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Like humans, pets can suffer from a range of allergies! While the symptoms are different – humans usually experience itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, and runny noses and pets usually present with skin and ear problems – they’re equally bothersome. And besides the annoying symptoms, allergies can also be detrimental to your pet’s overall health. In this post, your mobile veterinarian in Kalamazoo will look at some of the signs that your pet has allergies as well as treatment options.

As a mobile veterinarian in Kalamazoo, a lot of what I do involves treating pets for fleas and ticks and providing my clients with high-quality, veterinary grade medication. Besides treating your pets on a consistent schedule there are other things you can do to help prevent your pet from being infested with fleas or ticks. It’s also important to understand that cats, even ones who don’t go outside, can get fleas or ticks that you unknowingly bring inside. In this post, we will look at some preventative measures you can take to help prevent fleas and ticks from becoming a problem for you and your pets. 

Join us this Saturday, May 5th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the Kalamazoo Humane Society's 34th Annual Dog Walk & K-9 Festival at Prairie View County Park in Vicksburg. We look forward to seeing old friends and new faces! Stop by our booth and say hello to Dr. Mac and the Creature Comfort Veterinary House Call Services' team. This is always such a great event and the weather is supposed to be beautiful. We hope to see you there!

More than just being an uncomfortable nuisance, fleas can be hazardous to your pet’s (or even your own) health and cause a lot of problems. As most people are aware, fleas stay alive by jumping on animals and biting them and feeding on their blood. When a flea bites your pet (or even people in your home) they also deposit saliva which can cause severe skin irritation and hair loss. What’s even more troubling is that if the infestation is bad enough or the animal is small enough, they can actually get really sick or die from blood loss (anemia). 

Over the years, mobile veterinary care has been becoming more possible, and for some pet owners it’s practically a necessity. There are many different reasons pet owners find mobile pet vets not only more convenient, but also less risky than visiting a traditional veterinarian’s office. There are some limitations when it’s comes to veterinary house call services, typically emergency care and surgeries would not be offered because of the need for hospitalization and monitoring. In this post, we will look at some of the reasons more and more pet owners are choosing a mobile veterinarian to care for their pets. 

Spring is here and summer is just around the corner which means that parasites like heartworms are on the rise. Before you treat your pet with heartworm medication, you first have to be sure that they’re not currently infected. If your pet does not have heartworms, your mobile veterinarian in Kalamazoo will recommend heartworm medication that is best for your pet’s needs. Once the medicine is chosen it’s important to make sure future doses are administered on schedule. In the US, it’s actually important for our dogs and cats to be given heartworm medicine year round. 

As a mobile veterinarian in Kalamazoo, we feel it’s our duty to help our clients and patients get through the holidays with no serious issues. This time of year can cause anxiety, upheaval, and drama as well as some danger. In this post, we will look at some things that could cause potential problems for your our your pets this holiday season. 

Getting a new puppy is definitely an exciting time, but can also be stressful especially if it’s the first time you have ever gotten a puppy. Some of the stuff on the list should be done before you get the puppy, but as we all know, time can get away from us. In this post, we will look at what to do in the first week you have your new puppy.

The holidays are for many, a time for family, food and parties, but this can also be a time of great upheaval, anxiety and drama for both ourselves and for our four legged family members.  As your friendly, neighborhood house call veterinarian, my role is to help my clients and patients navigate this time of year with as few of issues as possible.  

Most cat owners realize that oftentimes their cat is scratching objects because they are trying to sharpen or trim their claws, however, there are other reasons for feline furniture scratching, as well. Scratching can be used as a source of communications. You see, cats have scent glands on their paws, so by scratching the corner of the couch, they’re claiming that spot. If you have multiple cats, you may see the same spot claimed by multiple cats, and around it goes. For whatever reason, it has gotten into cat owners’ heads that any problem behavior can be fixed by spaying or neutering, which is not the case when it comes to scratching (although, you really should get your cats fixed for several other reasons).