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• posted: Dec. 17, 2025

At-Home Dental Care: Keeping Your Pet’s Smile Healthy Between Visits Good oral health plays a major role in your pet’s overall wellness. At West End Veterinary Clinic in Henrico, we help Read More

• posted: Nov. 05, 2025

Why Your Pet’s Dental Health Matters When it comes to pet care, dental hygiene often takes a back seat to vaccinations and grooming. But neglecting your pet’s teeth can lead to Read More

• posted: Aug. 13, 2025
• Dr. Chelsea Mason

A Healthy Weight for a Healthy Life: Understanding Pet Obesity Pet obesity is a serious and growing problem, and it's our mission as your veterinary clinic to help you keep your Read More

• posted: Jul. 22, 2025

It’s the time of year that snakes are prevalent. If your pet noses around areas where a snake may be present, they could get bitten. A common place for snakes Read More

• posted: Jul. 08, 2025

With widespread legalization of marijuana and a surge in hemp and CBD-based products, interest in how these products may help our canine and feline companions is steadily growing.  CBD and Read More

• posted: Oct. 26, 2024

If you’re the proud owner of a Bulldog, Pug, French Bulldog, Boston Terrier, or anothershort-nosed (brachycephalic) breed, you’ve likely noticed their adorable snorts and snuffles.While these sounds can be endearing, Read More

• posted: Oct. 13, 2024
• Dr. Chelsea Mason

Arthritis and joint pain are inevitable problems as both humans and animals age.  In veterinary medicine, management of arthritis has often revolved solely around a combination of medications to reduce Read More

• posted: Sep. 12, 2024
• Dr. Chelsea Mason

Did you know studies have shown that dogs will never be able to properly bond with humans if they aren’t exposed to them by 14 weeks of age?  It’s hard Read More

• posted: Aug. 31, 2024
• Dr. Chelsea Mason

Not Spaying Female Pets Not Only Can Result in an Unplanned Pregnancy … It Also Can Threaten Their Lives! Sadly, the epidemic of unspayed and unneutered animals in the U.S. is Read More

• posted: Aug. 31, 2024
• Dr. Chelsea Mason

“Where are you going?” I choked back tears as I imagined these words coming from the mind of the emaciated old cat on my exam table.  She had lost half Read More

• posted: Mar. 12, 2024
• Dr. Chelsea Mason

Tips and Tricks to Help You Prepare We’ve all been there. The dog that puts on the brakes with all 4 paws the second they see the veterinary clinic. Or the Read More

• posted: Mar. 12, 2024
• Dr. Chelsea Mason

Many Americans are now spending more time at home with their pets because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  This is great news for our pets!  Not only do they get more Read More

• posted: Jan. 28, 2024
• Dr. Chelsea Mason

How many times has your dentist told you “you really need to start flossing”? The last time I saw my dentist I told him I would poke him in the Read More

• posted: Sep. 12, 2023
• Dr. Chelsea Mason

Questions about pet foods: what foods are best, how much should I feed, how will I know if my pet has a food allergy?  These are some of the most Read More