Fox Ridge Veterinary Clinic

08/03/2025

Ronan and Ash are splitting a spoon full of peanut butter on their first vaccine visit!

08/01/2025

07/31/2025

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07/30/2025

Maple is part of the team at MSU’s Pollinator Performance Center doing critical pollinator research and education. A retired police K-9, she uses her super sense of smell to detect bacteria in bee colonies to help prevent disease from spreading.

Currently, beekeepers must manually inspect colonies for disease, but dogs like Maple can identify disease much faster, which could make a big impact on the industry.

This project is one of many occurring at the Pollinator Performance Center. Operating since 2021, the center allows MSU to be at the forefront of honeybee and other pollinator research.

07/29/2025

🧠Is your dog getting enough brain exercise?🦮

Research shows that physical activity boosts BDNF—a powerful brain chemical that supports learning, memory, and emotional stability. In dogs, enriched environments that include regular movement and sniffing time (“sniffaries”) increase BDNF levels and help keep their brains sharp, especially as they age.🐾

Sniffing on walks, play sessions, problem-solving games… these aren’t just cute—they’re neuroscience in action.💥

So go ahead: slow down on that walk. Let them sniff for as long as they wish, at least once a day, without hurrying them along. Becuase you’re not just stretching legs and emptying bladders —you’re building brain power.

07/28/2025

07/27/2025

Prebiotic Toppers for your Dog's Bowl! 🫐

While dogs and cats don’t require added starch to be healthy, they do need healthy sources of fiber to maintain a thriving microbiome🦠, and consumption of only protein and healthy fats are inadequate for this purpose. Their gastrointestinal ecosystems need fiber-dense roughage (aka the prebiotic fibers that constitute “good carbs”) without the added glycemic index/sugar spike of consuming refined, highly processed starch. The “good carbs/bad carbs” discussion can be summed up by most nutritionists in one statement: there’s a big metabolic difference between eating broccoli and eating white bread.

🥄Start with small amounts, rotate ingredients, and serve raw or lightly steamed.

👉 You can find more on building a better bowl with the right fiber-rich foods and fresh toppers in our book The Forever Dog LIFE - packed with practical tips, recipes, and nutrition insights.

07/26/2025

They still are puppies at heart ❤️

07/23/2025

It's a short life, give them a treat once in a while ❤️