Cat Friendly Practice
Kelsey Stover, DVM Lazy 5 Vets info@lazy5vets.com 704.636.1100 Raising the Bar in Feline Care as a Cat-Friendly Practice® Veterinary professionals encourage routine care for all cats to ensure a happy, healthy life. Salisbury, NC (January 1, 2022) – Lazy 5 Vets is...
The Importance of Socializing Puppies to Guide Them to Being an Emotionally Healthy Adult
Hello all! Many of you who have brought your pets in have likely met me, but I am Dr. Kelsey Stover, one of your doctors serving you here at Lazy 5 Veterinary Hospital. Recently, as with many people through this past year in the pandemic, I have adopted a puppy who...
Preventative Healthcare and Annual Vaccines
Preventative Healthcare and Annual Vaccines Just like we humans have to have annual checkups with the doctor, the same goes for our pets. Staying up to date on vaccines helps us prevent illnesses that could leave lasting complications or possibly death. The same can...
Veterinary Acupuncture 101
What is acupuncture? You’ve probably heard of acupuncture for humans, but did you know that veterinary acupuncture can help treat your pet’s chronic diseases? This form of Chinese medicine involved the insertion of very thin needles into the skin at specific points...
What You Need to Know About Rabies
What is Rabies? An important thing to note is that only mammals are able to contract rabies. Typically, rabies is found in wild animals like skunks, bats, coyotes, raccoons, and foxes who are unable to be vaccinated. Rabies is a virus that affects the brain and...
The Importance of Grooming & De-Shedding
For most, when it comes to taking care of your pet’s health, grooming is not the first thing that comes to mind. What most people don’t know is that regular grooming can have a multitude of health benefits for your pet and can help them live a longer, more comfortable...
July 4th Pet Safety Tips
For humans, fireworks are a fun, exciting way to celebrate holidays, especially the Fourth of July. However, for our furry friends, fireworks are much less exciting and often cause your pets’ anxiety. To ensure that you and your pets have a stress free Fourth...
Preparing for Flea Season
Fleas are a dreaded creature to all pet owners. They seem to infest our beloved pets and make theirs, and our lives a misery. They make our pets itchy and can carry diseases, like Lyme disease, and tapeworms. So, what can we do about it? How can we help our pets and...
Ticks and Tick Prevention
Tick season is here in North Carolina, and with COVID-19 keeping many from work and social visits, going outside suddenly seems like a great idea, especially in our beautiful N.C. spring weather. However, ticks also enjoy our weather and are out about, ready to attach...
COVID-19 & Pets
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Some cause illness in people while others can cause illness in animals. Some coronaviruses that infect animals can sometimes spread to people, but this is extremely rare, and while the outbreak of COVID-19 has been thought...
