Open House | Thank you for making our Open House a great success!  With your generosity, our local rescue groups are able to raise money and awareness.  We appreciate your continued support.  View Pictures

Canine Influenza | Recently, there have been confirmed reports of Canine Influenza in Fairfax County.  The most common signs are coughing, sneezing and discharge from the eyes and nose.  Treatment, if signs develop, is very successful with only a small portion of dogs becoming severely infected.  If you have any questions regarding your dog we will be happy to speak with you.  Also, we have provided some links below with helpful information regarding this virus.

• cdc.gov/flu/canine/

• healthypet.com/library_view.aspx?id=194

• avma.org/public_health/influenza/canine_bgnd.asp

Nutro Dry Cat Food | Out of an abundance of caution, Nutro Products announced a voluntary recall of select varieties of NUTRO NATURAL CHOICE COMPLETE CARE Dry Cat Foods and NUTRO MAX Cat Dry Foods with "Best If Used By Dates" between May 12, 2010 and August 22, 2010.  Read More

Caring Hands Animal Hospital, in loving memory of our wonderful friends and colleagues Grace Marandino and Lauren Whitestone, have established memorial and scholarship funds to honor their devotion as Licensed Veterinary Technicians and their dedication to the veterinary community.  Both Grace and Lauren were treasured members of the Caring Hands family and will always remain in our thoughts and hearts.  All donations are tax deductible and we thank you all for the continued support; please read below for further details.

Grace Marandino Memorial Fund | This find will benefit the Doorways for Women and Families Shelter in Arlington.  This is one of the only 9 shelters in the US that allows families to bring their pets with them in their time of need.  Anybody wishing to donate to this fund can send a check to the following address made payable to the Grace Marandino Memorial Fund.

Caring Hands Animal Hospital
5675 Stone Rd., Suite 200
Centerville, VA 20120

Grace Marandino Scholarship Fund | This fund was established for the Licensed Veterinary Technician Program at Northern Virginia Community College.  This fund will benefit young women like Grace who have been in the Veterinary field for at least three years serving the community and pets in need.  Grace was proud of accomplishing her goal as a LVT and we are proud to help others achieve their goals in the veterinary community.  Anybody wishing to donate to this fund can send a check to the following address, made payable to the NVCC Educational Foundation, along with the instructions that the funds be placed in the Marandino Scholarship account.

NVCC Educational Foundation
4001 Wakefield Chapel Rd.
Annandale, VA 22003

Lauren Whitestone Scholarship Fund | This fund was established for the Licensed Veterinary Technician Program at Northern Virginia Community College.  This fund will benefit young women like Lauren who have been in the Veterinary field for at least three years serving the community and pets in need.  Lauren was proud of accomplishing her goal as a LVT and we are proud to help others achieve their goals in the veterinary community.  Anybody wishing to donate to this fund can send a check to the following address, made payable to the NVCC Educational Foundation, along with the instructions that the funds be placed in the Whitestone Scholarship account.

NVCC Educational Foundation
4001 Wakefield Chapel Rd.
Annandale, VA 22003

Caring Hands Animal Hospital is now on Facebook and we'd love to have you as a Fan.  Just click on the icon to the left to go to our official Facebook page and become a fan.

We're so grateful for our wonderful clients and all the kind words that have been posted so far.  If you've got a few extra minutes to spare we'd love if you shared your feelings for us on Yelp.  If you're not a client yet, we invite you to read our reviews.  Just click on the icon to the left to go to your local Yelp page.

Caring Hands Animal Hospital is committed to providing prescription medications that are safe, effective, backed by the manufacturer as well as competitively priced. Because some Internet pharmacies have dubious business practices, we suggest using our client-only Online Pharmacy by clicking on the icon to the left. Our clients always have the option of having a prescription filled at the pharmacy of their choice. If you choose to have your medication filled through another pharmacy we will be happy to provide a written prescription that you may pick up.