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May 19, 2022

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Many pets struggle with being overweight and for some there are significant health side effects to being overweight. When not acknowledged and addressed early on, it can become more difficult for your pet to lose weight.  The following are health concerns for overweight pets: Arthritis Cruciate ligament tears and other soft tissue injuries Diabetes Heart…

May 18, 2022

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Some pets are nervous at the vet while others are confident and happy. Everyone wants their pet to be relaxed and happy, but how do we get there with a nervous pet? There are many steps we take at Pawtown Veterinary Care to try to make your pet’s visit more fun and less scary. We…

March 21, 2022

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As the weather warms up, our pets will spend more time outdoors and it’s also the time of year that parasites become more prevalent. Parasites include those found on the skin such as ticks, lice and fleas as well as those on the inside of the body such as giardia, tapeworms,  roundworms, and heartworms.  External…

March 6, 2022

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At Pawtown Veterinary Care, we are so excited to be able to open our doors for business. It has been an amazing adventure to get our space completed. We started in the summer of 2020 with the idea to open our own small animal veterinary clinic in Bend. That quickly led to a search for…