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One of the best things you can do for your pet is having him or her spayed or neutered. Here at Mokena Animal Clinic, the procedure is a routine surgery. Our Mokena veterinarian is an exceptional surgeon and will take extreme care with your loving companion.

Pet dental care is as important to animals as it is to humans. Pets need to have their teeth cleaned regularly in order to maintain good oral hygiene and healthy teeth and gums. Whether you own a cat or a dog in Mokena IL, we encourage you to maintain your pet's dental health. The following tips will help.

A bland diet is a diet fed to dogs while they're recovering from an upset stomach. Perhaps the most common bland diet for dogs in Mokena is a combination of white rice and boiled beef, combined in proportions of 2 parts rice to 1 part beef.

Back to school time can be stressful for pets! Staying at home alone after spending all summer playing with your kids can be depressing and lonely for many animals. Easing your pet into the transition and keeping your pet physically active during this time can help keep up your pet's good spirits. These tips will help.

Obesity in dogs is an important issue. Overweight animals are at higher risk for diabetes and other deadly diseases. They also have shorter life spans and develop arthritis earlier than their counterparts.

You love your pets like family, so of course you want to make sure they stay as healthy as possible. One of the best ways to help protect your pet's health is to make sure they get plenty of exercise and that they're eating a nutritious diet.

Summer is finally here, and for many pet owners, this means spending a lot more time outdoors with our pets. Many pets, dogs and cats included, enjoy spending time outside when the weather gets warmer.

Arthritis is one of the most common health concerns that afflict older pets. Mokena Animal Clinic offers an array of Mokena senior pet care treatment options for dogs, cats and other animals that suffer from this progressive, irreversible condition, which is most commonly associated with the normal wear and tear that goes along with aging.

The benefits of non-invasive laser therapy (also known as low level laser therapy or cold laser therapy) have been well-documented in humans. At Mokena Animal Clinic in Mokena IL, we're bringing this technology into our veterinary services as part of our comprehensive pet health and wellness solutions. 

At Mokena Animal Clinic, we know that you care about your animal's well-being: you stay up-to-date on all vaccines and preventative medications, you help your animal maintain a healthy weight, and you give your pet the right balance of exercise, nutrition, and socialization to stay healthy and happy.