Kaspari Veterinary Clinic

07/31/2025

Happy Thursday! Doc will be out of the office tomorrow Friday August 1st. The office will still be open from 8:30-5 for your convenience.

06/25/2025

A reminder to get your dogs meds before the 4th! Doctor will be out of the office Friday June 27th and also July 4th through the 7th. So call today!

04/24/2025

If you are going to have a dog, you are going to have to make sacrifices. You cannot expect to have an animal that was designed to live primarily outside and bring it into your house and not have to make changes or adjustments. A dog is not an ornament, a commodity or a display. A dog is an animal. You are sharing your life with another species. This is life with a dog.

Your yard will not be pristine. The grass will get burned from their p*e. Holes will be dug, bushes shredded, mud will come in the house. You cannot ask them to not p*e in your house and then also try to control even their outside bathroom. Please see how unfair this is. This is life with a dog.

You house will need management. Your counters will need to be clear. Shoes will need to be put away. Laundry room blocked. Kids toys picked up. Some things will get destroyed anyway. This is life with a dog.

They will bark at noises. They will protect their territory. Sometimes fiercely. They will not welcome strange people into the home easily even if you “know them” because this is in their genetic DNA. They don’t understand family gatherings and they don’t always see things the way we do. They won’t love playing with every dog they meet. This is life with a dog.

They will need enrichment and work and productivity. They will need training that is kind and fair and consistent and then maintenance to maintain that training. They will need guidance and coaching and lots of reinforcement to help them perform unnatural behaviors against their natural phenotypes. This is life with a dog.

They will mature and change and modify in their likes, behaviors and preferences as they age. Their behaviors aren’t guaranteed. They are not robots and they can be mercurial as they grow into their own personalities. They are allowed to change their mind and shift naturally just as we do. They need to be seen for what and who they are, not what and who YOU want. This is life with a dog.

Life with a dog is not a human right. It is a privilege and a responsibility and an education. They are animals and should be treated and expected to behave as such. That doesn’t make them any less loved or family members and it doesn’t make them any less deserving of respect, in fact it makes them more so.

Enjoy your life with a dog, and help them enjoy life with a human.

- Helen St. Pierre

01/17/2025

Happy Friday from Cooter! Have a safe weekend!

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas from Doc and the girls at Kaspari Vet.

11/25/2024

Thanksgiving Week Hours

Mon and Tues Normal Hours 8:30-6:00
Wed 8:30-4:00 We will be closing early and Doctor WILL NOT be in office!
Thursday and Friday CLOSED

09/27/2024

09/17/2024

Lots of kitties in need of homes!

08/16/2024

Please share!

Our next wellness clinic is Saturday September 7th, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This is a community low costs vet service, however you must make an appointment to attend.

The following services are available:

💙 Physical exam
💙 Vaccines
💙 Blood tests
💙 Microchipping
💙 Preventative medication prescriptions
💙 Deworming

You must schedule an appointment on our website. Please scroll down until you get to the information on about our wellness clinic. There you can find links to the service costs as well as a button to book.

See you there!
http://www.kalamazooanimalrescue.org/

08/12/2024