Chestnut Veterinary Clinic

CHESTNUT IS TAKING AN EXTENDED WEEKEND BEGINNING THURSDAY 10/20 - MONDAY 10/24/2022. THE OFFICE WILL REOPEN ON 10/25 @ 9am.

IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY PLEASE CALL: PVSEC @ 724-809-2000 or
CHEAT LAKE ANIMAL HOSP @ 304-594-1124

STAFF AT CHESTNUT VET THANKS YOU FOR SUPPORTING A LOCAL FAMILY BUSINESS AND WE WISH YOU A SAFE AND HAPPY WEEKEND.

A pet in a parked car, even with the windows open, can quickly overheat and die on a warm day!! WHY do people insist on taking their dogs with them?

If you see an animal in distress in someone’s car, call 911 immediately and try to find the owner. If you cannot find the owner immediately, and you are still waiting for first responders and the animal seems to be in grave condition, state law allows you to break the car window or make entry to save the pet’s life.

I am sorry to have to post this but this is exactly what happens. Owners can't stay and
the pets look for them until they are asleep.

“Pets, it turns out, also have last wishes before they die, but only known by veterinarians who put old and sick animals to sleep. Twitter user Jesse Dietrich asked a vet what was the most difficult part of his job.

The specialist answered without hesitation that it was the hardest for him to see how old or sick animals look for their owners with the eyes of their owners before going to sleep. The fact is that 90 % of owners don't want to be in a room with a dying animal. People leave so that they don't see their pet leave. But they don't realize that it's in these last moments of life that their pet needs them most.

Veterinarians ask the owners to be close to the animals until the very end. ′′It's inevitable that they die before you. Don't forget that you were the center of their life. Maybe they were just a part of you. But they are also your family. No matter how hard it is, don't leave them.

Dont let them die in a room with a stranger in a place they dont like. It is very painful for veterinarians to see how pets cannot find their owner during the last minutes of their life. They dont understand why the owner left them. After all, they needed their owner’s consolation.

Veterinarians do everything possible to ensure that animals are not so scared, but they are completely strangers to them. Don't be a coward because it's too painful for you. Think about the pet. Endure this pain for the sake of their sake. Be with them until the end.”

- Tricia Mo’orea

Photo credit: Travis Patenaude.

FOR THE EASTER HOLIDAY THE CLINIC WILL BE CLOSED FOR GOOD FRIDAY 4/15/2022 AND THE FOLLOWING MONDAY 4/18. CHESTNUT VET WILL BE OPEN 4/19, TUESDAY MORNING @ 9am.

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY PLEASE CALL:
PVSEC @ 724-809-2000 OR
CHEAT LAKE ANIMAL HOSP @ 304-594-1124.

CHESTNUT STAFF HOPES YOU HAVE A SAFE AND BLESSED HOLIDAY. HAPPY EASTER !