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Dr. Skees has been a practicing veterinarian for over thirty years, starting out as a mobile practitioner, seeing all species of animals, and dealing with all kinds of clients. Following advanced training at Colorado State University, Dr. Skees was offered a position on staff at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Due to the tremendous advancements in veterinary medicine, and the difficulty in staying completely up to date on every species of animal, Dr. Skees has become more and more specialized, limiting his practice to just small animals, i.e., The Family Pet.
The staff at Family Pet Hospital realizes that your pet is very much a cherished family member to you and we consider them a part of our family too. We will treat each client (pet and owner) with respect and dignity. We offer many services from routine annual immunizations to surgeries for your cats and dogs. We promise to give the best treatment possible for your pet.
We encourage our patients to stick to your regular check up schedule but knowing we are all busy and sometimes just forget or get behind, we understand... just call us and we will get you up to date. We want you and your pet to have a long and healthy life together.
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Now that you're here, we want to inform you of some the highlights of our new dynamic website.
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First, we would like you to register on this site. This will give us the opportunity to send you information from time to time. Your personal information is confidential to us.
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Secondly, to facilitate your visit at Family Pet Hospital, we have setup New Patient & Patient Drop Off Forms. Simply hit the print button just above each form, fill out the form in its entirety, and bring them with you. You'll be suprised how much time this will save you, the staff, and most importantly, your pet.
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Third, you may have noticed the Pet Ad Section on the right side of the screen. This is a free tool that will allow you to advertise your pets and help find a good home for them. Your ad, once submitted, will go through our screening process and then either published or rejected.....we do have a few rules for posting!
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Fourth, we want your input!!!!! That information helps us to continually upgrade our services to you. You can use the Testimonials Section for input.
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And lastly, please check the Promotions pages frequently as we will post unadvertised specials in this area.
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Thanks for making Famliy Pet Hospital your pets' health source!
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Summer Care Tips For Your Pet
Review these tips to keep pets safe and healthy during the spring and summer seasons.
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Weather
• Provide plenty of fresh drinking water at all times.
• Keep your pet’s kennel well-ventilated and positioned near a well-shaded area where your pet can avoid midday sun and heat.
• Avoid excessive exercise during hot weather. Over-exertion can cause heat stress or stroke. Safe outdoor temperatures for pets vary by breed and size. Ask your veterinarian for a recommendation specific to your pet.
Warning: If you suspect heat stress or stroke (e.g., collapse, extremely heavy panting, excessive drooling), wet your pet thoroughly with cool (not cold) water by immersion or spray your pet with a garden hose and call your veterinarian immediately.
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Skin And Body
• Keep your pet well-groomed. Long hair and hair mats can decrease your pet’s ability to keep cool and contribute to skin disease. So regularly brush your pet and trim hair as needed.
• Vaccinate your pet against infectious diseases (e.g., canine parvovirus or feline leukemia). Pets usually have more contact with other animals during warmer months and disease can spread more easily.
Motor Vehicles
• The temperature inside a car can easily climb to 120 degrees when a vehicle is parked in the summer sun. Never leave your pet unattended in a vehicle.
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Parasite Prevention
• Use monthly flea, tick, and heartworm preventives. Pets should take these preventives yearround. Remember, it’s often easier and cheaper to prevent parasites than treat them when a pet’s infested or infected. Take your pet for fecal exams for internal parasites at least yearly.
• To reduce pets’ access to parasites and discourage parasite breeding, keep your yard clean of feces, dump any standing water—even in watering cans or flower pot saucers—clean up leaf litter, and trim bushes and trees.
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Toxic Substances
• The poisons that kill common pests, like rodents, snails, and slugs, are lethal to pets, too, if consumed. So limit your pet’s access to places where thesepoisons are stored in and around your home.
• Lawn herbicides can also poison pets, so keep your pet out of the yard while spraying herbicides and off the grass for three days afterward. Washing pets’ paws thoroughly with soap and cool water before coming back inside will help remove herbicidal residue.
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