Spring into Action…Protect Your Pet from Outdoor Hazards
Even though some of the nation is still watching the snow fall, most of the country is enjoying warmer temperatures. That means, pet owners will start their spring time yard work. Can’t wait to plant...
View ArticleA Smelly Problem-When Your Dog’s Sprayed By a Skunk
This spring, several unsuspecting dogs wandering around outside will get “skunked!” The poor dogs will reek of the most insufferable smell. Their owners will be mortified as their own eyes burn and...
View ArticleThe Flea Circus: dog and cat flea treatment
This week a bright eyed, beautiful Cocker Spaniel walked into our clinic. He was nervously scratching all over his body. After one quick glance, the veterinary technician recognized Boomer’s problem....
View Article4th of July Pet Safety Tips
As you celebrate the 4th of July, I hope you have fun. I also hope your pet has fun. Here are some pet safety tips for your red, white, and blue holiday. To avoid anxiety behavior and other serious...
View ArticleSummer Snake Bites are a Threat to Pets
Snakes usually “hide” from people and other animals and are known to hibernate in winter months, but they emerge during warm weather and pose a summer time threat to our pets. Even though snakes are...
View ArticleThe Dog Days of Summer
From coast to coast, the summer temperatures are soaring. Recently, I was in Fresno, CA where the temperature raged to 104 degrees. It was unbearably hot for me and for all the pets I saw walking with...
View ArticleAn Important Update About Heartworm Prevention
Some eye-opening new research on heartworm prevention was discussed at a national meeting of veterinary parasitologists and veterinary practitioners last month. Funded by Novartis Animal Health, the...
View ArticleCanine Cataracts
Just this week, a pet owner brought her elderly dog, Cappy, to the clinic because “his eyes were cloudy”. Although her dog did not exhibit signs of vision problems, she was concerned. Nuclear...
View ArticleSlipped Discs and Dogs
Well, it’s no surprise that two of America’s favorite pets are at risk for back problems. Those cute, long-bodied, short-legged sausage dogs are adorable, but their physical stature makes them likely...
View ArticleCanine Flu Season
With colder weather threatening many parts of the United States, many health conscious individuals are scheduling their annual flu vaccinations. Let’s remember to protect our dogs, too. Yes….dogs can...
View ArticleHave a Heart…Be Aware of Your Pet’s Cardiac Health
The heart is the engine that runs the body. If the engine is not working properly, neither is anything else. That’s why pet owners need to understand a little about what makes the heart tick. The heart...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Warning: Chocolate Can Harm Your Dog!
Do you love your dog? Does he own your heart? Is she your favorite Valentine? If so, you’ll join millions of pet owners who will include canine companions in their Valentine’s Day celebrations....
View ArticleArthritis in Dogs: Aches and Pains
Aside from the Sochi Olympics, Winter 2014 is one for the record books. Arctic storms have wreaked havoc in many areas of the United States and Canada, making many of us long for springtime. Our dogs...
View ArticleWhen Green is Not Good on St. Patrick’s Day
St Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. That means we’ll be seeing green everywhere. Green shirts, green hats and even green beer. Pets will be wearing green, too. Some of our patients have green...
View ArticleNeutering Male Dogs without Surgery
Until recently, neutering a male dog has required anesthesia and surgical removal of the testicles leaving the scrotal sacs empty. This has been a successful, long-standing method of rendering male...
View ArticleSpringtime Allergies in Dogs
After such a rough winter, we’re all ready for a little warm weather and sunshine. How nice to see the grass trying to sprout and trees starting to bud. In the South, we start spring earlier than other...
View Article“Take Two and Call Me in the Morning” is Bad Advice for your Pet
Our pets are so much a part of our families that we treat them as people. We take them with us on vacations. We share our beds with them. We include them in holiday celebrations. All of this means that...
View ArticleTracheal Collapse in Dogs
So, your dog coughs every once in a while. The cough is deep like a fog horn or honking goose, but he doesn’t seem to be bothered by it. The episode lasts a just few seconds, then he’s perfectly fine....
View ArticleLeaving Dogs in Cars is Not Cool
It hasn’t even officially been summer for a week, and already the reports of dogs being left in hot cars are dominating the news. It doesn’t have to be sweltering out for temperatures inside a vehicle...
View ArticleSummer Heat Stroke and Dogs
Summer temperatures are soaring! Even the short walk from the veterinary clinic to my car makes me hot enough to need a cool drink of water. Just imagine how the dogs staying outdoors during the summer...
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