When I was a young veterinary student, few things produced as much pleasure as time spent with my pets. Anatomy classes. An hour a day of lecture time, five days a week. Four hours a day of hands-on laboratory time, five days a week. “Learn this muscle, learn this bone, learn the name of this muscle’s [...]
Today’s post is a cautionary tale of two cat diseases. Feline Leukemia Virus is known as “the disease of friendly cats” because it is transmitted from one cat to another through licking each other, sharing food and water bowls and litterboxes. Saliva, urine and stool all carry large amounts of virus and it easily passes from [...]
Did you hear about the story of 11-year-old Jack, the drug dog? No, I don’t mean a drug-sniffing dog who works in an airport or police car. Jack found his drugs during a walk in the park. While playing with his owners, Dave and Jen Nestor Waddell, in Seward Park in Seattle, WA, Jack disappeared [...]
Demodex cati is the mite responsible for Demodicosis in cats, and is a “cousin” mite to Demodex canis, the causative agent of Demodicosis (red mange) in dogs. Demodicosis is an uncommon condition of cats and is more likely to occur in patients with other disease processes such as immunosuppression from Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline Leukemia [...]
Turbo, The Energizer Bunny Of The Cat World, has had a little setback. For the whole story read Turbo’s original post, Turbo The Miracle Cat, Turbo Has Maggots and Turbo: Update On A Sick Kitty. Once before Turbo’s owner had called to say Turbo was complaining when he urinated. We performed a urinalysis in the office and sent [...]
One need not read MyPetsDoctor.com long to learn that we are strong advocates of preventive care. In that vein, check in Monday, June 15, for an Article entitled Physical Examination For Pet Owners. There you will learn how to perform a basic examination of your pet to be able to know if problems arise between [...]
Yesterday we observed what a natural fit pets and kids are. All of us pet-loving adults would confirm that our animals are an integral part of our lives, too. And, by “adult” I’m putting no age limits. Take my father, for example. He’s 88 years young and looooooooooooooves a dog! Until a couple of years ago he [...]
Kids and pets. Pets and kids. Soup and sandwich. Love and marriage. What do all of these pairings have in common with each other? They are all things that naturally go together. Just look at the picture accompanying today’s post. This is Toby and my grandson, Charlie, and my granddaughter, Sara Riley. What a happy crew! Toby [...]
Having recently discussed the four types of mange affecting dogs, MyPetsDoctor.com thought it only fair that we discuss the three types that cause problems in cats. We will cover one today and one next time and the third in this article. Notoedres cati is the mite that causes Notoedric mange or Scabies in cats. Like Scabies in [...]
The lady burst through the front door with the most beautiful Cocker Spaniel I’d ever seen. He was black and shiny, had a clean coat that was perfectly coiffed and a two-foot-long tongue hanging out of a happy mouth. Oddly, I didn’t recognize either the dog or the lady. Just then, she spoke. “Do you [...]
One thing that hasn’t changed in these tough economic times: some people have the money for needed pets’ medical care and some people don’t. What makes the difference? To some extent planning makes the difference. One form of planning is having a family budget. Everyday computer software like Quicken and Microsoft Money have utilities that will [...]
“Warts and all.” It’s an interesting saying, and, in case you’re not familiar with it, means “I love you for better or worse; I love you for your good traits and your not-so-good traits.” Warts are interesting, in that they are caused by a virus, the canine papilloma virus. Likewise, human warts are caused by, [...]
In an ongoing series on the four types of mange in dogs today we will look at Otodectic Mange. Also referred to as ear mites, the creature’s scientific name is Otodectes cynotis.Easily the most overdiagnosed condition in the history of animalkind, ear mites are the actual cause of ear problems in only a small percentage [...]
In an ongoing series on the four types of mange in dogs today we will look at Cheyletiella Dermatitis. Also called Cheyletielliosis and Walking Dandruff, it is caused by a mite called Cheyletiella yasguri.If you’re looking for something that will give you the creeps, find a puppy with Walking Dandruff. He will have a lot [...]
A funny thing happens in the Examination Rooms in our veterinary hospital every day. As I listen to hearts and lungs (and sometimes other sounds in pets’ chests) a pattern emerges. I call it the “rate of the day”. For reasons I can’t begin to explain a run of pets all in a row will [...]
Did you know there are more reasons to have your male dog neutered than just population control? Controlling pet overpopulation is the number one reason for neutering both male and female pets, as there are seven dogs and cats born every day for every one new person! There are simply not enough homes for all [...]
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