VCA Dublin Animal Hospital

Don't leave pets out of July 4th preparations! Here are VCA's firework safety tips to help keep your pets safe and sound. Learn how to help your pet cope with loud sounds: bit.ly/3i9vnpg

Happy Memorial Day! As a friendly reminder, VCA Dublin is closed today in remembrance of those who have served our country.

Happy World Veterinary Day! Did you know VCA employs over 30,000 Associates? That’s a whole lot of people dedicated to caring for your pet!

Let's Show Veterinary Receptionists the Love They Deserve! Veterinary receptionists are the initial, and often final, point of contact for pet parents in a veterinary clinic, answer medical and pet care questions and handle a host of challenging client interactions. We are blessed to have a staff that is versed in multiple parts of the hospitals, but the heart of our receptionist team is Sheila, Mandy, and Jennifer.

Whether you’re celebrating with a bunny, dog or cat (or all three), we wish you a very Happy Easter! 🐾🐰

A few weeks back we shared this zoomed-in image. Here's what it was!
It’s a Budgerigar! The budgerigar also known as the common parakeet or shell parakeet, is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot usually nicknamed the budgie or in American English, the parakeet. Budgies are the only species in the genus Melopsittacus. Juveniles and chicks are monomorphic, while adults are told apart by their cere coloring (being royal blue in males, pale brown to white (nonbreeding) or brown (breeding) in females, and pink in immatures of both sexes (usually of a more even purplish-pink colour in young males)), and their behavior.

Budgerigars are social animals and require stimulation in the shape of toys and interaction with humans or with other budgerigars. Tame budgerigars can be taught to speak, whistle and play with humans. In captivity, budgerigars live an average of five to eight years, but life spans of 15–20 years have been reported. The life span depends on breed, lineage, and health, being highly influenced by exercise and diet.

Budgerigars have tetrachromatic colour vision, although all four classes of cone cells will not operate simultaneously unless under sunlight or a UV lamp. The ultraviolet spectrum brightens their feathers to attract mates. The throat spots in budgerigars reflect UV and can be used to distinguish individual birds. While ultraviolet light is essential to the good health of caged and pet birds, inadequate darkness or rest results in over-stimulation.

As some clients may know or may have seen, we are undergoing some construction to our hospital. We do appreciate all the patience our clients have had during our construction phase and have loved the wonderful feedback so far! We look forward to the completion of the construction so that we all may appreciate our new look together.

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Thanks to The Summit for hosting a fun day out for the team at VCA Dublin. We had a BLAST! A possible bowling team is in the works now 😂

As we enter a new year we wanted to take the opportunity to start introducing out staff at VCA Dublin. First off is Leah.
Leah has been with us since 2014! She wears many hats here at Dublin from front of house to back but you find her the most in our laboratory running diagnostics on your sick or injured pets. Her favorite part of the career is making euthanasia’s not such a terrible experience as she is grateful that we can ease pain and suffering in veterinary medicine. She has 2 cats and 2 dogs and has a passion for feathered friends

For over 10+ years VCA Dublin has had the pleasure of caring for two clinic cats, Duckie and Coraline. Duckie our calico kitty enjoyed being held on your shoulder like a bird, sleeping in baskets in the lab (clients sometimes got to see her at the front desk or on their way past lab), fresh dried catnip, and her mats on her belly being combed out, but nothing could compare to the love that she had for cheese. The staff had been battling a dental issue with her for the past 2 months. Her biopsy came back that she had squamous cell carcinoma and this past weekend we all said goodbye to our sweet Duck. Although the lab will never be the same without our self-titled lab assistant our staff will always have our memories. Rest in peace our sweet Duck, we will miss you. ❤

As we near the end of another challenging year, we want to thank you for entrusting us with the care of your pets. We look forward to working together for your pet’s best health and happiness in 2022 and beyond. From our family to yours, we wish you the happiest of holidays!

Upcoming holiday hours for VCA Dublin:
Christmas Eve: 8a-12p
Christmas Day: CLOSED
New Year's Eve: 8a-4p
New Years Day- CLOSED
We wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday season!

Friendly reminder, VCA Dublin will be closed on Thursday, November 25th for Thanksgiving. We will be back in the office Friday morning at 7:15a.

Happy Halloween from VCA Dublin 🎃💀 (we have a "fowl mouth" sailor, gypsy fortune teller, ET, a kitty cat, a 50's gal and the Care Bears 🤣)

Day 5 of Vet Tech Week, Neon Pizza Friday!! Thanks Dr Finan for the food today, we appreciated it 😊

Day 3 (staff meeting day with games) and Day 4 Superheroes for Vet Tech Week.

Day 2 of Vet Tech Week, Wacky Taco Tuesday! 🪅🌮😜

Day 1 of Vet Tech Week here at VCA Dublin was PJs and Pancakes. 🥞😂😊

In honor of Vet Tech Appreciation Week, we’re giving a
big shout-out to our superheroes who love your pets as their
own. They’re nurses, advocates, teachers, lifesavers, lab
technicians, and so much more. THANK YOU for all you do.
Share a message for them in the comments below!
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Starting Monday, Oct 18th, we will be celebrating National Vet Tech Week here at VCA Dublin. Our staff will be participating in Spirit Week and we are extending that to our patients as well. Any scheduled appointment where your pet or yourself come dressed according to the coordinating day your pet will receive a complimentary nail trim. ☺ Please join us in celebrating all the hard work of our support staff here in Dublin.

We do apologize, currently, some phone providers are having difficulties making calls to the clinic. If you need to reach us, please email us at [email protected] or text us at 320-335-7220. Thank you

Dental care for your pet isn’t a “luxury” or “spa” service.

It’s an essential part of preventative medical care – and it can prevent serious, life-threatening illness.

Join Dr. Cindy Koons, regional medical director, for a LIVE Q&A on Monday, Oct. 4. We’re taking your questions today at [email protected]!

RSVP: https://vca.mobi/petdental

VCA Dublin Animal Hospital updated their business hours.

VCA Dublin Animal Hospital updated their business hours.

Reminder: Dublin Animal Hospital will be closed for the Labor Day holiday, Monday, September 6th. Stay safe and see everyone Tuesday!