Bramer Animal Hospital is a proud member of The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP). As such, we strive to improve the health and welfare of cats by supporting high standards of practice, continuing education, and scientific investigation.

Pet Partners' Therapy Animal Program trains volunteers and screens volunteers and their pets for visiting animal programs in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, schools and other facilities. The program was established in 1990 to ensure that "both ends of the leash," people as well as animals ...

Read more: We are a Member of Pet Partners

Please consider reading these recommendations from the FDA for purchasing pet drugs online.

Discount pet drugs— no prescription required” may appeal to pet owners surfing the Web, but FDA experts say it can be risky to buy drugs online from sites that tout this message and others like it... download and read full article

As time passes, pet health insurance options continue to evolve and for the consumer, become more and more competitive and beneficial.  Sorting out the various issues of coverage can be difficult.  The two websites alluded to can help this process.  Although there are many companies, we recommend you look at Trupanion and Purina Care for health insurance for your pet.

http://www.petinsurancereview.com/dog.asp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d9YjM8Q9w0&fb_source=message

As the summer heats up, use these 10 tips for summer safety for both pets and people:

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We're excited to offer our clients the convenience of ordering their pet's medications and nutrition through our new on-line pharmacy with delivery directly to your home. You can be assured that all of your medications ordered here are the same manufacturers and guarantee's as we offer from our in-hospital pharmacy. Our veterinarians must approve prescription requests and pets needs to be a current patient of our hospital. We welcome you to click on the "Home Delivery" banner below to enroll your pet(s) and begin shopping!

Go to www.cityofevanston.org/pet for pet licensure, dog beach and pooch park current information and requirements.

Current information on requirements for beach and park passes.

We encourage you to print out this form before your visit to facilitate your documentation for the dog beach

Watch this heartwarming video of dogs enjoying time at the beach.

Seasonal Plant Toxicity: Visit this website (.pdf file) for current and timely information about these common questions.

Poisoning in Pets: For more information and for general information about treatment and prevention of animal poisonings you may contact on line the ASPCA National Animal Poison Control Center. You might want to bookmark this page. For immediate poison information you can call 1-888-4ani-help.

Chocolate Toxicity in dogs. This seems to be a question we are frequently asked. Visit this informative website for more information.

Annual and Bi-Annual Physical Examination

An annual physical examination and consultation is the cornerstone of preventive health maintenance for your pet. This includes a complete physical examination, assessment of your pet current health status and recommendations for appropriate immunizations, laboratory testing, diet, exercise, and other measures to improve the quality and longevity of life for your companion. This examination also establishes a doctor-client-patient relationship. This relationship allows us to better advise you on medical or behavioral problems for your pet.

Read more: 2013 Preventive Health Program for Dogs

CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Annual Physical Examination and Health Consultation
• Vaccinations
• Purevax (feline only) Rabies (yearly)... Cook County legal requirement
• Feline upper respiratory and distemper (every 3 years for adult cats)
• Feline Leukemia (yearly if outdoor cat)
• Fecal Examination for intestinal parasites is recommended annually for those cats that go outdoors
• Heartworm prevention; intestinal parasite prevention and external parasite prevention should be considered in all outdoor cats
• Revolution applied monthly from May until November is recommended
• In cats over 8 years old, twice yearly complete examination is recommended. Laboratory screening may be suggested based on the results of the examination and owner preferences (e.g. to establish a "baseline" for future monitoring)

Dental Care Sites: Visit C.E.T.'s home dental care site, as well as Hill's Pet Nutrition's dental site for up to date information on dental care for your pet.

Traveling with Pets: For those of you who are planning to travel abroad with your pet, you must visit the USDA website for information about health requirements for the country you are visiting.

Pet Health Insurance: Bramer Animal Hospital Ltd. does not endorse any pet health insurance company. We feel that pet health insurance is appropriate for many clients and patients and encourage you to make comparisons between the companies and their products.

For more recommended sites, check out our Favorite Links page.

With much discussion about human influenze (flu) it is interesting to note that there exists a canine influenza virus also. It is not transmissible to humans, but there seems to be a fair amount of confusion as to whether one should vaccinate one's dog for this problem or not. Currently we are recommending you wait on this. Please read our position on this current topic in preventive medicine... (Download - 88Kb - )

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