Price Creek Animal Hospital

This is an invaluable tool in helping judge a dog’s body condition. Read the descriptions and see how they apply to your dog’s physique. Hopefully, your dog lands around a 4 or a 5. If your dog is heavier, we can help! Give us a call to set up a consultation about a safe weight loss program for your dog. Have a cat? Don’t worry, we will post the cat body condition score chart tomorrow.

Lean dogs live almost 2 years longer than overweight dogs. That is tremendous. The study also found lean fed dogs had healthier blood sugar levels, blood pressure, and heart rates. They also had fewer visible signs of aging.

Yes, with overweight pets, there is more to love, but there will be less time to do so! Over the next couple of posts I will be sharing information about a LIFE SPAN study proving lean dogs typically live longer than overweight dogs.

Teddy is really enjoying Daisy’s bed! We hope your weekend is this comfortable! Happy Friday!!

Here at Price Creek, we celebrate Earth Day every day by doing the following: Using solar power to heat water, and solar tubes and L.E.D. lightbulbs for light, using reuseable, instead of disposable, kennel bedding, hand towels, and cleaning rags, and recycling paper, plastics, and cardboard. We even created a certified wildlife habitat in our yard for our smaller (butterflies, bees, and birds) local wildlife. Wondering how you can help? One easy way is to donate useable items you or your pet no longer needs to a shelter. It is a great way to help pets in need, and keep items out of the landfill. Happy Earth Day!

February is National Pet Dental Health Month.

Pro Plan Vet Direct is a program that allows you to get pet food and supplies shipped directly to your house. If you choose to participate, please use our hospital code: HIUBQ.

We are thrilled to announce 1,055 pounds of pet food were donated to Little Bit’s Pet Food Drive (Haralson County Ministries). AMAZING!! We also want to congratulate Susan and Reesey for winning the grand prize. Of course, the real winners are the families that will not have to choose between feeding themselves or their pets. Thank you for supporting a very worthy cause!

This was the highlight of my day yesterday! I received a portrait of my dog, Teddy. Teddy has black eyes, a fuzzy tail, and round toes. This drawing is spot on! I hope the artist who drew this sees his artwork. If you happen to know the young man who drew this yesterday, while sitting on our hospital, please tell him I said THANK YOU for this precious gift!

Sometime in the last 2 to 3 weeks, I had a conversation with a woman looking to adopt older, lap sized, companion dogs. Unfortunately, I can’t remember who I had the conversation with. If it was you, would you please call the office and leave a message for Erinne. Our number is (770) 537-6705. Thank you!