Best Friends Animal Hospital

04/02/2026

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03/09/2026

02/01/2026

House soiling in cats occurs when they urinate or defecate outside their litter box. Urination or defecation (pooping) outside the litter box falls into two categories: toileting and marking. Toileting often indicates an underlying medical condition or incomplete litter box training. Marking, or mid

01/26/2026

FDA ADVISORY: The U.S. FDA is cautioning pet owners that eight samples of Raaw Energy dog food have tested positive for one or more types of pathogenic (harmful) bacteria, specifically: Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes), Salmonella, and Campylobacter jejuni. One sample also contained Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 bacteria, which may be harmful.

Raaw Energy dog food is ordered via the firm’s website and picked up in person by customers. The products are packaged in either 2-pound or 5-pound clear plastic tubes sealed on each end with a metal clip. Products are sold frozen in brown cardboard boxes containing 10 clear plastic tubes. The cardboard boxes have white stick-on labels identifying the product flavor, ingredients, and date code.

Because Raaw Energy products aren’t labeled with lot codes, different batches of product are distinguishable by a date code (date of manufacture) printed on white stickers on both the individual plastic tubes and the brown cardboard box. MORE: https://bit.ly/4qGLcGA

01/25/2026

Pet owners: Do not feed certain lots of Raaw Energy dog food due to bacterial contamination that poses health risks to dogs and their human companions.

Affected products include Chicken Medley, Salmon, Beef Chicken Medley, Beef Turkey Medley, and Beef Chicken Tripe Medley with date codes from Jul-Dec 2025.

See specific product details: https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/outbreaks-and-advisories/fda-advisory-do-not-feed-eight-lots-raaw-energy-dog-food-due-contamination-harmful-bacteria

01/22/2026

The Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District (WRFPD) responded to a family's call for help after their cat got itself stuck in a recliner.

01/16/2026

Owners have been urged to keep an eye out for symptoms

01/12/2026

✨ As A Friendly Reminder ✨

For spayed and neutered dogs, the city license is $2.50 for the year.

For unaltered dogs, the city license is $10 for the year.

Current rabies certificate is required!

Each tag comes with their own number that will be linked back to the owner!

01/02/2026

RECALL ALERT - Consumers Supply Distributing, LLC of Sioux City, Iowa is recalling 4 lb. bags of Country Vet Biscuits – Original Meaty Flavor and 4 lb. bags of Heartland Harvest Dog Biscuits – Meaty Flavor with Chicken because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

The recalled products were sold through retail stores in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Montana and Nebraska. Find more information at https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/consumers-supply-distributing-llc-recalls-country-vet-biscuits-dogs-due-possible-salmonella-health