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The Animal Hospital of Crested Butte provides a full range of veterinary services, including wellness exams, vaccinations, dental cleaning, microchipping, spaying & neutering, surgery, radiology, lab tests, and emergency care.

10/07/2026

🦷🏔️ An Elk Antler Is Not a Free Chew Toy

Your dog’s favorite trail treasure could be trouble for their teeth.

Antlers, bones, and rocks are hard enough to fracture teeth—even in enthusiastic chewers with strong jaws. Found on a Crested Butte hike or purchased at a pet store, “natural” doesn’t automatically mean tooth-friendly. 🐾

Safer options for satisfying that chewing instinct include:
🦴 Flexible rubber chew toys with some give.
🦴 Stuffable rubber toys sized appropriately for your dog.
🦴 Veterinary-recommended dental chews matched to your dog’s size and dental health.

A quick screening check: if you can’t indent a chew with your thumbnail, it may be too hard.

No chew is risk-free. Choose for your dog’s chewing style, always supervise, and remove damaged toys or pieces small enough to swallow.

Leave the antlers in nature—and off your dog’s chew menu. 🌲🐾

10/05/2026

🐻🍽️ Bear Buffet: Now Featuring Dog Food

Your dog’s leftovers just got a five-star review from the local bear.

Fall in Crested Butte means bears are busy packing on pounds before winter—and an unattended bowl of kibble is an easy meal. Pet treats, food wrappers, and garbage can also draw hungry wildlife right to your yard or campsite. 🍂

Keep the buffet closed:
🐾 Feed pets indoors at home.
🐾 At camp, pick up bowls and spilled kibble immediately after meals.
🐾 Secure food, treats, and trash in designated bear-resistant storage. A zipped tent or ordinary cooler won’t do.
🐾 Pick up pet waste and dispose of it properly—don’t leave bags behind.

Even one easy meal can teach a bear to return. Keeping a clean yard and campsite helps protect your pets, your neighbors, and the bears themselves. 💛

10/02/2026

This and no AI. Just fallen leaves, crisp mountain air, and your dog stopping to sniff something for the 47th time. 🍂🐾

Fall in Crested Butte doesn’t need a filter—and your favorite hiking buddy doesn’t need a reason to take the scenic route. 🏔️💛

09/30/2026

🦌🍂 The Great Elk Rut: What Pet Owners Should Know

Fall in Colorado means golden aspens, crisp mountain air, and one of the most impressive wildlife events of the year: elk rut.

The rut generally peaks in September and October, when bull elk compete for mates, bugle across the mountains, and become much more focused on protecting their herd.

And there are a few reasons dog owners should take extra care:

An adult bull elk can weigh 700+ pounds, so even a defensive encounter can become serious very quickly. During the rut, a bull may gather a harem of dozens of cows and actively defend them from anything he perceives as a threat.

That includes dogs.

Elk may perceive canines as predators, meaning a barking, excited, or approaching dog can trigger a stronger defensive reaction—even if your pup just wants to investigate.

If you encounter elk on a Crested Butte adventure, keep your dog leashed and close, never allow them to chase or approach, and give the herd plenty of room.

One of the simplest wildlife rules to remember? If an elk changes its behavior because of you or your dog, you’re too close.

The bugling is incredible. The antlers are impressive. The 700-pound bull elk? Best appreciated with plenty of mountain between you. 🏔️🐾

09/28/2026

🏔️🐾 How Mountain-Savvy Is Your Dog?

Crested Butte dogs may look like seasoned mountain pros—but would they actually pass the trail safety test? 😂

Would your pup…

💧 Wait before drinking from a mountain stream?
🫎 Keep their cool around a moose?
🍄 Walk away from a mysterious trail snack?

Those choices matter. Mountain water can carry parasites, wildlife encounters can turn dangerous quickly, and tempting trail finds like mushrooms, bones, or animal waste are best left alone.

A truly mountain-savvy pup knows the basics: pack fresh water, stay leashed around wildlife, give animals plenty of space, and practice a solid “leave it.”

A little preparation goes a long way toward keeping every Crested Butte adventure safe, happy, and full of tail wags. 🏔️🐕💚

09/25/2026

🍂🐕 What’s Your Dog’s Fall Personality Type?

Fall has arrived in Crested Butte, and apparently every dog handles the season a little differently.

🎃 The Pumpkin Spice Pup
Owns a fall bandana. Looks fantastic next to a pumpkin. Would like to clarify that while the latte is yours, the pup cup is absolutely theirs.

🍁 The Leaf Chaser
Why admire the foliage when you can ATTACK IT? Windy days are their Super Bowl.

🧣 The Flannel Enthusiast
Crisp mornings. Cozy layers. Long walks. Has been waiting all summer for this.

🔥 The Campfire Moocher
Couldn’t care less about the fire. Is deeply invested in whatever you’re roasting over it.

So, Crested Butte dog parents: Which one lives in your house? 👇🍂

And yes, “all of the above” is a perfectly acceptable personality type. 😂

09/23/2026

🐾💛 September Is Animal Pain Awareness Month

If our pets could point to exactly where it hurts, caring for them would be a whole lot easier. Instead, pain often shows up in the small changes we might be tempted to brush off.

Maybe your dog suddenly pauses before jumping into the car, doesn’t make it quite as far on a favorite Crested Butte trail, or seems stiff after a long nap. Maybe your cat stops jumping onto the windowsill, spends more time hiding, changes their grooming habits, or just seems a little less like themselves.

These changes matter.

Pets instinctively don’t always make discomfort obvious, which means pain can be present without crying, whimpering, or a noticeable limp. Changes in appetite, sleep, activity, posture, mobility, or personality can all be ways a pet communicates that something hurts.

And while our pets naturally change as they get older, pain shouldn’t simply be dismissed as “just aging.” Conditions such as arthritis, dental disease, and injuries can affect comfort and quality of life—and many sources of pain can be managed once identified.

This Animal Pain Awareness Month, take notice of the little things. You know your pet’s routines, quirks, and favorite activities better than anyone. Sometimes the first sign of pain is simply realizing that something is different. 💛

If your pet has been slowing down, acting differently, or showing signs of discomfort, schedule an exam with Animal Hospital of Crested Butte so we can help determine what’s going on and find ways to keep them comfortable.

📞 970-349-1700

09/21/2026

🏔️🐕 Tell Us Your Dog’s Mountain Trail Name

Every Crested Butte trail dog deserves an official trail name. You know, the name they earn after enough hikes, questionable decisions, and extremely important sniff investigations. 😂

Perhaps you’re adventuring with…

🐾 Sir Sniffs-A-Lot — 2 miles hiked, 17 miles sniffed
🌲 Aspen Barkley — local celebrity, excellent hair
🐕 Moose McWoof — announces their arrival to the entire mountain
🥜 Trail Mix — a little sweet, a little salty, occasionally full of nuts
🐿️ The Squirrel Whisperer — has never actually whispered to a squirrel

Now it’s your turn.

Give your dog a mountain trail name and drop it in the comments. 👇 Bonus points if the name comes with a backstory. 🏔️🐾

09/18/2026

🍂🔊 The Official Sound of Fall

Some people know fall has arrived when the aspens turn gold.

Dog people know it by sound.

cronch
cronch cronch
CRONCH CRONCH CRONCH 🐕🍂

Welcome to Crested Butte’s finest seasonal ASMR: four paws, a trail full of crunchy leaves, and one dog committed to hitting every single one.

Sound ON for maximum autumn satisfaction. 🔊🐾

09/16/2026

🍂📖🐾 Trail Tales: Once Upon a Hike in Crested Butte…

Once upon a crisp autumn morning, in a little mountain town surrounded by golden aspens, a very important adventure began.

Our hero set out with four paws, one leash, and absolutely no intention of sticking to the planned itinerary.

First came the mysterious smell beside the trail. It required a thorough investigation.

Then, the squirrel in the distance. A formidable foe who vanished into the forest before questioning could begin. 🐿️

Around the bend waited an enormous puddle, which our hero bravely crossed despite repeated warnings from their human companion.

There were leaves to crunch, rocks to climb, sticks to consider carrying home, and approximately 147 places that simply had to be sniffed.

Eventually, our weary adventurer returned home—paws dusty, tongue out, and head filled with tales we’ll never quite get to hear.

And so ends another great adventure on the trails of Crested Butte.

But every pet has a trail tale of their own. 🏔️🐕📖

What was your favorite Crested Butte adventure with your pet this summer? Tell us your tale in the comments—and if you have a photo from the adventure, we’d love to see that too! 📸🐾

Address

427 Red Lady Avenue
Crested Butte, CO

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Website

http://animalhospitalofcb.com/

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