Recently MyPetsDoctor.com posted an article about why one’s dog needs to be tested for heartworms after missing one or more doses of heartworm preventive. We explained there that restarting heartworm preventive without a test is a dangerous proposition, and could even result in a reaction that could kill your dog. Well, just this morning, it [...]
Friday we discussed our Pearl being in kidney failure based on laboratory test results within the Chemistry Profile. Geographically, the first result on our laboratory’s report that relates to the kidneys is BUN, or Blood Urea Nitrogen. Put most simply BUN is a measure of one waste product of protein metabolism. When dietary protein is [...]
“Dr. Randolph, is she just too old to have surgery?” Thirty years ago this client’s statement would have applied to any pet over six years of age. Twenty years ago that age limitation might have been set at age ten. For the last ten years age, alone, is not a consideration for which patients we [...]
“Good morning, Kristi and Stephanie, I need a refill of Revolution heartworm preventive for Bowsie, please.” “We can take care of that for you, Mrs. Stephens. Has Bowsie missed any doses of her monthly Revolution?” “Yes, we just moved into our new house and I lost track of time during the transition. She missed last [...]
“Michelle” writes to us with a question about her dog: “My 9 year old Shih Tzu is prone to sebaceous cysts. He had one on his shoulder for a few months. It burst and I cleaned it up with Geri stat soap. I squeezed out some whitish fluid but it was not as easily cleaned [...]
Sassy has provided us with yet another good reason to use Convenia, the long-acting antibiotic injection from Pfizer Animal Health. Poor Sassy got into a fight with another dog and it has left her with an extremely painful mouth, wounds, and a fever, implying that there is infection in the wounds. Of course, with oral [...]
See Sammy. See Sammy grow. See Sammy get bigger, and bigger, and bigger and… In this tight economy everyone is looking for a way to save some money, including saving money on pet care. Today Sammy came to see us with the dual complaints of itchy ears and scooting his behind. Would you care to [...]
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