Albert Lea Veterinary Clinic,LLC

401 Saint Thomas Avenue
Albert Lea, MN 56007-3737

(507)373-8161

albertleavet.com

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Medial Luxating Patella in Dogs

The medial luxating patella, commonly called a trick knee, is an extremely common problem in toy-breed dogs. An owner typically notices a little skip in the dog ...

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Pain Drugs for Dogs and Being an Informed Owner

Controlling your dog’s pain is essential to his overall well-being. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of drugs commonly used to control ...

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Nutrition for Your Cat

Unlike dogs and people, which are omnivores and gain nutrition from both plants and meat, cats are obligate carnivores. This means that they get most of their n ...

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Separation Anxiety: The Fear of Being Alone

Dogs are highly social, and most dogs thrive best when they have company. Being alone results in separation anxiety and other separation-related behaviors for m ...

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My Neighbor Poisoned my Dog!

Of all the odd phenomena that I have witnessed in 18 years of veterinary emergency medicine, one stands out as perhaps the oddest and most annoying:  the unshak ...

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What's in a Name?

Most veterinarians will warn you to never name a pet “Lucky.” For some reason, most Luckys are anything but. The canine versions have a knack for sniffing out ...

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Testimonials

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'Dr. Smith has cared for our pets for nearly 14 years. We have appreciated his kindness and excellent care of each of our fur babies. Each member of the office is also wonderful. We are very fortunate to have this clinic in our town. ~Heidi S.

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Testimonials

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'Dr. Smith has cared for our pets for nearly 14 years. We have appreciated his kindness and excellent care of each of our fur babies. Each member of the office is also wonderful. We are very fortunate to have this clinic in our town. ~Heidi S.

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