Laboratory work and diagnostic testing for wellness, before surgery…..AND MORE! Lab work…. is one of the diagnostics that I used to collect in practice from my small animal patients…and still do (under the veterinary request of course!). Labwork can be ordered for many reasons in a small animal hospital…everything from routine wellness screens, pre-operative
It can take some time to get used to the heat of the summer months, it is very easy to get involved in outside activities and become overexerted in the heat and humidity. Heatstroke can easily be encountered not only by us… but it definitely can happen to our pets as well. This life-threatening emergency
“Rowdy”, a big beautiful English Setter has been in my neighborhood for years. He loves to go down to the lake to pick up big sticks and proudly bring them back home. I got the chance to get to know “Rowdy” and his family more when I started to routinely care for his nails after
Over half of America’s dogs and cats are obese. We all love our pets and sometimes we want to show them, love, by giving them food and snacks. The extra weight gained can lead to diseases such as high blood pressure, kidney failure, urethral obstruction in cats, diabetes, and even cancer in our pets. This explosion
In the previous blog, I shared my experiences aiding in veterinary dentistry. Unfortunately, many pets end up with multiple extractions due to dental issues. Sometimes dental disease can lie undetected, however, when stages of the disease are advanced they can exhibit the following symptoms. Weight loss, poor appetite, poor hair coat, drooling, pawing at the
Can you imagine if you did not brush your teeth every day? Now think about your pet’s mouth….oral disease in pets can start as early as three years of age Over the years in practice I aided in routine and not so routine dental procedures with cats and dogs. A majority were not routine cleanings.
Now that people are slowly getting back to work, new or old pets most likely will not be going along with them. Many pets can experience separation anxiety, with the lockdowns and changes in everyone’s routine this can mean real problems for many of America’s pets. Pandemic adoptions were high this past year, many pets
Impressions can mean so much, especially when it is regarding your pet’s wellness and health. Sometimes these tiny scraps of information can mean so much but can be tricky when they are fleeting and seemingly insignificant on a day-to-day basis. However, they can shine the light on patterns that help you in maintaining your cat
There are so many items to consider before introducing a new cat or dog into the home. One of the most important being how they are going to interact with children in the household. Unfortunately, many pets each year are relinquished to shelters due to unfortunate injuries to a child caused by the family dog
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