Is Your Senior Dog Suffering From Brain Aging? Senilife Could Help!
What is brain aging in dogs? Like humans, dogs develop age-related physiological deficiencies such as heart or kidney disease, arthritis, hearing, and vision loss. The brain, as with many other organs, also declines with age. This can impact your dog’s level of function and impair quality of life. Brain aging is identifiable The signs of […]
Your Pet’s Dental – A Behind The Scenes Look At Your Pet’s Day
Big Lick Veterinary Services is very excited to participate in National Pet Dental Month by offering a 20% discount from out dental cleanings this January and February. Dental cleanings not only allow us to clean your pet’s teeth, but they also allow us to thoroughly examine your pet’s mouth, x-ray their teeth, and perform necessary […]
Dog Friendly Fun
Let’s be honest, our pets are our family! So it’s only natural that we would want to include them in activities outside of the house. Thankfully, there’s been an uptick in pet-friendly places, accommodations, restaurants, outdoor activities, and events. Whether for a weeklong vacation, a weekend away, or just a night on the town, there […]
Dog Food Recommendations
Boutique, exotic ingredient, and grain-free diets, also called BEG diets, have become a popular fad in pet food in recent years. Following the organic and gluten-free trends in human diets, many pet food companies began to market their diets as superior because they purportedly contained ”human grade” ingredients, no corn or fillers, were all-natural, or […]
New Year’s Eve Pet Safety Tips
For most people, New Year’s Eve is a fun night to celebrate with family and friends! But it might not be so fun for your pets… Here are some safety tips you can follow to help make New Year’s Eve as safe and uneventful as possible for your pets. Collar and ID Tag In the […]
Two Ways To Give Back This Holiday Season
This December Big Lick Vet is working to help two local organizations that benefit animals in our community. The first is the Roanoke Valley SPCA and the second is Saint Francis Service Dogs. If you’re looking to give back this holiday season and looking for great organizations with great causes, you can’t go wrong with […]
Thanksgiving Pet Safety Tips
Keep your pets safe this Thanksgiving with our pet safety guide.
Dilated Cardiomyopathy and BEG Diets Update
We’ve discussed the suspected link between BEG (boutique, exotic-ingredient, and grain-free) diets and taurine deficiency induced dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) here on our blog several times. The first update {https://biglickvet.com/taurine-deficiency-induced-dilated-cardiomyopathy-golden-retrievers-grain-free-diets/} we shared with you detailed the initial memo from veterinary cardiologists who were beginning to see an increase in cases of DCM in dogs fed grain-free […]
7 Halloween Pet Safety Tips for Your Pets
With Halloween right around the corner, it’s important to know about some of the risks your pet might face during this spooky holiday and the steps you can take to make sure they stay safe. Follow these 7 easy steps for pet safety to ensure you and your pet have a safe and happy Halloween!
Rabies Awareness Week 2019
September 23-29 is Rabies Awareness Week in Virginia. Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus that attacks the nervous system and is most commonly found in wild mammals, such as raccoons, foxes, and skunks. Virginia’s Rabies Awareness Week centers around World Rabies Day, which falls on September 28. There are many ways you […]
