Welcome to Hildreth's House Calls For Animals
Dr. David HIldreth is committed to bringing you and your pets better health by practicing the science and art of Veterinary Medicine on Whidbey Island. Hildreth's House Calls for Animals was founded in 2007 and is a house call practice whose mission is to provide the highest standard of quality and compassion in veterinary care for our patients and welcoming, informative, and supportive service for our clients . Hildreth's House Calls For Animals offers the Whidbey Island animal community limited emergency veterinary services. In addition to standard medical, surgical, and dental veterinary care, Dr. Hildreth also offers Alternative Veterinary Medicine. We are open for appointments during normal business hours, evenings, and Saturdays.
Featured Articles
Spring Hazards Everyone looks forward to spring with its fresh air, colorful flowers, and sense of renewal. But there are many hazards associated with this season. We should always be on guard when it comes to our...
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Traveling with Your Pet Traveling with your pet can be rewarding but challenging if not enough preparation has been made. Planning will help your trip go smoother and should include acquiring any paperwork that is needed, c...
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Litter Box Problems One of the most common complaints that cat owners make is that a cat will not use its litter box properly. Usually it is a problem with the cat urinating outside the box, but occasionally a cat will b...
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The Incredible Sense of Smell in the Dog There are many ways in which people and dogs are similar, but an area in which dogs are much superior is in their olfactory ability, or their sense of smell. Dogs can smell 100,000 times better than ...
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The Canine Genome and DNA Testing Have you ever looked at your adopted dog with its short legs, shaggy hair and brown spot encircling one eye, and wondered what dog breeds are in there? Now that science has decoded the DNA of dogs, s...
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Fleas, the Frustrating Pest Consider the following scenario: You arrive home from a long flight from a wonderful, two-week vacation. As you drive home, you remind yourself the boarding kennel is already closed and you have to ...
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