Paw Patch Animal Hospital

09/25/2025

Please read.

A recent study published in Nature found harmful, antibiotic-resistant pathogens like Salmonella, Cronobacter, and E. coli in commercial raw cat foods, posing health risks to pets and humans, especially vulnerable groups. Many products lack warnings about the dangers of undercooked ingredients, according to author and researcher Dr. Laura Goodman, Ph.D. ’07, assistant professor in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health and in The Baker Institute for Animal Health in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Learn more here: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/09/deadly-pathogens-found-commercial-raw-cat-foods

08/25/2025

Hello. I know it has been awhile since we posted! Been busy getting our new location ready for you and especially your pets.
Paw Patch Animal Hospital is now at 2520 N Hwy 67 , Florissant MO 63033. Our phone is still 314-921-9989 and our e mail is the same. Thank you and we hope you love our new digs as much as we do!

07/16/2024

Hi all.
Thank you all who support local small businesses, locally owned( by me!)
As of the first if this month (July) Paw Patch Animal Hospital is closed on Saturdays. I am sorry if this is an inconvenience but if anything changes will let you know.
Warmly,
Dr Welch

03/10/2024

UPDATE--Reposting the new flyer in the prior post since it had 107 shares that we don't want to lose.

We are excited to announce OPERATION PIT (AND KIT!) STOP, a community-wide collaborative effort to spay and neuter up to 1200 owned pitbulls and pitbull mixes, and community cats, sponsored by Coalition for Pet Progress and Wings of Rescue.
This event will take place from March 23 - May 18, 2024, throughout the Greater St Louis and Metropolitan Illinois region with these 8 amazing organizations providing surgeries: Animal Protective Association of Missouri (APA), Belleville Area Humane Society, Center for Animal Rescue and Enrichment of St. Louis - CARE STL, Carol House Quick Fix Pet Clinic, Gateway Pet Guardians, Metro East Humane Society, Operation SPOT and Partners 4 Pets.
The motivation behind this complex and resource intense initiative is a drastic rise in cat and dog overpopulation in our community. Our shelter, rescue and spay/neuter providers are operating above capacity and cannot currently serve all of the animals that are in need. WE MUST ACT NOW!
For more information, or to schedule an appointment, go to www.coalitionforpetprogress.org/operationpitstop
More to come!

02/17/2024

Enjoy!! A little funny for you

09/06/2023

The lining of the pulmonary vessels are smooth without heartworms and look what happens as early as 153 days with the friction of the worms on the endothelium! Prevent heartworms- give your pet preventive on time, every time!

07/06/2023

Hello. Sorry to say all of our phone lines and fax lines are down and apparently will not be addressed until tomorrow, 7/7/23. We are so sorry for the inconvenience.
- the staff at Paw Patch

05/31/2023

At 72 degrees outside, your car can quickly heat up inside to 116 degrees!!!!

The temperature inside a parked vehicle can rise to 116 degrees Fahrenheit within 20 minutes when the outdoor temperature is a cool 72 degrees, and leaving windows cracked and parking in the shade does little to keep a car interior cool. A dog's normal body temperature is 101 degrees to 102.5 degree...

05/17/2023

Texas A&M cardiologist Dr. Ashley Saunders takes on the topic of heartworm prevention. https://bit.ly/3eSesKY

05/17/2023

The flowers are blooming, the bees are buzzing...and the mosquitoes are back! And where there's mosquitoes, there's heartworms. Thanks to Hawthorne Animal Hospital for sharing this information. https://bit.ly/3vsL94f

05/06/2023

05/03/2023

Just wanted to show you all my recovery companions. They are great company but they are hogging my bed…😉