THE INFORMATION BELOW HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF NAGAYU CO2 SKIN THERAPY PRODUCTS: What is Nagayu Skin Care? “Nagayu is a compressed tablet consisting of carbon dioxide, hydrogen and bicarbonate. The system adds ions into the rinse following the shampoo, which has been an effective treatment on humans for years,” according [...]

The Humane Society of America estimates that over 60% of American homes have pets. Dogs and cats remain the most common pets in America, accounting for more than 90% of the total number of pets in the country. This trend is quite encouraging as it means humans are showing love to other species more than [...]

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE CDC REGARDING HEARTWORM DISEASE IN DOGS: It is important to reiterate that humans are not a natural host for heartworm disease. In rare cases, heartworms have infected people, but it does not complete its life cycle. The heartworm will migrate to the lung and cause a round lesion that looks like [...]

Feline heartworm disease is a very different clinical entity from canine heartworm disease. In cats, the arrival and death of immature heartworms in the pulmonary arteries can cause coughing and dyspnea as early as 3 months post-infection. Adult heartworms suppress the function of pulmonary intravascular macrophages and thus reduce clinical disease in chronic feline heartworm [...]

In the past year there have been many changes at Mountain View Animal Hospital & Holistic Pet Care, but the number one change that can be seen is that we are growing! As our Mountain View family grows we want our patients to be able to get to know everyone who helps to make up [...]

If you think all a veterinary technician does is hold your pet still while your veterinarian takes care of the important things, what I’m going to share will surprise you. But the truth is veterinarians simply can’t live — or practice medicine — without our hardworking, well-trained, compassionate technicians. And neither can you and your [...]

As popular legend goes, in the wee hours of the night on every Dec. 25, a jolly bearded man flies via reindeer from the North Pole to deliver presents beneath Christmas trees worldwide. If he’s lucky, he’ll snag some chocolate chip cookies and milk. (If he’s unlucky, the Grinch could impede on his plans.) Thanks [...]

You will be seeing a new name & face around Mountain View Animal Hospital & Holistic Pet Care. It is with great pleasure that we introduce to you our newest Doctor, Carrie Waller. Dr. Waller will be seeing appointments half days on Mondays and all day on Thursday, Friday & Saturdays. She will be seeing [...]

This is Women’s History Month: a month to look back on the change that has been established, a time to celebrate the power of women, and a moment to reflect on the progress to be made in the future. Since the earliest celebration which started as International Women’s Day on March 19th 1911, people all [...]