Holiday Safety Tips for Pet Owners in South Florida

The holiday season is a time for joy and celebration, but it can also be a time of danger for pets. With all the extra food, decorations and guests around, it's important to take some extra precautions to keep your furry friends safe. Here are some holiday safety tips to...

Pet Poison Prevention: Do you know what is and isn’t poisonous to your pet?

March is Pet Poison Prevention Month - Familiarize Yourself with these Common Household Items As a loving pet parent, keeping your animal companion by your side for as many years as possible is likely one of your top priorities. At Lakeside Animal Hospital, we provide routine health services and wellness...

Lakeside on Summer Heat Danger to Pets with NBC 6

After Dr. Frione started to see an increase of heat exhaustion cases in pets at Lakeside Animal Hospital, NBC 6 asked Dr. Frione to help spread the word and protect other pets from the summer heat.  https://youtu.be/riSw-vqpS0g The NBC 6 article says: "There are two common problems during the summer...

March: Poison Prevention Month

Each year, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) works to provide important and sometimes lifesaving information along with handy safety guides to pet parents nationwide. Last year alone, APCC helped over 232,000 animals! March is Pet Poison Prevention Month, and to help raise awareness of common hazards and toxins to pets,...

Thanksgiving Hours and Foods to Avoid Feeding Pets

Lakeside Animal Hospital is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, November 25 and all-day on Thursday, November 26. Traveling for the holidays? Don’t forget to get your fur-babies boarding reservation in!When you celebrate Thanksgiving this year, there will be so many temptations that might result in...

Keeping our staff, patients, and clients safe during the COVID-19 pandemic

SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, has sparked concern throughout the world and Lakeside Animal Hospital is taking preventative measures to help keep everyone in our hospital safe.Our hospital has several medical-grade air protections called Novaerus, an air disinfection unit, located throughout our hospital.Novaerus not only disinfects the air from bacteria...

Dogs in Hot Cars

Summer is here! But let’s get real; it is summer all year ‘round in sunny South Florida. The scary reality is that during the summer the days are hot and inside our cars it is even hotter. It is very important that you never leave your fur-baby in your car,...

Tips for Traveling Safely with your Pet

Traveling with your pet can be highly stressful for some pets but exciting for others, especially when traveling during a pandemic. Make sure you know your pet will enjoy themselves before investing and adding them to your travel plans. Your best bet is to test it out before investing! Take a mini car...

With Rainy Weather Comes Poisonous Toads

Unfortunately, we South Floridians know very well about the rainy weather our beautiful unpredictable Sunshine State throws at us. With the downpour comes plenty of water and plenty of pesky Cane Toad's aka Bufo Toad's. We at Lakeside Animal Hospital love all creatures big and small and truly kid when we...