Danville Family Vet Achieves Accreditation
Danville Family Vet opened the doors to their new practice in January 2018 after moving from the Mount Hermon area where they served the community for 25 years. The dedicated team at the veterinary practice has been excelling in their field and has received numerous certifications in their industry. Danville Family Vet was recently accredited […]
How 5 Minutes A Day Can Condition Your Pet To Love Nail Trims
Train your pet to like getting their nails trimmed Most of the time it is a struggle! We do this crazy dance around the room seeking to restrain pets with a gentle control that lets us safely trim their nails. They hate having their nails trimmed! We have to hold the foot still in order […]
Dr. Smith Interviewed by Local News Station ABC 13 About Dog Flu
Canine flu outbreak concerns local vets, pet owners Check out the full story on ABC 13!
Don’t feed your pets people food this holiday season!
Family Vet’s Dr. Jeff Smith recently did a segment on WSLS10 about what foods to avoid giving your furry friend, especially this holiday season. Check it out here:
Alphie
Alphie is a very shy, sweet personality and is precious beyond words to his owner. He is a thin dog and only middle aged – to young to be walking with such a significant limp. It seemed that one of his rear legs or something in his rear end was painful. He had visited at […]
Too Many Cats!
A Danville man was having trouble with stray cats accumulating around his house, it was hard to determine when the problem started, but it was definitely beginning to get out of hand. He had about 9 cats and springtime breeding season was approaching. He came to see us at The Family Vet and Dr. Smith […]
Iris Is About 12 Years Old
Iris is about 12 years old, her cataracts have rendered her completely blind, and her eyes have a beautiful pearlescent shine that mirrors her personality. She was found in Pittsylvanina County wandering in the middle of the road. We will never know what her life was like before she was found, but Iris’ story is […]
LEARN ABOUT RABIES
World Rabies Day is September 28, 2015, and Rabies Awareness Week is September 28 – October 3. This is a good time to remind everyone how important it is to keep your pet’s rabies vaccination up to date. Rabies is a deadly virus that attacks the nervous system of almost all mammals. It does not […]
Senior Pet Awareness
by Sophia P. Decker, LVT Is your pet a “senior citizen”? If your pet is seven years or older, he is considered a mature or senior pet. Some people are surprised by this fact. Pets do age faster than we do, and as your pet ages, there are several medical conditions that can occur. Common conditions […]
Danville VA Walking Trails For You and Your Dog
Fall is a wonderful time of year to take your dog for walks or hikes. The temperature begins to drop, and the air is cool and crisp. The green leaves of summer begin turning into fall’s beautiful colors of red, orange, and yellow. There are many places available within an hour’s drive to take your […]
Izzy Gets Spayed
What happens when your dog or cat gets spayed or neutered? I think my cat’s in heat, when can I get her spayed? What is a spay anyway? I get these questions all the time. Let’s follow along with Izzy as she comes in for her surgery and we will see what happens throughout […]
How to Clean Your Dog’s Teeth (Cats Too!)
Yes, you can clean your pets’ teeth at home. I know dental hygienists who clean their personal pet’s teeth at home and it really makes a difference! The unfortunate thing about our pet’s teeth is that they are much more prone to periodontal disease (inflammation and infection around the roots of the teeth), and cleaning […]
Killing Our Pets With Kindness
I love to eat! Actually, I love to overeat! I try to stick to a heart healthy diet but I end up in the same cycle of eating. I start out doing really well, eating a balanced diet with plenty of vegetables, but as time goes by, I start to each processed foods, sweets and […]
Dr. Jeff Showcase November 2014
By Tim Baines It’s a cool, crisp fall morning. The sun is just beginning to peek through the wispy clouds in the sky and the forecast for the day–sunny and a high of 72—means it’s a perfect day for doggy day care at Mount Hermon Animal Clinic. The clinic doors open and in strolls our […]
Pet and Human Diets
I love to eat. Actually, I love to overeat! I try to stick to a heart-healthy diet, but I end up in the same cycle of eating. I start out doing really well, eating a balanced diet with plenty of vegetables, but as time goes by, I progress to eating processed foods, sweets and other […]
Could Ebola Virus Spread To Danville?
Remember the Dustin Hoffman movie, “Outbreak” from the nineties? Will we one day have our city walled off by CDC officials lumbering around in white plastic airtight suits? I think those scenes are exciting for movies, but it’s unlikely that we will ever see them play out in reality. The Ebola scare is an important […]
