Chilly the Poodle is a very well-behaved dog. As the “Ambassador” for Helping Hands and therapy dog, he rarely misbehaves. He rarely even barks or makes any noise! On a recent Sunday evening, we let Chilly out into our fenced yard when he told us he needed to take care of business. When it was… Read more »
We now have a new pet friendly hotel that offers Helping Hands’ Clients (traveling to us for pet surgery) a very special rate! Candlewood Suites Richmond-West Broad at 2100 Dickens Road is just five miles from Helping Hands. If you mention Helping Hands they offer a special rate (and waive the pet fee) as a courtesy… Read more »
Featured Grateful Pet—Roxy Mae 4 Years After her ACL Repair!! Above is a picture of Miss Roxy Mae. Mom sent us this picture of her this past March to show us how well she is doing after her ACL surgery here at Helping Hands in July of 2013! We so love to get updates on… Read more »
RVA Burger Crawl – Part 2 We had so much fun on our first Burger Crawl & couldn’t wait to do it again! Unfortunately, the iPhone died that had the pictures from our original Part 2, so we did a third week of the RVA Burger Crawl and will review our second week at a… Read more »
Osteosarcoma…one Dog’s Story Meet our friend Ozzy! We met Ozzy and his Dad last summer at the Richmond Vegetarian Festival. Dad sadly reported that Ozzy had been diagnosed with an osteosarcoma in his leg (an aggressive form of bone cancer) and he was going to have to euthanize his best buddy. We asked his dad… Read more »
We have so many clients come to Helping Hands Affordable Veterinary Surgery and Dental Care from outside of Richmond, and they keep asking about dining options. Increasingly, we are getting asked about burgers. Where should visitors go? We are on a mission to find the best burgers in Richmond and will blog about our adventures…. Read more »
Have you ever heard the word ‘pyometra’? I didn’t before I worked with animals. I thought the only reason to spay a dog or cat was to prevent them from getting pregnant. A pyometra is an infected uterus and it is a life-threatening condition. When we (here at Helping Hands) get a phone call from… Read more »
Meet Puppy Zeus 🙂 This handsome fella is Zeus. His Mom Daisy (a chihuahua) came to Helping Hands Affordable Veterinary Surgery and Dental Care in December of 2016 in need of an emergency C-section. Mom Daisy had three boys and one girl. The little boy above was born with a cleft palate.This can be a… Read more »
In honor of Veteran’s Day, we would like to feature Dr. Brian Collins, a Captain in the United States Army Reserves. Dr. Collins has been with Helping Hands Affordable Veterinary Surgery and Dental Care since November 2015. He began his military service in 1998. He was in the Navy from 1998 through 2003 and was… Read more »
20 THINGS TO DO IN RICHMOND WHEN YOU VISIT HELPING HANDS FOR PET SURGERY OR PET DENTAL CARE 1. Visit our neighbor, James River Distillery, to take a tour and taste their gins, rum and vodka. 2. The Virginia Museum of Fine Art (VMFA) has the largest collection of Faberge Eggs outside of Russia. (opening… Read more »
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