Educational Library
Use this page to view helpful pet care videos, download printer-friendly PDF versions of our most popular client handouts and forms, and access a searchable database of over 1000 informative pet health articles. New and updated information is being added all the time, so check back frequently. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, please don't hesitate to call us!
Patient Registration Form
You can streamline your registration at our hospital by clicking the link above, printing & completing the PDF form, and bringing it with you to your first appointment. You may also email it to us in advance via: records@familypetanimalhospital.com
Video Links
Pet Health Articles
Family Pet Handouts
General Pet Care
Dog Care
Cat Care
Senior Pet Care
Kids' Corner
Video Links
The CATalyst Council and the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine's "Partners in Animal Health" program offer these helpful videos:
- Cats & Carriers: Friends not Foes
- Giving your cat a pill or capsule
- Giving your cat liquid medications
- Giving your cat subcutaneous fluids
- Caring for your diabetic cat
- Trimming your cat's claws
- Brushing your cat's teeth
- Pet owner's guide to cancer
Click above to access a searchable library featuring hundreds of accurate, trusted-source articles on pet health.
Family Pet Animal Hospital Handouts
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General Pet Care
- 20 Questions to Help You Choose a Pet Insurance Provider
- 9 Important Pet Nutrition Facts
- Air Travel With Your Pet
- Blood Analysis and Testing
- Clues to Detecting Pain in Pets
- Common Poisonous Plants
- Common Intestinal Parasites
- Disposal of Household PIMS (Potentially Infectious Medical Waste) and "sharps"
- Emergency Preparedness (from the Department of Homeland Security)
- Halloween Tips
- Holiday Hazards
- Introducing a New Baby and a Pet: Behavior Protocol
- Introduction of a New Pet (to existing pets)
- Meeting the Cost of Pet Care
- MRSA: Important Info for Pet Owners from the Veterinary Information Network
- Non-toxic Plants
- NSAID Safety : Treating Pain in Your Dog
- Pet Dental Care 101
- Poison Prevention from ASPCA
- Quality of Life Scale
- Safe Car Travel With Your Pet, From the ASPCA
- Safe Disposal of Unused Pharmaceuticals
- Summer Weather Tips, From the ASPCA
- Travel Tips
- What to Ask a Breeder
- Why We Can't Stop Talking About It
Dog Care
- Chicago Dog Friendly Area (DFA) FAQs
- Chicago Dog Registration (Dog License) FAQs
- Chiropractic and Your Dog
- Choosing the Right Heartworm, Flea and Tick Prevention for Your Dog
- Dog Weight Guidelines
- Leptospirosis and DHPP Vaccinations
- Distemper / Hepatitis / Parvovirus / Parainfluenza (DHPP) Vaccination
- Deworming of Dogs and Cats
- Treating Pain in Your Dog: NSAID Safety
- Why Should I Spay or Neuter My Dog?
- The Wonderful World of Puppy Ownership
Cat Care
- Surgical Procedures in Cats
- Feline Clinical Update - Vaccinations (1.12)
- Feline Environmental Enrichment
- Feline Heartworm: Prevention and Care
- Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
- Fleas, Mosquitoes, and Your Cat
- House-soiling: Coping with Cat Elimination Problems
- Deworming of Cats and Dogs
- What You Should Know About Toxoplasmosis
- The Wonderful World of Kitten Ownership
Senior Pet Care
- Consider a Geriatric Workup for Your Aging Pet
- Early Warning Signs for Disease Processes
- Exercise and Pain Management in the Older Pet
- Nutrition and the Older Pet
- A Potpourri of Topics that Concern the Elderly Pet
