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 [...]
“Stephanie, I need to bring my dog, Sprint, in to see Dr. Randolph for an abscess on his face. We are visiting here from Iowa, thinking of buying a vacation home on the Mississippi Coast, but we’re headed back to Iowa in three days and I don’t want Sprint to have any complications on the [...]
Man’s best friend escaped from his yard and was accidentally run over by a passing car. The kitty you got from the humane society just last week ran out through an open door the same day you got him. A few days later you found him under the house with a horrible cat fight wound, [...]
“Fluffy is having her ovariohysterectomy, spay, surgery today, Mrs. Jones, and this would be a perfect time to proceed with the AVID microchip we discussed during her puppy vaccination series. Would you like for Dr. Randolph to put that in today while Fluffy is anesthetized?” “I’ve thought it over since we first talked and I’ve [...]
Today is the four-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Our prayers are with the survivors who lost loved ones, their homes, their belongings and their treasures. And with those whose pets were killed, injured or lost. And those people, dogs and cats who continue to be displaced. See you Monday, Dr. Randolph.
See Monday, August 10, for Part 1 of Dog and Cat Hurricane Evacuation. Suppose you are a policeman, fireman, other first-responder, veterinarian or just a person who is philosophically opposed to evacuation. You are determined to stay through the storm, no matter what. If you intend to stay, many of the same preparation instructions still [...]
MyPetsDoctor.com is headquartered on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. While most of the world thinks that Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, LA, on August 29, 2005, in fact the eye straddled the state line that Louisiana and Mississippi share. That put us in the northeast quadrant of the storm, the so-called “bad side” for the northern [...]
With the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina just 19 days away and tropical waves rolling off the Horn of Africa, MyPetsDoctor.com thought it appropriate to publish a piece on hurricane preparedness tips for pets. The single most important factor is to have a hurricane evacuation plan in place so that you and your pets can be as [...]
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