by St. Francis Animal and Bird Admin | Oct 1, 2020 | News / Blog
September: Pain Awareness Month By Jennifer Blair, DVM, CVA, CVFT, CTPEP Animals experience pain and discomfort just as people do. While it is obvious that a pet who is limping is experiencing pain, often the signs of pain are much more subtle. These signs...
by St. Francis Animal and Bird Admin | Aug 25, 2020 | News / Blog
ST FRANCIS CLOSURES Please mark your calendars for the following St Francis closures. August 26th: 1:00-2:30 pm: Staff Meeting. September 4th-7th: Extended Labor Day Weekend. September 17th: 1:00-3:00 pm: Staff Meeting. As many of you already know, many veterinary...
by St. Francis Animal and Bird Admin | Jul 27, 2020 | News / Blog
ST FRANCIS: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Thank you for all of your support, gratitude and partnership over these past months. We too long for normalcy, but if we have to continue to negotiate these challenging times, we are incredibly grateful to do so with each of you. We...
by St. Francis Animal and Bird Admin | Jun 8, 2020 | News / Blog
COVID-19: ST FRANCIS UPDATES Thank you for continuing to help us provide excellent curbside service. I think we are all settling in to these new normal protocols. Based on current recommendations, we anticipate that our curbside service will continue for an extended...
by St. Francis Animal and Bird Admin | May 18, 2020 | News / Blog
As we have for the past nine weeks, we continue to monitor the conditions across the country and adjust our protocols to comply with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the MN Department of Health; the Minnesota Board of Veterinary Medicine; and...
by St. Francis Animal and Bird Admin | May 12, 2020 | News / Blog
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced the first confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in two pet cats in New York and a Pug in North Carolina. Previously, the virus had been detected in a handful of other...