It’s Summer and this is often the busy time in Veterinary practice for skin diseases. We see seasonal skin problems around this time. These include flea worry and flea allergy, atopy (allergic inhalant disease) and many bacterial and fungal infections which tend to be worse in hot and humid conditions. Insects thrive in summer- just [...]

As we approach the end of yet another eventful year at GVH, we’d like to wish all of our friends “Merry Christmas”, “Season’s Greetings”, “Happy Hanukah” and “Happy New Year”. We hope that you all manage some time to relax with family and friends. We’d particularly like to thank all those people who have done [...]

For some years now, GVH has been sponsoring “Bobby”, a Riding for the Disabled horse. Following is an update on how he’s doing from Lyn Lazarus, one of our clients and one of RDA’s hardworking volunteers.   “Bobby”, as usual, is his old reliable self, though his habit of testing his handlers at grooming time [...]

Raising a puppy should be a very rewarding experience, as long as you get the basics right. This article will provide a brief overview of the things that we recommend to help ensure you end up with a healthy, well trained and sociable dog.   We recommend three vaccinations be given to puppies at 6-8 [...]

Ask one of our friendly staff about our hydrobath and grooming services.   Grooming services can be provided Monday to Friday. Each hydrobath includes a bath and blowdry and, if necessary, ear clean and nail clip.   Don’t forget to ask about our frequent purchaser card: after your pet has enjoyed the hydrobath five times [...]

Well, it’s that time of year again- Christmas trees, family gatherings and family holidays, but where does your pet fit into the scheme of the holiday season? The festive season is generally a time when your thoughts are far from injury, however one must be aware of some important hazards in order to enjoy a [...]