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Tag Archives: NorthStar VETS
Signs That Your Pet Needs Immediate Care
Your pet may require emergency care due to trauma from an accident or fall, for example, or other life-threatening situations such as illness, choking, heatstroke, an insect sting, or poisoning. Continue reading
Posted in Veterinary Medicine
Tagged Emergency Medicine, NorthStar VETS, pet first aid
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How to Shop for Pet Insurance
Good pet insurance gives you peace of mind. Yet, there are so many types of pet insurance, how do you choose? Continue reading
How to Say Goodbye
Euthanasia is one of the hardest decisions we have to make as a pet owner. The question I get asked often is: How will I know when it’s time? I have 3 different approaches to answering this question. Continue reading
Meet the NorthStar VETS Team: Kristina Vygantas, DVM, DACVO
Dr. Kristina Vygantas is a Veterinary Ophthalmologist at NorthStar VETS. In this blog post and video below, she talks about how she got into veterinary medicine, the kinds of things she does most commonly for pets and one of her favorite cases…Snow Leopards! Continue reading
Posted in Pets, Veterinary Medicine
Tagged Kristina Vygantas, NorthStar VETS, Snow Leopards, Veterinary Ophthalmology
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NorthStar VETS Buddy Pet Oxygen Mask Initiative
Buddy’s Story Dr. Steven Berkowitz, Emergency and Critical Veterinarian at NorthStar VETS, recently visited the Florence and Chesterfield Fire Companies. The brave firefighters from these townships rescued a service dog named Buddy from a condo fire back on February 21. … Continue reading
Ask the NorthStar VETS Vet: Zika and Heartworm Disease
Some pet owners are curious about how the Zika virus may affect them and their pets. While there is still much for health scientists to learn on that front, we DO know that heartworms are another mosquito-borne disease affecting pets across the US. Continue reading
Posted in Pets, Veterinary Medicine
Tagged cardiology, Heartworm disease, jennifer schneiderman, NorthStar VETS, Zika virus
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Meet the NorthStar VETS team: Lauren Higgins, DVM
Dr. Lauren Higgins is an emergency veterinarian at NorthStar VETS. In this video, she talks about how she got into veterinary medicine and the kinds of things she does most commonly for pets. Continue reading
Advice from Pet Owners Who Have Been There
If you’re like us, you look to reviews and input from others to help you make decisions. Here’s Johanna Dickinson from NYC. She tells the story of her spaniel mix, Molly, who seemed a little “off” one Saturday.If you’re like us, you look to reviews and input from others to help you make decisions. Here’s Johanna Dickinson from NYC. She tells the story of her spaniel mix, Molly, who seemed a little “off” one Saturday. Continue reading
Posted in Pets
Tagged Facebook, NorthStar VETS, northstarvets.com, reviews, testimonials, Yelp
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NorthStar VETS ACVO Service Dog Eye Exams 2016
The ACVO service dog eye exam event provides free exams given by Veterinary Ophthalmologists to screen service animals and catch any problems before they happen so they can make sure these animals will be ready to serve for the rest of the year. Continue reading
From the Client Perspective: My Dog was Diagnosed with Kidney Disease
Butterscotch was bleeding from his mouth one day, so I called my family veterinarian. The technician suggested that maybe he had a broken tooth, but the bleeding continued, so I brought him in. One of the associate veterinarians immediately looked at him. There was concern about cancer, but after some tests it turned out to be chronic kidney failure. Continue reading
Posted in Pets, Veterinary Medicine
Tagged canine kidney disease, NorthStar VETS, Tammy Anderson
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