Tag Archives: pets

Pet Protection From Cold Weather

With record low temperatures all over the country and the southeastern United States under Winter Storm Warning, we often get the question from pet owners, “What are the lowest safe temperatures for my pets?” Of course, the answer mostly depends on the cold to which your pet is acclimated. For example, with rare snow forecast [...]

Update On An Exemplary Pet Lover

Getting updates on patients I have seen is an important part of our practice. The Mississippi Gulf Coast, where we live and practice, is a very popular tourist area. It is not unusual that we will see a pet for someone who is going to be here only a week or so, then we never [...]

How Dog and Cat Orthopedic Cases Are Worked Up

In an ongoing series on how different kinds of cases are worked up, today we will look at pet orthopaedic patients. Most veterinary orthopaedic cases present as dogs or cats that are limping. These patients are in pain, regardless of whether they exhibit their pain vocally or visually. Like their wild ancestors, pets instinctively hide [...]