4/20 – Marijuana and Your Pet
Over the past several years, there has been a 400% increase in marijuana cases involving pets across the US. Listen, accidents happen. Curious pets get into things they're not supposed to all of the time. However, it’s important to be cautious, especially when it...
Marcy Hammerle, DVM Installed as 2021 President of the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association
Dr. Marcy Hammerle, was installed as president during the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association’s (MVMA) Virtual Annual Convention held January 21-24. As president, Dr. Hammerle will preside at all MVMA general membership meetings, serve as chair of the Board of...
Vet Tech Week 2020
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COVID-19 Update
We hope to find you and your pets healthy! This message serves to update you on our COVID protocols and also to acknowledge our fantastic staff. Thank you for taking the time to read this whole message. We have all experienced challenges in the past few months, and...
Your Pet’s Diet
Helping my clients decide what food to feed their pet has always been part of my job as their veterinarian. It is been something that I’ve always tried to address at visits. I usually felt like it was my job to try to support with the pet owner wanted to do. I...
Help! What Should I Feed My Pet???
A dreaded four letter word. Quite possibly one of the dirtiest of them all... DIET. Now before you keep scrolling let me assure you that today I don’t want to chat about weight loss diets for your pets. I want to touch on a big concern for most pet owners; what you...
Finding New Plans to Help Pets
What do we do when we don’t have a good way to help a pet? We find a new plan! A couple of years ago, I decided that I was going to get rehab certified. I felt like there were other things that we could be doing to help a lot of our patients after injury...
The Pet Doctor, Inc. Becomes First Fear Free Veterinary Practice in O’Fallon, MO
It’s official: The Pet Doctor in O’Fallon, Mo., is a special veterinary practice, one where the entire veterinary team is dedicated to making sure the pets in their care have a gentle, healing experience rather than a stressful one. That’s because today, The Pet...
“De-Stressed” Design at Our New Building!
Being at the vet is a scary place for a lot of pets. We decided to look at the latest research and look at what we could do to make The Pet Doctor a low-stress place for pets to receive medical care. Last year, Fluffy the cat came to visit us. Prior to...
Know Before You Go…
Every year I see the advertisement for the low-cost vaccine clinic that is offered at a large pet-related event in our area. I have even been approached about being the vet that does these vaccines. I truly believe that this type of service is a danger...
