Animal House Calls Mobile Veterinary Clinic

We have had a few patients with unusual names. Frank is named after a particular deceased male singer. So, in fact this cat, Frank,does have distinct blue eyes! This kitty is another of our senior set. We were informed that Frank has had some hind end paresis (weakness). Blood work

Before most of our patients receive meds. for discomfort, we check their liver, kidney and white blood count. This is generally suggested and we try to follow this protocol. This week, sparrow was checked to make sure his blood work results were normal. They were and Sparrow is on Rimadyl

Molly, one of our senior patients had an embarrassing issue which has since been resolved. She has had an anal gland abcess. This is a common problem in cats and dogs. We see it more often in our canine patients. The glands adjacent to the rectum are prone to block

Benny is one of our happier patients. This fella walks the world, armed with his most favorite toys in his mouth. His great owners tell us these toys vary but tend to be stuff he likes to tug, chew and fling.Benny is a golden doodle and just had a dental

Whether to cut short the beautiful tresses of our pets during allergy and warm times of the year is a decision owners have to make.At Animal House Calls, we made that ill advised decision and completely or almost completely denuded Sage, our Golden. She, as do all long haired dogs

Otitis externa would be an excellent name for a rock band, but probably only veterinarians and animal lovers would be fans. Jagger has ear infections that are prevalent during spring and summers. We rechecked Jagger’s ear canals this week. We can say at this point they are clear. Word of

As  our pets age, they may develop growths on their bodies or even subcutaneously. So common are these findings that we at Animal House Calls and all veterinarians use cytology analysis and biopsies to evaluate the severity of the mass or tumor we find. Shadow is a typical patient in

Molly was recently see by us, and is a happy well adjusted pet who has had a number of dermatological issues, but otherwise has had a care free  existence. Molly is on a small dose of medication for her arthritis. Being a smaller breed dog, she has very little trouble getting

Today we met with charlie and his family. Charlie is 8 weeks old. Even though we expect a nice large lab very soon, charlie is still pint sized. He in fact is only slightly larger than his rather large chew toy! A few points were discussed in terms of puppy

Jake is an 8 week old male kitten available at Peabody Animal Life Savers in Salem Massachusetts. PALS takes great care of these pets and adopts them out to potential owners. Just last week, one of our clients adopted 2 cats. Wow …there is a great start for a fun