Posts in Category: Pet Rehab & Therapy
Pain Scales for Pets: How Vets Measure Discomfort
When your pet is in distress, your top priority is helping them get comfortable and happy again. While this is what your veterinarian wants, too, it is important to figure out the cause, type, and level of your dog or cat’s discomfort in order to find the right solution. Keep reading to learn more about how vets assess pain.
Continue…Laser Therapy for Healing: How Volunteer Vet Uses Light to Support Recovery
When it comes to modern veterinary medicine, few innovations have made as effective an impact as laser therapy. Best of all, laser therapy is gentle, non-invasive, and useful for a range of issues.
Here’s what the team at Volunteer Veterinary Hospital wants you to know about this groundbreaking canine recovery treatment.
Continue…Is Your Pet Slowing Down? When to Schedule a Mobility Checkup
Your dog used to zoom through the yard like a furry rocket. Now? He’s hesitating at the stairs and skipping playtime. Maybe your once-spry cat avoids leaping onto her favorite perch. It might seem like your pet is just “getting older,” but changes in movement can signal something more.
At Volunteer Veterinary Hospital in Knoxville, we know how important it is to catch mobility issues early. A simple checkup could be the first step to helping your pet feel like themselves again.
Continue…Laser Therapy for Pets
If the word “laser” brings to mind images of Star Trek, light sabers, and the movie Independence Day, Volunteer Veterinary Hospital is about to change your world. Just as in human medicine, lasers are being used with increasing frequency in veterinary medicine, too; and we are happy to be able to help our pet patients with our state-of-the-art K-Laser.
So, what is laser therapy for pets and what exactly does it do? Look no further for the answers… Continue…



