{"id":4520,"date":"2021-02-07T18:02:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T18:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/companion-veterinary-hospital12.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=4520"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:22:41","slug":"veterinarian-blaine-mn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/companionveterinary.net\/es\/veterinarian-blaine-mn\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterinarian Blaine, MN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero-Header-02&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;gcid-secondary-color&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/companionveterinary.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Background-Wood-Texture.png&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;7px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;gcid-e889bac1-e3d2-4fe6-a83a-a0b220336dc2&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-e889bac1-e3d2-4fe6-a83a-a0b220336dc2%22:%91%22border_color_bottom%22,%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-8ded86ba-a737-4299-9e15-e688ca16ad8b%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-secondary-color%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22,%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22,%22background_color%22,%22background_color%22,%22background_color%22%93}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;align-items:center;&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_main_element_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;gcid-e889bac1-e3d2-4fe6-a83a-a0b220336dc2&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; text_orientation_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; text_orientation_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; text_orientation_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-e889bac1-e3d2-4fe6-a83a-a0b220336dc2%22:%91%22link_text_color%22,%22link_text_color__hover%22%93}&#8221; link_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|hover&#8221; link_text_color__hover=&#8221;#ece9b3&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Meet the Veterinary Team in Blaine, MN<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/companionveterinary.net\/about-us\/\">Companion Veterinary Hospital<\/a> in Blaine, MN is proud to have a dedicated veterinary team caring for dogs and cats throughout the community. 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