by Mellina Animal Hospital | Jun 6, 2023 | Blog
The Ultimate Guide: How to Welcome a New Cat into Your Home In honor of Adopt a Shelter Cat Month—which should be every month, in our opinion—our team wants to smooth the way for bringing a new cat into your home. Cats are sensitive creatures, and it can be stressful...
by Mellina Animal Hospital | May 17, 2023 | Blog
Understanding Cranial Cruciate Ligament Tears in Pets When witnessing an athlete clutching their knee during a sports event, it’s common to cringe at the sight. You know they likely tore their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a crucial ligament that provides...
by Mellina Animal Hospital | May 10, 2023 | Blog
Spotting, Treating, and Preventing Hot Spots in Pets When your pet’s skin becomes intensely itchy, they may scratch, lick, and chew to the point of developing a hot spot. Help your beloved companion find relief from the itchiness by familiarizing yourself with...
by Mellina Animal Hospital | Apr 17, 2023 | Blog
Prevent Heartworms in Your Dog Heartworms are a type of roundworm that live in the heart, lungs, and nearby blood vessels of infected animals, causing heartworm disease, which can be fatal. Although it is treatable, heartworm infection can cause permanent damage to...
by Mellina Animal Hospital | Apr 10, 2023 | Blog
Five Frequently Performed Soft Tissue Surgeries General veterinary hospitals commonly perform both routine and life-saving surgeries on pets. While soft tissue and some orthopedic procedures are performed, some complex soft tissue surgeries are only done in specialty...
by Mellina Animal Hospital | Mar 23, 2023 | Blog
Here Are 3 Strategies to Help You Cope With the Loss of a Pet Losing a pet can be as emotionally draining and heartbreaking as losing any close family member or friend. Pets become an invaluable part of our lives, teaching us love and companionship; when they pass...
