Traveling with your Pet

Traveling with your Pet Traveling with your pet may be for fun or it may be a matter of necessity but with a little forward planning it will be much easier for everyone involved. I have personal experience with traveling across the United States with two cats and a...

A Weird Year for Fleas

A Weird Year for Fleas  At Copper Hill Animal Clinic we generally see two to four flea cases in an entire year. We are lucky in Santa Clarita that we are not troubled with fleas nearly as frequently as other geographical locations. Uncharacteristically, we have seen...

Gratitude

Gratitude  As the holiday season wraps up and we are greeted with the quiet promise of a whole new year, I find myself thinking about gratitude. Holidays are meant to be full of joy but for many they can also remind us of the absence of a loved one. When you sit down...

Guinea Pig Health

Guinea Pig Health  Guinea pigs are charming little pets with great big personality.  Most of the diseases we see associated with these little friends are rooted in husbandry problems. It is hard to know exactly how to house and feed your guinea pig since...