Common Causes of Diarrhea
Soft serve, explosive, mucous-y – that’s some of the ways owners describe their pets’ journey from solid formed feces to diarrhea. There are many causes ranging from easily solved to those requiring extensive hospitalization. But things to remember are: the sooner you bring your pet to the veterinarian, the easier you make the problem […]
Urban Animal Offers Everything that’s Anything…
We offer a variety of services to better serve you. Urban Animal has you and your pet covered from head to toe on a wide array of services ranging from wellness and prevention to diagnosing and treating disease to radiology, cardiology, surgery, neurology, dermatology, dentistry and the unplanned emergency. Whether it’s a planned trip to […]
Urban Animal Veterinary Hospital’s Unique Hours
We offer unique hours to better serve you. There’s never a good time for your cat or dog to be sick, have an emergency or need a wellness/preventative checkup. At Urban Animal, we know that your time is important. That’s why we offer convenient late evening hours and are open 7 days a week. Urban […]
Lumps and Bumps
Lumps and bumps can appear on your animal companion, some are infections and plugged hair/fur follicles while others may be tumors. Lump and Bumps can cause tumors on the skin or just beneath and should always be evaluated. Make sure they are not malignant (i.e. not likely to spread, non-cancerous) versus malignant (likely to spread […]
Intestinal Parasite Prevention
Intestinal parasites pose a year-round threat to our cat and dog companions. Intestinal Parasite Prevention – While regular heartworm preventives contain some protection against intestinal bugs, it often doesn’t protect all the parasites out there. If a dose or two was missed or your cat or dog ingested a very high parasitic burden, they can […]
No Winter break for heartworm, fleas and ticks
Heartworm, fleas and ticks Just because we’ve had some cold days doesn’t mean it’s time to stop giving heartworm, flea and tick preventatives. It only takes a little bit of warmth to send the mosquitos buzzing back and to allow the flea life cycle to start up again. In warm, humid climates like Houston, these […]
Anxious? Your Pet may be too…
Your Pet May Have Anxiety People aren’t the only individuals that suffer from anxiety. Pets get stressed, too. Some suffer from separation anxiety. Others pet just seem nervous in certain situations or in multi-pet households. Some are only stressed with loud noises like thunder or fireworks. It is not just dogs who suffer. Our feline friends may choose […]
Online Pharmacy
Online Pharmacy Urban Animal is pleased to offer pet owners our online pharmacy. Our online pharmacy is offered through our website, and allows pet owners to shop for hard-to-find products such as: – prescription diets, – diabetic products and syringes, – ophthalmic medications, – medications for chronic conditions and more! Most orders ship for free and […]
A Better Shot at Urban Animal
A Better Shot at Urban Animal Certain vaccinations in dogs and cats are needed to reduce the chance of your pet getting a life-threatening illness. Not every vaccination is appropriate for your animal companion. Urban Animal follows the American Animal Hospital Association’s guidelines for dogs. We follow the American Association of Feline Practitioners’ guidelines for […]
Fear Free Initiative
“Fear Free” practices are being utilized by progressive veterinary hospitals to reduce the stress of animals during their examinations. From the day we opened our doors, Urban Animal incorporated many aspects from the formal Fear Free Initiative. This includes: * Making sure pets are made to feel welcome when they enter the hospital – both […]