The intro for the Daily Post page on MyPetsDoctor.com points out that sometimes in our daily experiences we have sadness. Well, this is a story of the bad news and the good news. Precious Sam, an adorable West Highland White Terrier, having had his misery totally ignored for months, finally got a new home. Now [...]
Some readers may not be aware that pets have blood pressure problems, too. Today we saw “GrayCat,” who had her 16th birthday this month and is doing great. Excessive blood pressure occurs mostly in cats, usually from feline hyperthyroidism (excessive thyroid hormone output) or from kidney disease, or both. Some cats may have high blood [...]
Swine flu has people running scared all over the globe. Here in America, where hog farms may bolster the economy of an entire town, or a household may be home to a pot-bellied pig, concern exists for more than people. My Pet’s Doctor wants to talk about swine flu in pigs and hogs today. Dr. [...]
Sometimes it’s great to have a “preacher” in your waiting room. As we were waiting for X-rays to process on the little Yorkie with back problems we asked his owner to have a seat in the waiting room so we could use the time to see another patient. As it happened, there was another Yorkie [...]
My dear friends Gene and Joye came in with their kitty, Tiger Lilly today. Lilly was sneezing, but otherwise seemed fine. We examined Lilly and she had no fever, no congestion and no abnormal heart sounds. Indeed, she seemed like a normal little kitty with some sneezing. As a precaution, and because she hadn’t had [...]
In an ongoing series on how different kinds of cases are worked up, today we will look at pet dermatology patients. Dermatology, the study of skin and its diseases, is one of the most challenging areas of practice. And I love it. Why? Simple: it is so rewarding. Most dermatology patients arrive with a complaint [...]
I had lunch at the Waffle House today (I know, I said these were going to be stories about what happens at our hospital, but bear with me…you’ll like it). In the hustle and bustle of a very busy lunch period I overheard one waitress say, “You guys will not believe this! I went all [...]
Today we have a really short but really touching story to tell. It’s stories like this that keep us going back to work for our patients and their pet-loving owners. Rascal came in for an appointment for an ear problem. His left ear had been itchy for a couple of days and this was the [...]
A BOOK REVIEW The subtitle of this classic book is “A Training Manual for Humans and Their Canine Counterparts”. Any instructional text in dog training must train the owner first. It is up to us to learn how a dog’s mind works, and up to the dog to learn what we expect from them. Dogs [...]
What is daily life in our veterinary hospital really like? On a typical day we start out taking in our surgery patients and preparing for surgery that will be performed after we see a few outpatients. Modern surgery is pretty time-intense, so we try to schedule no more than two or three procedures each morning. [...]
Anesthesia in old dogs and cats. If you want to scare a pet lover, tell him or her that you are going to need to perform surgery on their pet who is in his teens. For lay people, it’s still a pretty scary concept. However, in modern times it is nearly an everyday event. Of [...]
“Awwww, Doc, can’t you just give him a shot?” Usually that question comes from a pet lover in the form of an objection to having to give oral medications for a two week or longer time period. Up until now our answer has been, “No, an antibiotic injection will last 12 to 24 hours, then [...]
Arthritis. Glucosamine. Chondroitin. Dasuquin and Cosequin. Seems simple enough to some of us, doesn’t it? As much as I dislike bursting bubbles, I’ll have to. There is very little in the practice of medicine that is simple. The good news is that with dogs and cats most arthritis is limited to one kind: osteoarthritis. Regardless [...]
Ever watch a football game and see an injury that just made you turn your head and wish you hadn’t seen what you saw? That’s the nature of knee injuries. “Clipping” is a personal foul in football that involves hitting a player from behind, above the knees, to tackle him. Clipping is outlawed because it [...]
The economic downturn is having an interesting effect on veterinary practices. It’s not unusual for Dr. A. to be slow and call Dr. B. to chat, but Dr. B. is so busy he doesn’t have time to talk. Dr. A., of course, asks himself, “Why is Dr. B. busy and I’m not?” Of course, with [...]
Worms. The very word makes you cringe, doesn’t it? Worms are creepy. All worms. Even the ones you fish with. No wonder your wife requires that you put hers on the hook. Our pets can be worm free, from both intestinal worms and heartworms. (Click Revolution to read more of what MyPetsDoctor.com’s Dr. James W. Randolph [...]
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