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Mapleview Animal Hospital Celebrates Their 20th Anniversary March 19th! Posted March 13, 2012 by Dan Cash

Mapleview Animal Hospital celebrates their 20th anniversary on Monday March 19th and you're invited!  Stop in for a free cupcake and in honor of their 20th anniversary Mapleview Animal Hospital is giving away prizes.  When you purchase Vectra 3D for dogs on March 19th your name will be entered into a drawing for the prizes to be given away like $20 Visa gift cards, $20 gas cards, $20 from Chow Hound and $20 Mapleview Animal Hospital gift certificates!

Exisiting clients can get in on a special on Vectra for cats and kittens and Vectra 3D for dogs when you buy one or 2 doses , you'll receive an equal quantity of the same size free. That's up to 4 doses per pet for the price of two.  Offer good while supplies last.  

On March 19th help celebrate the 20th anniversary at Mapleview Animal Hospital on Panther Drive at the corner of 136th and Riley on Holland's northside!

Toys for Tots and Community Action House Drive Posted December 1, 2011 by Dan Cash

Help us help the local community with your donation of a new unwrapped toy; non-perishable food item; personal hygiene product or paper products during our drive taking place until December 19th.  

For each toy donated, Mapleview will put up a $10 credit per toy on your account.  For each non-perishable food item, personal hygiene product or paper product, we'll put a $1 credit p/item on your account.  There is a total of $250 in credits that a client may receive during this year's program.  

Headin' Home Pet Rescue Throws Pupper Shower Party for 52 Mill Doggies from Missouri/Oklahoma Posted September 16, 2011 by Dan Cash

Headin' Home Pet Rescue, Inc. and A New Start On Life had a Puppy Shower party for 52 puppy mill doggies rescued from Missouri/Oklahoma on Saturday in Holland, MI.  Headin' Home had this to say on Facebook: THANK YOU to all the volunteers and people who came out to support the Puppy Shower! It was a huge success. We received lots of applications on both puppies and older dogs. We will have a lot of work in the next few days processing all the applications. There are lots of wonderful gifts for the pups which they will be very excited to play with. The people of the greater Holland area are awesome and we love you! Thanks again.

Missouri Dogs Arrive at Headin' Home Pet Rescue Posted August 8, 2011 by Dan Cash

The Missouri dogs have arrived at Headin' Home Pet Rescue.  Photos of the dogs are below:

Headin' Home Pet Rescue Dogs from Missouri

Petapalooza Raises $900 in Raffle! Posted June 15, 2011 by Dan Cash

With raffles, obstacle courses, vendors and more the Holland Petapalooza celebration with Mapleview Animal Hospital was a major success!  The event raised over $900 for the Holland K9 unit and over 25 pet adoptions!

2011 Petapalooza Turnout Strong! Posted June 15, 2011 by Dan Cash

Thank you so VERY MUCH to all the rescue groups, vendors, demonstration participants and attendees for once again supporting this wonderful event! We couldn't do it without all of you. It was another hugely successful day. We'll have the tally from the raffle up within a day or two. THANKS AGAIN!!!

Find Your New Family Member at Petapalooza 2011! Posted May 26, 2011 by Dan Cash

Find your new family member at Mapleview Animal Hospital's Petapalooza June 12th!
Rescue groups include:
DeGraff Nature Center
Harbor Humane Society
Faithful to Felines
A now start on life
Head'n Home Rescue
Animal Placement Bureau
West Michigan Ferret Connection
Pound Buddies
Halfway Home
Golden Years Malamute
West Michigan Critter Rescue
TLC
Michigan Boxer Rescue
Also!!! See over 20 local area vendors that cater to anything and everything that has to do with pet care and services!! You don;t want to miss this huge event!

Kitten Fixin Dates Return! Posted March 23, 2011 by Dan Cash

Kitten Fixin'

Back by popular demand, we are again offering Kitten Fixin'. During select days throughout the year, we will be offering 1/2 off the price of cat/kitten

spays/neuters. Cats and kittens must be current on rabies vaccinations. If they're not vaccinated, we can do a rabies vaccination at the time of the

surgery for $13. Due to time limitations, we will not be performing declaws on these dates. An appointment is necessary. The dates for Kitten Fixin'are:

February 15

March 15

April 12 & 26

May 10 & 24

June 14 & 28

July 12 & 26

August 9 & 23

September 13 & 27

October 11

November 15

December 13

Petapalooza Returns to Mapleview Animal Hospital Posted March 23, 2011 by Dan Cash



Petapalooza 2011

Save the date of Sunday, June 12 for this years Petapalooza & PetFair. More details will be coming soon!

Meet Dr Jill! Posted February 25, 2011 by Dan Cash

Dr. Jill Veldhoff is a 2004 graduate of Michigan State University’s veterinary school. She resides in Holland. In her free time, Dr. Jill enjoys outdoor activities such as running, walking her dog and camping. Other interests include home improvement projects, baking, sewing and watching movies.

Mapleview Animal Hospital Offers Grooming for Cats and Dogs! Posted November 16, 2010 by Dan Cash

Barb Balder, Mapleview's full-time groomer, works 6 days per week by appointment. Appointments are for either morning or afternoon. Barb is a graduate of Paragon School in Jenison and grooms all breeds of dogs and cats.

Meet Dr. Jim Bader from Mapleview Animal Hospital Posted November 2, 2010 by Dan Cash

Jim became involved in Greyhound rescue back in 1991 when he adopted his first retired racing Greyhound. Shortly after that, he began doing veterinary work for Second Chance for Greyhounds (Florida) and Second Chance for Greyhounds (Michigan).

In 1998, Jim and his wife, Merri, along with 5 others formed Renewed Life for Greyhounds, Inc. Parting ways with Renewed Life in 2002, Jim continues to be involved in Greyhound adoption currently adopting out retired racing Greyhounds through Mapleview Animal Hospital, PC.

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