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Skin Scenarios: Helping Your Dog Stay Comfortable This Season
By Holly Bennett CVTReviewed by Dr.Wittenburg, DVM As the weather warms up, we start to see more and more dogs coming through our doors with itchy skin, red spots, and other skin-related issues that are common during spring and summer. Many of these conditions can be uncomfortable for your pup, and in many cases, they…
Updated Bordetella Vaccination Policy at Brook-Falls
Brook-Falls Veterinary Hospital and Luxury Pet Resort is updating its vaccination policy for Canine Bordetella, reducing the requirement for lodging and doggy daycare guests who are not considered high risk for Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex (CRDC). In recent years, Brook-Falls required a biannual (every six months) Bordetella vaccination to help prevent the primary cause…
Preventing Dog Bites: Understanding Behavior and Reducing Fear
National Dog Bite Prevention Week – April 13–19, 2025 Dog bites don’t come out of nowhere—they’re usually the result of fear, pain, or overwhelming stress. During National Dog Bite Prevention Week, we’re focusing on how we can recognize early signs of fear and anxiety in dogs, especially in high-stress environments like the veterinary clinic, and…
Farewell letter
To our Brook-Falls family of clients, I am writing this letter with the utmost gratitude and appreciation to announce my retirement from clinical practice on April 30, 2025. I am very excited to enter this new phase of my life alongside my husband, who is also retiring. We have big plans to start a mini…
H5N1
What is the Bird Flu? H5 bird flu refers to various strains of influenza A viruses that typically infect birds. These viruses mainly affect wild birds, but can also infect other animals, both wild and domestic (e.g., cats, cows, dogs, foxes). The severity of the infection varies depending on the strain and species. Highly pathogenic…
Avian Influenza Confirmed in Jefferson County
Based on an article that first appeared at Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection In a confirmed news release by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection on March 14, 2022, Brook-Falls is advising all avian owners to keep their birds inside for their protection! This includes domestic poultry such as chickens, ducks,…
Dog Breeds that do well in Doggy Day Care
Ever wonder if Fido would enjoy the group play setting of a doggy daycare? While each dog is an individual, we will go over a few of the breed groups seen most in daycares and discuss the traits that make them best suited to get the most enjoyment out of group play. In contrast, we will…
Pet Dental Month: Exotic Small Mammal Dental Awareness
It is National Pet Dental Health Month, so we want to be sure you are aware that exotic small mammals have dental health care needs too! Small mammals such as rabbits, rats, chinchillas, ferrets, guinea pigs, sugar gliders, and hedgehogsall have mouths that might need supportive care throughout their lifetime just like other animals. The average lifespan…
Why You Shouldn’t Buy Real Bunnies For Easter
If you think purchasing live animals for any holiday is a good idea, please make an informed decision. Live animals for Easter are cute when they fit in your child’s Easter basket, but the truth is that once they outgrow that basket, they often outgrow your child’s interest. Bunnies make great pets for pet parents who…
Dog Games to Save for a Rainy Day
April showers might very well bring May flowers, but they also bring mud puddles and bored dogs that are stuck inside. In this article, I’m going to share with you a few indoor games to keep dogs of all energy levels happily busy. Let’s start with our lower energy dogs first. These may be our…
