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Delmont Veterinary Hospital

PO Box 398
Delmont, PA 15626

(724)468-8000

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Cat-Proofing Your Home -- Because Resistance is Futile

I have a friend who takes a somewhat reactionary (and useless, really) approach to undesired occurrences in her home and life. For example, when her son left hi ...

Veterinarians, schools emphasize yearly pet checkups

A campaign by a veterinary coalition to highlight the value of preventive health care for pets finds practitioners and veterinary schools giving more attention ...

Proposals to tax veterinary services draw fire

Dr. Gary Thompson owns three practices — two in Michigan and one in Sylvania, Ohio, roughly four miles from the Wolverine State border. It’s an area of the coun ...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Dogs

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. This intracellular parasite is transmitted to dogs through the bite of an infected tick. ...

Lead Poisoning in Dogs and Cats

The most common cause of lead poisoning in pets is ingestion of lead-based paint. Although lead-based paint is no longer available in the United States, it was ...

Pannus in Dogs

BackgroundPannus, also called chronic superficial keratitis, is a condition affecting a dog's cornea (the clear outer covering of the eye that is attached to t ...