we provide the optimum in your pet’s health.