Understanding Periodontal Disease in Pets: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

Understanding Periodontal Disease in Pets: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

At Rocklin Ranch Animal Hospital, we’re firm believers in the power of a pet’s smile. Every furry companion deserves top-notch dental health because what’s happening in their mouths matters for their whole body. Periodontal disease? It’s on the radar for many pet parents. Understanding the details is important to keeping our four-legged friends healthy for […]
Winter Wonderland Safety: Protecting Your Pets During the Holidays

Winter Wonderland Safety: Protecting Your Pets During the Holidays

The very things that make the holidays special can be the same ones responsible for endangering our pets. Between all the risks for pancreatitis, missing or lost pets, poisonings, entanglement, or GI obstruction, the magic of the season can become utterly nightmarish. Veterinary emergencies spike during the holiday season, but with a healthy dose of […]
A Home Filled with Love: The Joys of Adopting a Pet

A Home Filled with Love: The Joys of Adopting a Pet

Pet owners know, or can easily guess, how their pet feels just by looking at them. Their body language helps to understand a pet’s preferences, apprehensions, and other emotions (like love and even gratitude).  Owners of rescue pets tend to emphatically agree with this. Perhaps more than other pets, those adopted from shelters or rescues […]
The Round-the-Clock Battle: How to Shield Your Pets from Fleas and Ticks

The Round-the-Clock Battle: How to Shield Your Pets from Fleas and Ticks

Between vaccinations, excellent nutrition, daily exercise, and dental care, pet owners have their work cut out for them when it comes to preventing disease. In addition to these basics, year-round flea and tick prevention is of great importance. Not only is a proactive approach to parasites a game-changer for the household and your lifestyle, but […]
A Guide to Managing Health Issues in Aging Pets

A Guide to Managing Health Issues in Aging Pets

The aging process is different for every individual pet, and depends on their breed, size, and lifestyle. Puppies and kittens become adults around the age of one, and then enter their senior years between 7-8 years old. Since many pets live well beyond their 10th birthday, the senior years are the longest life stage. Senior […]
Fact or Fiction? Exposing The Truth Behind Popular Pet Myths

Fact or Fiction? Exposing The Truth Behind Popular Pet Myths

Have you ever found yourself wondering about the truth behind life’s urban legends and “general knowledge”, such as the 5-second rule or that eating carrots will improve eyesight, only to come to the conclusion that the answers to life’s quandaries can be downright fishy? Even with the vast amount information available to us with the […]
Overcoming Common Training Challenges: Expert Tips from Rocklin Ranch Veterinary Hospital

Overcoming Common Training Challenges: Expert Tips from Rocklin Ranch Veterinary Hospital

There’s really no limit to what your pet can learn, but a lot depends on how new information is presented to them. For them to fully embrace a new skill, and be able to repeat it, pets benefit from a structured approach. They need to feel secure and confident within the framework provided by their […]
Common Household Items That Can be Dangerous or Toxic to Pets

Common Household Items That Can be Dangerous or Toxic to Pets

When you become a pet parent, all you want to do is keep your precious fur baby safe from harm. But pets are curious creatures with incredibly strong noses (dogs) and an unmatched ability to leap onto your countertops (cats). How can we keep our furry explorers from the dangerous household items that can hurt […]
How to Prepare Your Pet for Surgery and What to Expect During the Recovery Process

How to Prepare Your Pet for Surgery and What to Expect During the Recovery Process

Every surgical procedure is unique, but there are some general practices regarding a pet’s needs before and after the surgery. Your veterinary team offers some insights to help prepare your pet for surgery. 
Reasons Why Regular Vet Visits Are Essential for Your Pet’s Health

Reasons Why Regular Vet Visits Are Essential for Your Pet’s Health

Humans have an average global lifespan of 70 to 75 years, but our pets pack their life into a much shorter time. It might be no big deal for you to miss a yearly doctor’s appointment. But for your pet, missing a yearly visit to the vet is like us forgoing a checkup for five […]