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This is a lovely golden retriever named Petunia. Petunia came to us approximately two weeks ago for lethargy, labored breathing, and generally not feeling well. After a thorough examination, radiographs, and bloodwork Dr. Burns summized that Petunia was suffering from heart failure.
Heart failure is defined as the inability of the heart to maintain sufficient blood circulation to meet the body's needs. Heart failure usually describes a failure of the heart muscle, (mycoardial failure) or heart valve (mitral valve insufficiency or MVI and can affect the right or the left ventricle. MVI is the most common cause of heart failure in dogs. Although it is more common in small dogs, it can occur in large breeds as well, like Petunia.


The top is an xray of Petunia's chest when she first came to us, on the bottom is her chest xray after one week of treatment. There are marked improvements seen in her lungs, and Petunia seems to be doing better. While there is no cure for heart failure, with the right medication and monitoring it can be medically managed.

Take us home please......

Hi! Our names are Ricky and Lucy. We are 9 years old. This will be the second time that VACC has tried to find us homes. We were born at here VACC and given a great home almost immediately. However, our owner recently passed away and we found ourselves here once again. We love each other very much and hope to be able to stay together. If you or anyone you know are interested please call 508-394-3566 for more information.

Craft Fair Cancelled

SORRY
.....but the craft fair scheduled for August 29th has been cancelled. For more information please contact Sarah or Stacy at CARE at 508-398-7575.

Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic machine.

Minimally Invasive Surgeries, (MIS).
laparoscopic surgery, uses the latest technology. When performing MIS, the surgeon creates small, dime-sized incisions that allow the use of a miniature camera, or laparoscope, and specialized instruments to perform the procedure, so there is no need for a large, conventional incision. Smaller incisions mean less pain for our patients, along with a faster recovery.

Here's Dr. Burns in action:

Two small dime sized incisions.

This was a liver biopsy surgery. Instead of going in through a larger incision, this was the better and least painful choice.

Gone fishing!!

Crazy but true!!!!

I'm hooked!!!!

Hopefully he won't do that again.....So cute!

Watch The Road!!!!

We all know that it's summer time on the Cape. Everyone needs to get somewhere and sometimes things happen. Animals hit by cars, are a common occurrence this time a year. Here at Veterinary Associates we see a lot of animals that are unfortunately victims of motor vehicle accidents.

We have recently treated a cat which was hit by a car. Although his outer appearance looked alright with one or two little scratches, the x-rays tell a different story!

This is a very painful break. Hopefully with surgery and rest the kitty will be back on his feet again and feeling better.

So this summer remember watch the road and drive with caution, let's all have a safe and healthy summer!