Stride Canine Rehabilitation & Fitness Center

08/14/2026

So much of this going on out there! Please read!

🚨 **SCAM ALERT: PLEASE READ & SHARE** 🚨

We want to make our community aware of a very convincing scam currently targeting pet owners and yesterday, it involved someone impersonating Bend Animal Emergency & Specialty Center.

A pet owner came to our hospital after receiving a phone call that appeared to come from our clinic’s phone number. The caller told him that his missing cat had suffered a traumatic event, had been brought to our hospital, and was currently undergoing emergency surgery.

The scammers then transferred him to another person and demanded immediate payment through Zelle in order to continue treatment.

What made this even more convincing and frightening was that they sent him an AI-generated image of his cat “in surgery.” The image looked remarkably like his missing cat, including his markings.

Thankfully, he became suspicious when they requested payment through Zelle. He hung up and came directly to our hospital, where we were able to confirm that his cat was not at our facility and the call had not come from our team.

His cat had previously been posted online as missing, which may be how the scammers obtained a photo and information to make their story so convincing.

⚠️ **PLEASE KNOW:**
Bend Animal Emergency & Specialty Center will NEVER request payment through Zelle, Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, or similar peer-to-peer payment services.

We also have established protocols for stray or lost animals brought to us in critical condition by Good Samaritans. We will never pressure someone into immediately sending money through a third-party payment app in order for us to provide emergency care.

If you ever receive a call claiming to be from our hospital and something does not feel right, hang up and call us directly using our publicly listed phone number. Even if the incoming call appears to show our number, caller ID can be spoofed.

Please share this with other pet owners , particularly anyone who currently has a missing pet posted online. These scammers are using an incredibly vulnerable and frightening situation to target people, and AI-generated images can make the story feel very real.

If you have a missing pet, please also be cautious about how much personal information you share publicly.

The image attached to this post is the AI-generated image the scammer sent to the pet owner. It is NOT an actual patient or procedure at our hospital.

07/22/2026

07/08/2026

Important information about water toxicity in dogs!

06/13/2026

Please be extremely cautious in all bodies of water this summer!

AVOID SWIMMING IN LAKE BILLY CHINOOK: The Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use health advisory Friday for Lake Billy Chinook due to algae blooms.

READ MORE: https://www.centraloregondaily.com/news/madras/lake-billy-chinook-algae-blooms-advisory/article_b93c7b4b-6a27-44ba-800d-5b81b05453c3.html

06/09/2026

Awe - Maverick and his people must have been so relieved!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B5Mc78Gjf/?mibextid=wwXIfr

06/04/2026

Arlington enjoys his senior dog rehab sessions - mostly so he can continue to roll around on the floor and get back up with ease!

05/29/2026

It's going to be an early season!!!

Oregon Health Authority is reminding the public that we are entering the season for harmful algae blooms. Not all Oregon waterways are monitored for cyanobacteria, so it's important to know what to watch for. A harmful algal bloom can look foamy, scummy, thick like paint, and pea-green or blue-green in color. It can look like a thick green or brownish-red mat, or bright green clumps suspended in the water. If you find thick, brightly colored foam, scum or mats in a lake, pond, river or stream—especially in shallow, marshy areas where cyanobacteria blooms can form—don’t let your pet drink or swim in the water.

Symptoms in Dogs
Exposure to a harmful algae bloom can result in:
* Weakness or collapse
* Nausea, vomiting
* Excessive drooling
* Weakness, fatigue, stumbling
* Abdominal pain
* Diarrhea
* Difficulty breathing
* Shaking, trembling
* Seizure like activity—tremors, rigidity, paralysis
* Liver failure

If your dog goes into the water:
* Don’t let your pet lick its fur.
* Wash your pet with clean water as soon as possible.
* If your dog has symptoms such as drooling, weakness, vomiting, staggering and convulsions after being in water, seek immediate veterinary care. Acute, life-threatening symptoms from cyanobacteria toxins often develop rapidly. Death can occur within minutes to hours after exposure.

Current advisories:
* Lost Creek Lake in Jackson County (Precautionary)
* Agency Lake in Klamath County (Precautionary)
* Upper Klamath Lake in Klamath County (Precautionary)
* Haystack Reservoir in Jefferson County (Precautionary)
* Ochoco Reservoir in Crook County (Precautionary)
* Willow Creek Reservoir in Morrow County (Precautionary)
* McKay Reservoir in Umatilla County (Precautionary)
Precautionary Status: A bloom has been sighted and water sampling is unavailable within 1 business day due to limited resources. Oregon Health Authority will issue pre-emptive public warnings following reports of dog illnesses or deaths possibly resulting from cyanotoxin exposure.

* South Umpqua River: The advisory covers the South Umpqua River from Canyonville downstream to the confluence with the mainstem Umpqua River, and the mainstem Umpqua River downstream past Elkton to Sawyers Rapids. Pools in the bedrock along the rivers edge are known to develop cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) blooms that can be harmful to pets and people if accidental ingestion occurs. (PERMANENT ADVISORY)

We post algae advisories on our Web site at: https://www.oregonvma.org/toxic-algae-advisories

05/29/2026

Most people know that xylitol is highly toxic to dogs. It's so important to know what products use xylitol and to do your best to keep those products out of your home.

This is a good resource for those who find themselves in a xylitol emergency.

Instantly calculate if the xylitol your dog ate is dangerous. Get dose levels, hypoglycemia and liver failure risk, and emergency action steps by weight and product type.

05/28/2026

What a great resource!! Tick born disease is not good!

https://www.tickcheck.us/map?fbclid=IwRlRTSASEfJpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeXk9o3Hsrbb8FFRZ1rWbWWloEVzdOa0ph5nNGZHSKz_q_ybcjXYyYDim4cJg_aem_6dpsyJFIaj6xOI4d2p1uiA

Interactive map of community-reported tick sightings across the US. See where ticks have been found near you.