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Swimming in well-maintained traditional chlorine or saltwater pool can be great for your dog. If the pool is safe for people, then it’s safe for your dog. It’s excellent exercise. It’s good for older pets who find walking and running hurts (easier on those old...

VMM is equivalent to the human form of chiropractic medicine. It includes a motion palpation assessment and gentle manipulation of the skeletal system and its associated soft tissue, tendons, ligaments, and neural input to improve performance of the musculoskeletal...

Not only has our world changed over the past year and a half, our pets' worlds have changed too. Everyone has had such a tough past year. The human-animal bond is so strong that our pets can detect when we are stressed, or when we are going through a tough time....

In 2019, the FDA reported that Grain Free foods might be linked to heart disease in dogs. This came about after a veterinary cardiologist thought he noticed a link between some of his canine patients with a heart disease called Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) eating...

It's Day One since a story came out questioning the safety of the Seresto collar. There is an unfathomable amount of information that still needs to be collected and verified before anyone can determine what is correct and what is not quite accurate. At this time, we...

I made a joke the other day about how I perform more splenectomies than spays here. Granted, that’s not exactly true but I do take out 2-3 spleens a month. Many of these dogs are not originally my patients. They come here for either a holistic consult on tumors of the...

This is one of my favorite patients and success stories…. Salem is a middle-aged chihuahua that came to see me. His very observant owner thought one eye “appeared” bigger than the other. He was doing great, but she thought something could be wrong. So, to me, his eyes...

January is Train Your Dog Month so we wanted to share some healthy treat options you can use while teaching your pup a new trick. While we’re often told to avoid giving our dogs human food, there are some human foods that make great treats for our canine companions....

Dearest Clients of Whole Pet Veterinary Hospital Davidson, 2020 has been hard. Real hard. Some of you have been sick. Some saw friends and loved ones get sick and even die. Many of us have been scared. Some of us are scared that we may get sick or worse yet pass a...

Every pet owner wants to spoil their furry companion throughout the year, but the holidays are a special time for giving! Whether your list is full of gifts for pets or their owners, here are five of the most popular 2020 pet lover gifts to help make your holiday...