Convenia passes another test. Bayou recently came to us with an embarrassing problem: BO. Body Odor. He, well, stank. Bayou had a bacterial infection of the skin called pyoderma. It is a common problem, usually secondary with a primary underlying cause of allergy or some other immune system dysfunction. Demodicosis is also a common primary cause [...]
Proptosed globe may be the second scariest condition of pets after seizures. Prominent-eyed dogs such as Pugs and Pekinese are prone to this condition, in which the eyeball itself pops out of the eye socket, usually as a result of trauma. Proptosis is a Greek word meaning “fall forward.” Globe is a term ophthalmologists and [...]
Lucky is, indeed, a lucky cat. Not only was he rescued from the life of a stray cat, he found his way into a family of real cat lovers. Gene, Joye, Vince and Ryan share their comfortable and spacious home with four cats. Now, Gene’s parents have adopted Lucky and the “kids” are helping with [...]
“Don’t leave home without it,” the ad says. Americans like to apply that same saying to their pets. Travel down any highway, byway or side street and you won’t get far before you see an automobile with a pet in it. On a recent trip to see our children and grandchildren in Louisville, KY, my [...]
Bennie is a case of a dog with heartworm tests that can’t agree with each other. Bennie’s owner was shocked and amazed a few weeks ago when he got a diagnosis of a positive heartworm test from his regular veterinarian. Bennie had gotten his heartworm preventive on schedule every month, as was using the heartworm [...]
Swine flu has been diagnosed in a cat. Prior to this episode the virus has also been found in pigs, birds, ferrets and humans. The cat was 13 years old, and multiple people in the household were ill prior to the cat being affected. The cat presented to its veterinarian with upper respiratory tract signs [...]
Today we had to let go of our sweet Catherine. Osteosarcoma is an ugly disease. One Thursday Catherine was fine. The next day, Friday, she was limping. The following Tuesday she wasn’t eating and the limp had turned into a carrying-leg lameness. Today, exactly one week later, Catherine is limping worse, and we can’t control [...]
Auricular hematoma: Let’s break down the words. Auricular is an adjective referring to the ear. “Hema” is a prefix referring to blood. “Toma” means swelling, and is the root for our word tumor. Auricular hematoma occurs when blood collects between the skin layers and cartilage of the flap of the ear, known as the pinna. [...]
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