Welcome to Colonial Manor Animal Hospital
Dr. David Ihrke, Dr. Joe DeMoor, Dr. Amber Ihrke and staff are committed to bringing you and your pets better health by practicing the science of Veterinary Medicine. Homer Glen based Colonial Manor Animal Hospital is a family business founded in 1965 by Dr. George Ihrke
Featured Articles
Home Dental Care Home dental care for your cat or dog has the same goal as home dental care for yourself, to remove dental plaque. Plaque is the sticky, whitish film with the bad taste and offensive odor that accumula...
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Get Down With Your Dog Each year fifteen million Americans engage in the practice of yoga. Many of the same Americans own some of the over seventy-three million dogs owned in the United States. If you put yoga and dogs toge...
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Food Allergies Food allergies occasionally occur in dogs and cats. They usually manifest themselves as itchy skin, ear infections, chronic vomiting, or diarrhea. If you suspect that your pet may have a food allergy,...
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Pet Insurance Explained As the amount of money spent on pet health care increases steadily at an estimated rate of 40% a year, and as pets become more like family, owners are looking to spend a little more for their pets. Ma...
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Litter Box Problems One of the most common complaints that cat owners make is that a cat will not use its litter box properly. Usually it is a problem with the cat urinating outside the box, but occasionally a cat will b...
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Rescue Dogs Among the many heroes in the days and weeks following September 11 were search and rescue dogs. These dogs and their handlers were brought in from all over the country to help at the New York and Wash...
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