Our number one goal as pet parents is for our pets to live happy, healthy lives. While traditional veterinary care is essential to achieving this goal, a holistic approach that focuses on your pet's physical, mental, and emotional well-being is integral to addressing and treating underlying health issues. But how do you know if your [...]

At Mountain View Animal Hospital & Holistic Pet Care, we’re all about making your pet feel their very best – inside and out! Whether it’s traditional care or holistic treatments, our expert team of holistic veterinarians is here to provide personalized, compassionate care that goes beyond just the basics. From acupuncture and herbal therapy to [...]

Just like humans, dogs can suffer from dental issues if they aren’t receiving proper dental care. From tooth decay to gum disease and other common oral conditions, dogs can suffer from poor dental hygiene. Preventing tooth decay in your dog will not only improve their oral health but can also stop more severe health issues [...]

With nearly 85% of cats over the age of three suffering from some form of dental disease, it is considered one of the most common health issues cats face. Even with these high statistics, dental disease in cats often goes unnoticed until serious issues are present. From gingivitis to gum disease and tooth resorption, knowing [...]

Can humans get Heartworm? Yes…and No. Human pulmonary dirofilariasis is caused by the transmission of infective third stage larvae of the canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, during blood-feeding by several species of infected mosquitoes. Since humans are not primary hosts and cannot support the parasite’s life cycle, infective larvae die after migrating to the pulmonary vascular [...]

This article examines the individual factors that influence prevalence rates of canine heartworm in the contiguous United States. The data set pictured below was provided by the Companion Animal Parasite Council, which contains county-by-county results of over nine million heartworm tests conducted during 2011 and 2012, is analyzed for predictive structure. The goal is to [...]

Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal disease in both dogs and cats. The disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis (D. immitis) continues to cause severe disease and even death in dogs and other animals, even though safe, highly effective and convenient preventatives have been available for the past 20 years. Furthermore, the parasite [...]

The heartworm Dirofilaria immitis is an important parasite of dogs. Transmitted by mosquitoes in warmer climatic zones, it is spreading across America at an alarming pace. There is no vaccine, and chemotherapy is prone to complications. To learn more about this parasite, experimental biologists have sequenced the genomes of D. immitis and its endosymbiont Wolbachia. [...]

Cannabis in Nevada became legal for recreational use effective January 1, 2017, having been legalized by ballot initiative in 2016. Medical marijuana use was legalized by ballot initiative in 2000 and has been available to licensed individuals in the state since shortly after that date. As laws regarding marijuana use become laxer, people are using [...]

It is my opinion that year-round heartworm prevention does improve client compliance and the overall safety of the pet and the family. My experience as a clinical veterinarian is that dog owners who stopped giving heartworm preventative compounds over the winter either starting giving the preventative late or did not give it all the following [...]