In accordance with the recommendations of the American Heartworm Society guidelines and because RBVS cares about implementing the best health care options for your pets, we will be asking that every dog owner using heartworm preventative medication to have a heartworm test annually. If your pet is just starting heartworm prevention, a heartworm test will be needed in dogs over 6 months of age or older prior to starting the medication. And, if your pet is already on heartworm

Sometimes it seems as if we can’t, any of us, get an appointment with a doctor when we want it. As veterinary professionals, we also struggle with scheduling to please clients/patients and get our work done successfully. The best way to explain how and why our schedule works or doesn’t work is just to give our clients an example of how the average day happens at Red Barn Veterinary Service. Somewhere in the early hours of the weekday, our office manager arrives. She will tur