Can you even begin to imagine the tragedy? Last summer a mother of five went to the store with her entire brood, got home, unloaded the goods, and took the kids inside. Well, took most of the kids inside. One was left in the car. Forgotten. In the searing summer heat. In a few minutes [...]
Each Saturday, until they are all displayed, we will add the Thank You Notes that Mrs. Lipski’s and Mrs. VonderBruegge’s students wrote when Dr. Randolph of MyPetsDoctor.com visited their Reeves Elementary First and Second Grade MultiAge Classroom. Two new Notes will appear Saturday mornings, and the collection is simultaneously updated at this link.
Pearl is like a new dog. OK, maybe “new” is too strong, but she is dramatically improved. Regular readers know that our sixteen-year-old poodle has been recently diagnosed with kidney failure, impaired vision and poor hearing. In addition, her breath would take the wallpaper off your walls, so I recently performed pre-anesthesia laboratory testing and, [...]
During a routine, well-patient vaccination visit we discovered that Clare had moderate inflammation of both ear canals, along with some ceruminous discharge. No diagnostic information could be obtained with the otoscope alone, so we performed a test called Cytology. I was surprised that no infectious organisms were found, as infection is the most common cause [...]
Recently we removed two sebaceous cysts from Itsy, a West Highland White Terrier. I thought our stronger-stomached readers would like to see what a sebaceous cyst looks like from the underside. In the photos below I have dissected away the subcutaneous (under the skin) fat and incised the cyst itself to allow the release of [...]
Pet ownership requires planning. We have had several new-pet-owner scenarios recently in which some advance planning would have helped both the new pet and the new owner. One was a new kitty who came from our regional shelter, the Humane Society of South Mississippi (HSSM). A family adopted a young-adult cat, then stopped in to [...]
“OK, Mrs. Jones, we’ll see you at 1:50 with Snookers. And, if you can, try to bring a stool sample that’s not more than 24 hours old so that we can run a test for intestinal parasites.” You get to the appointment with your pet’s doctor, and you give the receptionist the stool sample she [...]
Each Saturday, until they are all displayed, we will add the Thank You Notes that Mrs. Lipski’s and Mrs. VonderBruegge’s students wrote when Dr. Randolph of MyPetsDoctor.com visited their Reeves Elementary First and Second Grade MultiAge Classroom. Two new Notes will appear Saturday mornings, and the collection is simultaneously updated at this link.
“I’ve been following the bathing instructions you detailed yesterday and my dog still smells bad after a few days. What is causing that?” The exact answer, which would identify a primary cause, requires an examination, but the odor comes as a secondary effect of the primary cause of skin inflammation. Whenever skin is inflamed, by [...]
“Dr. Randolph, how often should I bathe my dog?” The answer, I explained, is really simple. “When he’s dirty.” Pet owners spend a lot of time worrying about underbathing or overbathing their pets, when, in fact, it is difficult to do either. In fact, for those pets, cats and dogs alike, with no dermatologic complaints, [...]
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