General Pet Articles
Pets have changing nutritional requirements during development, adulthood, pregnancy and whelping, recovery from illness, and during their senior years. A balanced diet that has appropriate levels of specific ingredients …
Cryptorchidism is a condition where one or both of the testes do not descend into the scrotum in a male animal. In these pets, the testes remain in the …
With all of the recent concern about protecting ourselves and our children from the new H1N1 swine flu, is it possible that we need to protect our pets as …
Spiders, bees, and insects would prefer to be left alone. They usually do not seek out people and pets to bite and sting. People do their best to avoid …
A sialocele, salivary mucocele, or salivary gland cyst occurs when there is an obstruction to the normal flow of saliva from the gland through the salivary duct. Alternately, the …
Flaky skin due to seborrhea is very common in pets. The term seborrhea refers to an increased production or a change in the quality of sebum, an oily lubricant …
To administer a general anesthetic is to render a patient completely unconscious in order to perform surgery or examinations which require the patient to be totally immobilized. Significant advances …
Rat poison is a common toxin found around homes and businesses that pets may accidentally ingest. It is a bait-type poison, meaning it is flavored and scented to attract …
It seems obvious to control pain after surgery, an injury, or during a painful illness like pancreatitis. But in fact, the practice of pain management has not always been …
The trachea, or windpipe, is the tube that delivers air from the mouth to the lungs and vice versa. It is surrounded by c-shaped rings of rigid cartilage that …
