Ridgehill Animal Hospital

06/07/2026

Your cat's relationship with the litter box is more complex than you may realize. In addition to being clean and filled with an appealing litter, it must provide your cat with a feeling of safety. This is especially important in a multicat household.

06/07/2026

His favorite time of year methinks ☀️

06/05/2026

DOG MISSING since Sunday evening 5/31/26
black and white small Havanese. She suffers from seizures.
If seen contact # 475-800-7557. Last seen around Cherry Ann St & Bowen St.
very friendly dog.

06/05/2026

06/04/2026

PSA time! Pictured below is a retractable leash. It has a button that you can push to lock the length or you can let the dog run out, often up to 25-30 feet. In the last 3 days, we have handled multiple dog bite incidents where dogs were on this type of leash. The problem is, once the dog is 20 or more feet away from you, you have absolutely no way to "reel" the dog back in. If you try, you can very easily get a serious burn to your hands from the leash. Basically, you have no control over your dog at all when it is that far from you, period. We have had dogs killed by cars when the button on the leash broke and the dog ran into the street. When we deal with problems involving these leashes, we instruct people to throw them away! When people donate these leashes to us, we THROW THEM AWAY! You can call it retractable, flexi, adjustable, etc., but WE call them problems waiting to happen.

Please use a standard 6 foot leash when walking your dog in a public area and in close proximity to other dogs and people. This will help you to properly control your dog and keep everyone safer!

We just want everyone to be able to enjoy the outdoors safely! Thank you! Please SHARE!!!

06/04/2026

The cheapest pest control I've ever built cost me $7 and lasts forever. 🐸

It's called a frog hotel. And every night, a single tree frog inside
it eats up to 100 garden insects — for free.

Here's what you need:

A terracotta pot (turned on its side)
3-4 PVC pipes of different sizes (the tunnels)
A handful of smooth rocks (landing pads)
A thin layer of water inside (moisture, not a pond)
A shrub or wall for shade nearby

Build it once. Maintain it once a month. That's it.

The result? Tree frogs, toads, and spring peepers move in within
weeks — each one quietly hunting hundreds of mosquitoes, slugs,
beetles, and aphids every single night.

Most gardeners spend hundreds on sprays and traps. The smartest ones
just give the frogs a place to live.

Sometimes the best garden helpers are the quietest ones.

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

Stratford, get excited for the Horseshoe Crab & Tag Event!

Stratford's Conservation Commission will be hosting this educational tagging event on International Horseshoe Crab Day, June 20th, 2026, at Short Beach. Join to help support these vital creatures!