This post is where you can ask all of your questions you’re dying to ask a veterinarian like Doctor Hansen.
Everyone has some sort of question to ask a veterinarian but are a little hesitant to believe some of the stuff you find on the internet. Plus who knows if it’s true even if it sounds true?
We LOVE phone calls from our clients and potential clients. So if you want to get an answer right away, feel free to give us a call at:801-785-6737 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 801-785-6737 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Go ahead and add a comment leaving your question and Doctor Hansen will answer you.
If you are thinking of buying the Easter Bunny for your family please think again, unless you are prepared to add another member to your family. When you buy an animal you accept the responsibility to care for a living creature, who is totally dependent on you. It may be tempting to think of your children finding the Easter Bunny along with their Easter baskets on Easter morning, but please think beyond Easter morning.
Rabbits make great indoor pets, and can be litter trained, but they need ongoing care and may easily live 8 years or more. They are prone to respiratory and parasitic infections. Urinary stones are also not uncommon, and may require surgery. Just like cats and dogs, rabbits also should be spayed (for females) or neutered (for males). This is not just because rabbits are known for their ability to rapidly produce second, third and fourth generations of themselves. Adult female rabbits are prone to uterine cancer, so much so that it is the most common tumor of female rabbits. Both male and female rabbits will spray urine as part of normal sexual behavior, unassociated with elimination behavior. They may be litter trained, but as far as they are concerned this is something entirely different.
So, unless you are prepared for a lifetime of companionship, and responsibility to care for that companion, please don’t buy the Easter Bunny for your family.
The same goes for buying chicks for Easter. They are also a great symbol of the new life that comes with Spring and Easter time, but don’t forget to look beyond Easter morning when you make that decision
Beagle
People say a puppy, or kitten, has ‘had their shots’ all the time. But what does that simple phrase really mean? People naturally assume it means their new pet has had all the immunizations they need for a healthy and happy life free of infectious disease. Unfortunately, this is rarely what it really means. The sad truth is that this simple phrase is often meaningless.
Often this phrase is used by a well-meaning owner who has done what’s right by giving the puppy or kitten it’s FIRST vaccination before selling the pet to a new home. Often this is even done at the correct age of 6 weeks, soon after weaning. The problem arises when the impression is given that no further immunizations are necessary, or either the breeder or new owner don’t realize the timing of that next vaccination is critical. The new owner then waits too long to boost that first vaccine, in which case that first vaccine is almost meaningless. Read the rest of this entry »
