Surveys show that difficulty of travel is one of the reasons cat owners don’t take their pets to see their veterinarians more often. Here are some suggestions to make that trip easier. Some feline pets begin life going to the…
This week medical research confirmed something you and I already knew: pets are good for kids. Respiratory illness occurs less often and in milder forms in children who share their homes with one or more pets. And that includes Respiratory…
“We’re going back. Way back. When the only people that existed were troglodytes…cave men…cave women.” The Jimmy Castor Bunch, 1972. Back before veterinary practices had computers. Back when we wrote everything by hand. Back when everything was cheaper. Or, was…
Dewclaws. Even the name is funny. Spellcheck doesn’t even know it. Then, again, spellcheck doesn’t know “spellcheck”, either! Dewclaws are functionless first digits (toes) on the inside of the front legs of most dogs and cats, and on the rear…
This week it was announced that Chanel, the “world’s oldest dog” celebrated her 21st birthday. In fact, the dog with the greatest recorded age was an Australian cattle dog named Bluey. Bluey was euthanized at 29 years and 5 months…
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…
Dopey the cat is back with his family. Thanks to his microchip. In Sacramento, CA, the Lane-Mills family lost track of their beloved cat in 2003. After years passed they assumed he had been hit by a car, though no…
Yesterday we observed what a natural fit pets and kids are. All of us pet-loving adults would confirm that our animals are an integral part of our lives, too. And, by “adult” I’m putting no age limits. Take my father, for example.…
Allergy alert! It seems that every other dog and cat who comes in the front door of our hospital is complaining of itchiness. Allergy years tend to run in cycles. Dogs’ immune systems are known to be able to react…
Continuing the topic of minimizing recurrent ear problems in dogs and cats, today we will discuss proper treatment. In order to have treatment success the duration of treatment must be adequate. Do not stop treatment just because the ears look…
