The Importance of Taking Your Pet to the Veterinarian
Preventive medicine and wellness testing has proven to be of great benefit to people and pets. Avoiding disease in the first place is obviously superior to trying to reverse …
General Pet Articles
Tapeworms
Tapeworms (Dipylidium caninum and Taenia spp.) are the largest of the intestinal parasites that infect dogs and cats. An adult tapeworm can reach 8 inches in length, although the …
Steps to Pet Adoption
Adopting a pet is a rewarding experience in giving a good home to what will become a loving companion. There are thousands upon thousands of homeless pets in shelters …
Snake Bites
Despite our deepest fears, snakes are actually quite shy creatures. They prefer to be left alone and are rarely aggressive. Snakes bite only when threatened or injured. Dogs’ persistent …
Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety occurs in both dogs and cats. The emotional stress that separation anxiety causes is equally terrible for the pet and the owner. Dogs can become quite destructive, …
Sebaceous Cysts
Just like people, as animals age they seem to get “bumpier”. It is important to have each new lump and bump you find on your pet checked by the …
Roundworms
Roundworms are very common intestinal parasites that infect dogs, cats, and people. They are about the diameter of thin spaghetti and can reach 4 to 6 inches long. There …
Pemphigus Foliaceus
Pemphigus is an autoimmune disorder in which the body’s own normal defenses inappropriately attack one of the layers of the skin. There are several subtypes of this disease, each …
Overweight Pets – Obesity
Obesity is an increasing health concern for dogs and cats. Just as in people, being overweight contributes to a large number of diseases in pets. The problem can be …
NSAIDS–Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
NSAIDS have provided pain relief (analgesia) to pets and people for many years. It seems that there is a new NSAID on the market every time we turn around. …