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2021 is around the corner, which means it is time for the annual ritual of making New Year’s resolutions. This year, consider including your pet in your plans. Here are five suggestions for 2021 resolutions that will keep you and your four-legged companion happy and healthy. Pet resolution #1: Have more fun Whatever is fun…

Food, feasting and family—we wait all year for these happy occasions. However, they are not always so happy for our pets. Pets who overeat or get into the trash are at risk for bloat, pancreatitis, toxin ingestion, and gastrointestinal obstructions, and travel and stranger-danger also are concerns. Follow Acorn Animal Hospital’s tips to keep your…

In today’s highly specialized work force, you seldom find people who can do it all—but our veterinary technicians can. Driven by their love for animals, they step in to help with every aspect of veterinary practice. Read on to learn about the amazing role our Acorn Animal Hospital vet techs play. Vet tech superpowers: Activate!…

Picture this! Your beloved Italian greyhound is being his typical spazzy self, and leaps off the back of the couch—again. Six months ago when he did that, he broke his front leg and required surgery and a steel plate, leaving you with a hefty emergency veterinary bill. Your savings account has not recovered. After this…

Dog: Life is great right now! My hooman is doing this thing called “working from home,” where he sits around in his pajamas all day, while I hang out next to his chair. He absentmindedly pets me while he talks on the phone, or stares at the computer, and I get so many long walks…

As the summer heats up, so can your furry friend. Massachusetts summers may be fairly mild, but that doesn’t mean your pet can’t overheat, burn their paw pads, or scorch their exposed skin. When you venture out with your four-legged sidekick to enjoy the summer sun, you’ll need to take precautions so they stay safe…

“Oh no! What’s that?” you think to yourself, as you feel a small lump under your pooch’s silky fur. “This definitely wasn’t there during bathtime last week.” In a panic, you call Acorn Animal Hospital, to schedule an appointment for your pup’s mystery lump.  Have you been in this situation? Pets develop small lumps and…

Ticks are nasty parasites known for transmitting a variety of debilitating illnesses to pets and people. One of the most common tick-borne illnesses is Lyme disease, which can create lifelong issues in dogs and people without proper prevention. Read on to discover how one dog’s brush with ticks could have been much worse.  Tucker’s tale…

Although you’re spending more time at home in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent quarantine, you’re likely still busy, whether working remotely and participating in conference calls, struggling with teaching your children math and science, or trying to finally complete that home improvement project. Your pet is no doubt overjoyed that her family…