Pet Care Blog from Sky Canyon Veterinary Hospital, Grand Junction

While the year-end holiday season is festive & fun, it can create a whole host of problems when pet owners forget about holiday hazards for pets. We…

November is National Pet Diabetes Month. Given the scary rate of increase of pet diabetes in the U.S., it’s important for pet parents to get the basic…

It’s been said that pet obesity is one of the biggest preventable health problems for dogs & cats in the United States. If you have overweight or…

National Pet Memorial Day occurs on Sunday, Sept. 9th, so  we’re focusing this month on pet hospice care. When a pet has a life expectancy from months…

Year after year, veterinary medical research reports show that the number of vet visits for cats is only 50% of the entire cat population. This lack of…

Most people love the excitement and beauty of fireworks on the Fourth of July holiday, but most pets don’t. With that in mind, here are some fireworks…

In honor of National Adopt A Cat Month, which occurs every June, we’re offering a series of tips on how to adopt a healthy cat. While it’s…

Heat stroke in dogs & cats is a deadly condition that’s totally preventable. Yet, year after year, stories of dogs or cats that died an agonizing death…

In August of 2017, the Colorado state legislature passed what’s known as the Dog in Hot Car Law in response to dogs that continue to die when…