Important Information Regarding Appointments During the Covid-19 Crisis
The emergence of Covid-19 has forced many changes in our day to day lives. This includes how we take care of pets at Kensington Veterinary Hospital. Thank you for taking a few moments to familiarize yourself with our new protocols, so you know what to expect when you visit us.
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Resources by Subject
Forms
Conventional Medicine
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- American Veterinary Medical Association- Pet Care
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center App for Phone
- Caring for your Older Cat
- Chiari Malformation, Syringomyelia information
- Dental health in cats
- Diabetes info, Cats and Dogs
- Giving Insulin to your Diabetic Cat- video
- Giving Insulin to your Dog- video
- Diabetes Caring for your Diabetic Cat
- Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs
- Diabeties Alphatrak users guide
- Diabeties Basic Information & How to Measure
- Diabeties Caring for your Diabetic Dog
- Diabetic Remission in Cats - a reasonable goal
- How to give Insulin Injections with a syringe- videos
- 8 Top Things to know about Diabetic Management
- Effects of Air Pollution and Essential oils on Pets (toxic effects)
- Feline Herpesvirus
- Pet Diabetes Tracker app for Apple
- Pet Diabetes Tracker app for Android
- Heart health and dogs
- Feline House Soiling
- Fleas and other parasites
- Getting your Cat to the Vet; Reducing Stress for the Vet Visit
- Hyperthyroidism, A Recent Diagnosis
- Hyperthyroidism in Cats
- Hypothyroidism Canine
- Infectious disease, parasites and zoonoses
- Itchy Dogs and Apoquel
- The itch cycle
- Nursing Care for Your Cat
- Ohio State University Indoor Cat Initiative- enrichment ideas
- Ophthalmic Corneal Sequestrum
- Ophthalmic Corneal Ulcers
- Ophthalmic Distichiaand Ectopic Cilia
- Ophthalmic Entropion
- Ophthalmic Glaucoma
- Ophthalmic Uveitis
- Pancreatitis and your pet
- Periodontal Therapy
- Periodontal Disease
- Pet Poison Helpline
- Pre-anesthetic testing (canine)
- Pre-anesthetic testing (feline)
- Sharps containers disposal in San Diego
- Subcutaneous fluid administration (video)
- Subcutaneous fluid administration (video)
- Vomiting in Cats- is it normal?
- Your Cat's Environmental Needs
- Why we may recommend bloodtests
- Canine Bloodwork
- Screening for Kidney Disease in dogs- SDMA test
- Feline Bloodwork
- Urine Collection from a female dog- video
- Urine collection from a male dog- video
- Urinalysis
Integrative Medicine
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- Acupuncture Video- Dr Ungar on Pet Lounge!
- What is integrative medicine?
- What is laser and how does it work?
- Learn more about the k-laser
- Information about laser therapy with Class IV laser
- PetMD info about Class IV Laser therapy
- CBS new article and video about laser therapy for animals
- Washington Post article about acupuncture
- Visit acupuncture.com
- What is homeopathy?
- National Center for Homeopathy
- Cancer Homeopathy with Dr. Charles Loops
- NIH information
- Veterinary TCM
- Veterinary Physiotherapy
- Veterinary Massage Therapy
- Veterinary Magnetic Therapy
- Veterinary Homeopathy
- Veterinary Herbal Therapy
- Veterinary Chiropractic Care
- Veterinary Acupuncture
- T Touch Therapy
- Supplements- information about many different supplements
- Standard Process Supplements/Glandulars
Nutrition
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- American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition
- Antioxidants
- "Best" Dog food 2018 by Reviews.com
- "Best" Cat food 2018 by Reviews.com
- Calcium Supplements
- Detailed info about natural and conventional cat foods
- Diabetes and Diet
- Enzymes
- Fatty Acid Supplements
- Fish Oil Supplements
- Flax Seed Oil
- Good info for home prepared diets
- Great natural pet food store in La Mesa
- Home Made Diets
- Home Prepared DietsBalanceit.com, consulting service to make a balanced home diet
- Home prepared diets
- Home prepared diets- UC Davis Nutrition consulting service
- Home diets- pet nutrition by a board certified veterinary nutritionist
- Home prepared diets based on Chinese Medicine
- How To Feed Sick Cats-video
- How to avoid the 2 am Foodie Call!
- Just Food For Dogs (and cats)- excellent fresh cooked frozen diets
- Natural feeding for cats
- Natural Approaches to Feeding
- NIH- Office of Dietary Supplements
- Nutritional content of various canned cat foods- good info for diabetic cats
- The Pet Food Guessing game- what to feed?
- Pet Food Labels- what's in it?
- Pet Food- three myths
- Probiotics
- Raw Food Diets
- A wonderful local natural food company
- Information about food recalls
- More information about food recalls
- Information about safe handling of food
- To report food safety concerns
- Tips for Weight Loss for Cats
- Weight, Calories and your pet- caloric needs, contents of some foods and treats
- Why is good nutrition important? (booklet from Honest Kitchen)
Grooming
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- Nancy Levinson, artist who does lovely animal oil paintings
- Grooming recommendations from the ASPCA
- Our favorite natural, safe product for indoor flea control
- Our favorite natural, safe product for outdoor flea control
- One of our favorite topical flea control products
- Another of our favorite topical flea control products
- What is Hydrosurge?
Specialist Referral
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- American Veterinary Medical Association- Pet Care
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center App for Phone
- Caring for your Older Cat
- Chiari Malformation, Syringomyelia information
- Dental health in cats
- Diabetes info, Cats and Dogs
- Giving Insulin to your Diabetic Cat- video
- Giving Insulin to your Dog- video
- Diabetes Caring for your Diabetic Cat
- Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs
- Diabeties Alphatrak users guide
- Diabeties Basic Information & How to Measure
- Diabeties Caring for your Diabetic Dog
- Diabetic Remission in Cats - a reasonable goal
- How to give Insulin Injections with a syringe- videos
- 8 Top Things to know about Diabetic Management
- Effects of Air Pollution and Essential oils on Pets (toxic effects)
- Feline Herpesvirus
- Pet Diabetes Tracker app for Apple
- Pet Diabetes Tracker app for Android
- Heart health and dogs
- Feline House Soiling
- Fleas and other parasites
- Getting your Cat to the Vet; Reducing Stress for the Vet Visit
- Hyperthyroidism, A Recent Diagnosis
- Hyperthyroidism in Cats
- Hypothyroidism Canine
- Infectious disease, parasites and zoonoses
- Itchy Dogs and Apoquel
- The itch cycle
- Nursing Care for Your Cat
- Ohio State University Indoor Cat Initiative- enrichment ideas
- Ophthalmic Corneal Sequestrum
- Ophthalmic Corneal Ulcers
- Ophthalmic Distichiaand Ectopic Cilia
- Ophthalmic Entropion
- Ophthalmic Glaucoma
- Ophthalmic Uveitis
- Pancreatitis and your pet
- Periodontal Therapy
- Periodontal Disease
- Pet Poison Helpline
- Pre-anesthetic testing (canine)
- Pre-anesthetic testing (feline)
- Sharps containers disposal in San Diego
- Subcutaneous fluid administration (video)
- Subcutaneous fluid administration (video)
- Vomiting in Cats- is it normal?
- Your Cat's Environmental Needs
- Why we may recommend bloodtests
- Canine Bloodwork
- Screening for Kidney Disease in dogs- SDMA test
- Feline Bloodwork
- Urine Collection from a female dog- video
- Urine collection from a male dog- video
- Urinalysis
Pet Travel
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This information is here for reference purposes; it is your responsibility to be sure you have fully informed yourself about any travel requirements as they vary from place to place, and they do change. Many of these links have additional useful links, so take time to browse! Wishing you safe travels!
- ASPC Travel with Pets Tips
- 2016 New Aphis Pet Travel Website
- APHIS Imports and Exports
- Pet Moving Company
- Worldwide Travel Resource
- State Information
- Travel assistance
- Travel with Pets
- Camping with your pet
- Trucking with your pet
- Travel to Hawaii
- Bring Fido- where to go with pets
- Car Ride Safety with Pets
- Caring for Animals: Disaster Safety Guide
- CDC Travel with Pets
- Embassy contacts
- Federal information (traveling internationally to/from US)
- Fire Safety and Prevention for Pets
- International travel
- International- Bringing Pets and Wildlife into USA
- Importing Pets or Wildlife- CDC
- Training with Devotion to Dogs (Ben Davidson)
- Training with Nan Arthur
- Training with Carol Harris
- Training with Zoe's Dog Training
- Training with Amit at Blue Leash
- Customizable puppy training books (pdf) by Ian Dunbar
- Boarding and fun Doggie Day Care in Lakeside
- Pet resort, daycare and boarding in Hillcrest/Bay Park
- Boarding in Encinitas,Oceanside, Poway
- Boarding, training, swimming in Carmel Valley
- Boarding in Encinitas
- Paw Prints pet sitting (in home)
- Project Wildlife
- The Purring Parrot- boarding for cats and birds!
End of Life Decisions
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- Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement
- A checklist to help you know when it is time to say goodbye
- General Pet Loss Support information
- San Diego Humane Society support group
- Rancho Coastal Humane Society Pet Loss support group
- In home pet euthanasia, Kristi Freeman DVM
- In home pet euthanasia, Paws into Grace
- In home pet euthanasia, Transitions
- Pet loss bereavement programs
- Grief Rituals
- Rainbow Bridge
- Quality of Life Scale
Giving Back
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- Video produced by our intern Cristina
- Video produced by our intern Kadija
- Video produced by our intern Tania
- We have been proud sponsors of Mid-City Little League for many years
- Hunger2Help-a wonderful local program to help the homeless and their pets
- Feeding America, a great local help agency to fight hunger
- KVH at Feed America
- FACE walk doggie dash website
Contact Info
3817 Adams Ave
San Diego, CA 92116
Phone: 619-584-8418
Fax: 619-584-0564
New Hours During Covid Crisis:
Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm (closed 12:30-1:30 for lunch)
Sat-Sun Closed