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New Year’s Resolutions: Keeping Your Pet Healthy in 2021

By Acorn Animal Hospital | January 5, 2021

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…

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Santa Claws is Coming to Town: How to Keep your Pet Safe this Christmas

By Acorn Animal Hospital | December 3, 2020

Christmas is coming—evidenced by the overnight transformation of the seasonal store displays from everything Halloween to everything Christmas, an explosion of Hallmark Christmas movies on TV, and round-the-clock Christmas music on the radio. Love them or hate them, most people know many Christmas songs, so why not use those songs to remind yourself how to…

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Keeping Your Pets Safe and Healthy This Thanksgiving

By Acorn Animal Hospital | November 11, 2020

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…

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Vet Techs: Superheroes of the Veterinary World

By Acorn Animal Hospital | October 2, 2020

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!…

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5 Surprising Facts You May Not Know About Pet Insurance

By Acorn Animal Hospital | September 3, 2020

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…

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4 Tips to Help Avoid Separation Anxiety in Pandemic Pups

By Acorn Animal Hospital | August 12, 2020

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…

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6 Tips to Help Your Pet Beat the Summer Heat

By Acorn Animal Hospital | July 1, 2020

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…

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Identifying Your Pet’s Lumps and Bumps: Warning Signs of Cancer

By Acorn Animal Hospital | June 6, 2020

“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…

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A Tick-Borne Tale: One Dog’s Brush with Lyme Disease

By Acorn Animal Hospital | May 11, 2020

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…

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How to Avoid Common Pet Emergencies During the Coronavirus Quarantine

By Acorn Animal Hospital | April 5, 2020

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…

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