Chilly Continues to Spread Joy! *Update on Chilly’s Final Tour: Most of you have read about Chilly’s cancer diagnosis. All during the month of June, we watched the tumor growing very quickly. Although he remained very much himself, we braced ourselves and prepared to say goodbye. Much to our surprise and delight, something remarkable started happening!… Read more »
What? Sadly, we have discovered a tumor in Chilly’s mouth, under his tongue. Ironically, even though his mommy is a veterinarian, the location of the tumor is not amenable to surgery. The tumor is an aggressive cancer for which radiation and/or chemotherapy offers little hope. All we can do is keep him comfortable and enjoy… Read more »
What is an FHO Surgery? FHO stands for femoral head ostectomy. An FHO means removing the ball (head) of the upper leg bone (femur) that connects with the hip bone so that the 2 bones do not rub together abnormally and cause severe pain. It is a procedure to relieve pain. The procedure does not… Read more »
What If You Found Out Your Pet Ate Something And Needs Surgery? Big Momma got sick. She was vomiting and not able to keep food down. She and her parents live in Maryland. They took her to their veterinarian to find out what was wrong. The veterinarian examined Big Momma and listened to her family’s… Read more »
Questions You Must be Able to Answer for Your Pet During Intake at Helping Hands Veterinary Surgery & Dental Care When you come to Helping Hands for your pet’s Surgery or Dental Care, there are important questions you must be able to answer for your pet. If you are having your spouse, or a friend… Read more »
A Wrong Label Changed Our Lives! May 15, 2014 started out just like any other day. We did our intake of the day’s animals who were here for surgery and dental care. There was a very nice lady who transported two cats from the Nelson County SPCA/Humane Society Almost Home Adoption Center for dental care…. Read more »
My Pet Has Bladder Stones…Now What? Your pet has been diagnosed with bladder stones and needs surgery? We have performed many Cystotomies (surgery to remove pet bladder stones) here at Helping Hands over the past seven years. One common cause of pet bladder stones is chronic, low grade urinary tract infections (UTIs). Another common cause… Read more »
You have traveled to Helping Hands for your pet’s surgery or dental care and think, “Where can I have breakfast in RVA?”. Well no worries friends, we’ve got you covered. After you have checked in, please stop by the lounge, say hello, grab a coffee and some information about what to do around town for… Read more »
Adopt A Shelter Cat! photo used courtesy of the Richmond SPCA Giuseppe Giuseppe is waiting for YOU at the Richmond SPCA! Did you know it is National Adopt a Shelter Cat Month? Animal Rescue organizations are typically overflowing with cats this time of year (known as ‘Kitten Season“). I went over to visit our great… Read more »
Casey Bones – My Dog Car Meet Casey Bones – my dog car and the official dog car of Helping Hands Affordable Veterinary Surgery and Dental Care! It is named after the Grateful Dead song, Casey Jones. I even have “Jerry” to ride around with me, a Jerry Garcia doll with a guitar. 1.) It… Read more »
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