Mountain Veterinary Hospital, Bellingham, WA

02/27/2025

There has been an additional recall regarding raw food and HPAI, this time from Wild Coast Raw. Please refer to the link below if you feed this product.
We would also like to remind you that we always recommend you cook any meat you are giving your pets.
Stay safe family!

Washington State Domestic Cat HPAI Situation Update- News Release Washington State Department of Agriculture sent this bulletin at 02/26/2025 01:45 PM PST Share / View as a webpage Office of the State Veterinarian February 26, 2025 Raw Pet Food Recall Associated with Two Washington Cat Cases Washing...

02/21/2025

With the reports of cats contracting H5N1, or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), we had questions and we imagine you do as well. There is obvious concern that our cat friends are at risk, so we wanted to bring you up to date information.
According the American Veterinary Medical Association, the cats reported to have died from H5N1 had consumed raw poultry products or had contact with sick birds, both wild and domestic. It was first noted on dairy farms where the cats were consuming unpasteurized milk from infected cows. The cows weren’t known to be infected until the cats started dying.
The most recent publicized case from last month revolves around a cat that got sick and passed away after consuming a commercially available raw pet food diet that has since been recalled. A message from the company is our second link below.
The easiest ways to prevent possible infection is not feeding raw food and keeping your cat inside and/or away from birds. The symptoms of HPAI in cats mimic other respiratory illnesses and include Fever, Lethargy, Low appetite, Discharge from the eyes and nose, Difficulty breathing, and Neurologic signs, like tremors, seizures, incoordination, or blindness. The first link below is from the AVMA and details more information including bird care for those of you with backyard flocks.
As always, you can call on us. We care about you and pets well being.
https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/animal-health-and-welfare/animal-health/avian-influenza/avian-influenza-companion-animals

https://www.nw-naturals.net/recall-faqs/

01/07/2025

Have you heard? Mountain Vet is embracing digital records!

Everything we do for your pets starting January 2, 2025 (!) will be entered into our digital software. Don't worry, all of the previous history will eventually be uploaded as well, so we won't lose anything.

To facilitate this changeover, we are using an AI transcription program called ScribbleVet. You will notice some of the doctors bringing new tablets into the rooms with them that will record the appointment. At the end of the appointment, the program will format that appointment into a standard medical record that we can enter into our hospital software.

We are asking your permission to record these appointments. If you don't want the appointment recorded, we will simply take notes the old fashioned way and enter everything later.

This is a huge transition for us, so we beg of your patience while we traverse the conversion from paper to digital.

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12/28/2024

Hello Mountain family.
We will be closed today, Saturday December 28, to allow staff some much needed time off.
We will return on Monday December 30.
If you need medication refills or want to schedule an appointment, you can email [email protected], or leave a message on our refill voice mail. You can also request meds through our online store https://mountainvethospital.securevetsource.com/index.pml
If you have an emergency, please contact Animal Emergency Care, Bellingham.
Thank you!

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12/27/2024

Is it elves or is it goblins?
We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season.

12/22/2024

With the winter holidays fast approaching, it's time to think about New Year's Eve.

Do your neighbors celebrate...explosively?

Does that make your pet anxious, or even terrified?

Now is the time to request tranquilizers or herbals to help your pets navigate their way more comfortably into 2025.

You can call into the hospital and leave a message on our medication refill voice mail or email your request to [email protected]. We also have our online store for some requests.

Please allow us 24 hours to get your requests filled.

11/26/2024

Today we have a stem cell procedure! Here we have Sam, one of our technicians, working with the fat harvested from the patient to extract stem cells. She will then take those stem cells and mix with it the patients plasma and the doctor will inject them into the unhealthy joints. When stem cells are injected into unhealthy joints, it helps strengthen the structures within those joints. This procedure is commonly done here at Mountain Veterinary for patients with torn cruciate ligaments or bad arthritis. There has been great success with this procedure as an alternative to typical TPLO surgeries.
This pet will then have follow up therapy, consisting of laser therapy and hydrotherapy.

10/30/2024

It’s National Cat Day!! Yay!! Who doesn’t love kitties! Here are a few cat pics to liven up your feed! We hope you enjoy 😊 🐱🐈🐈‍⬛

10/17/2024

It’s Vet Tech week!
This week we celebrate the amazing Cassidi, our licensed veterinary technician! Cassidi started her career in veterinary medicine when she was just 16 years old, and has been licensed for the past four years. Cassidi has dedicated her life to helping animals, and that is so worth celebrating!! If you see her around, make sure to say thanks!!

08/29/2024

Hello Mountain Veterinary Family!
We regret to inform you that we will be closed this Saturday, August 31, 2024 as well as Monday, September 2, 2024.
You can leave a message if you have a non emergent question or request and we will get back to you on Tuesday.
If you do have an emergency, our new phone system can connect you with Animal Emergency Care, or you can call 360-758-2200.

Send a message to learn more

08/29/2024

We want to wish a posthumous happy birthday to recently departed Missy, who would've been 19 years old on August 25. Her family had steak in her honor and shared stories. She is greatly missed by those of us who knew her.

**This was meant to be posted on August 25, but circumstances prevented this from happening.

07/23/2024

Shout out to our assistants this week for Veterinary Assistant Week!
Melissa, Tayler, Gabby, and Sam all work hard to make your pets as safe and happy as possible during their visits here.
Today is Aleli's last day with us before moving on to try new things.
Let's give them all a big thank you!

07/19/2024

Please bear with us while we switch from a landline based phone system to a VoIP system. We are working out bugs today. If you get a busy signal, try calling 360-592-3112 or email us at [email protected].
Thanks for your patience everyone!

Send a message to learn more

07/16/2024

Hey Mountain family.
We regret to inform you that we will be closed this Saturday, July 20, to give the doctors and staff a chance to enjoy a summer weekend to themselves.

If you have an emergency, Animal Emergency Care, Bellingham will be open at 6pm pm Friday.

If you have non emergent questions, you can leave a voicemail for us, message us here, or email us at [email protected].

Thanks for understanding!
-your dedicated friends at Mountain Veterinary Hospital.

07/10/2024

Hey all, our phone lines appear to be down at this time. Please email [email protected] or message here to get ahold of us.
If you have an emergency, please just come in.
Thanks for your patience while we sort this out.

07/04/2024

Ahhh the 4th of July. A day of celebration, picnics, and very loud booms. It's also a day of terror for many of our animal friends. So we have a few reminders for you.

Regardless of how your animals react to fireworks, make sure they have identification on them today.
* Microchip - every animal is scanned that comes into animal control.
* A collar with ID tags (or halter or leg band)
* A collar with a phone number written on it in permanent marker.

If you have to leave them alone, make sure they are secure wherever they are. Turn the TV or radio on and turn up the volume. Run some fans, they make great white noise (plus it's hot).

And, please, make sure they are kept a safe distance from any fireworks. No one expects their dog to chase the bottle rocket but...

Mountain Veterinary Hospital is closed today but we will reopen Friday, July 5 at 8:30am if you need us.
If you need animal assistance before that time, Animal Emergency Care, Bellingham is open all day today.
If your animal goes missing, make sure to visit the Whatcom Humane Society IN PERSON. They will not do a missing pet report over the phone.

Stay safe everyone!