Rupert Animal Clinic

01/01/2026

Happy 2026! 🎊 We’re grateful for every wag, purr, and partnership shared this year. Here’s to more moments of health, happiness, and tail-wagging joy in the year ahead! 🥂🍾

12/24/2025

We close at noon today! Merry Christmas!

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas!

11/27/2025

Help keep your four legged friends safe and healthy this Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

🐾 Thanksgiving Pet Safety Reminder! 🦃

As we celebrate, remember there are many holiday foods that aren’t safe for cats and dogs. Keep these away from your pets:

❌ Toxic & Dangerous Foods

-Onions, garlic, leeks, chives – Can damage red blood cells → anemia.
-Grapes & raisins – Can cause sudden kidney failure.
-Xylitol (in sugar-free gum, candy, some PB) – Can cause severe low blood sugar & liver failure.
-Chocolate – Especially dark/baking chocolate; toxic to pets.
-Alcohol & raw yeast dough – Causes alcohol poisoning, bloating, and other life-threatening issues.
-Cooked bones – Splinter easily → choking or internal injury.
-Nutmeg – Can cause tremors or seizures.

⚠️ High-Fat Holiday Foods to Avoid

These can cause vomiting, diarrhea, or pancreatitis:

-Turkey skin, gravy
-Stuffing/casseroles
-Mashed potatoes (butter, cream, garlic)
-Ham (very salty/fatty)
-Desserts & pies (sugar, chocolate, xylitol)
-Dairy (many pets are lactose intolerant)

🛡️ Holiday Safety Tips

-Secure your trash!
-Keep food off counters and out of reach.
-Ask guests not to feed table scraps.
-Offer pet-safe treats instead: plain boneless turkey, plain green beans, or plain pumpkin.

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving with your furry family! 🧡🐶🐱

11/27/2025

11/27/2025

REMEMBER we are closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving!

11/25/2025

HEADS UP! We will be closed on Thursday this week!

11/21/2025

Just a reminder that we will be closed Thanksgiving Day next week!

07/21/2025

Just like us, pets can develop eye issues that affect their comfort and quality of life. If you notice redness, discharge, cloudiness or squinting, have us take a look. We’re here to keep your pet’s eyes healthy and bright. 👁

Have a concern about your pet’s eye health? Schedule an appointment today through rupertanimalclinic.com!

05/16/2025

Today is National - a day encouraging people to learn about and take action to help endangered species.

The AVMA recognizes the vital role of all species in the human-animal-environment complex and that wildlife conservation is most effectively addressed with a One Health approach. Take a moment to learn more about One Health and the role of veterinarians in the movement at avma.org/OneHealth

04/10/2025

MIDWEEK MYTHBUSTER! 📢

Many people think that horses can safely eat grass clippings (grass is grass, right?) but that is a pretty common misconception and grass clippings actually pose a number of dangers to our equine friends.

While grass is meant to be slowly picked, ripped and chewed by the horse, grass clippings can quickly clump and cause choke if the animal ingests too many too fast. Grass clippings are also prone to fermentation which can cause colic, stomach and intestinal impactions, founder and laminitis.

Take-home message: Keep your horse away from grass clippings and in general never feed horses any food without the owner’s permission.

Thank you to the Horse Owner Education Committee for providing this information.