COVID-19 And Your Pet
The information below is adopted from the full access site VeterinaryPartner.com It was written in March prior to the positive COVID testing of a domestic cat in Belgium, a dog…
The information below is adopted from the full access site VeterinaryPartner.com It was written in March prior to the positive COVID testing of a domestic cat in Belgium, a dog…
What is Pulmonary Hypertension? Pulmonary hypertension leading to enlargement of the right sideof the heart and dilated pulmonary vessels shown by the lower arrows Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is high blood pressure…
If you have found your way here, you probably have a pet who has been diagnosed with chronic kidney failure or insufficient kidney function and you want to know what…
Patella luxation, or knee dislocation, can range in severity from a patella that can be luxated (dislocated) only in extreme extension and then snaps readily into place, to a patella…
Dog next to urine When an older house trained house pet begins urinating inappropriately, many owner confuse this and call it urinary incontinence. Differentiating incontinence from other issues is important…
Cats get heartworm infections! Just like dogs, cats get infected with heartworms. But in felines, the disease presents a little differently and is much harder to detect. Sometimes the first…
Early infection Heartworm disease is caused by infection that happens when an infected mosquito bites your companion pet. The larvae from the mosquito bite once it enters the dog’s body…
Young cat getting blood transfusion Fleas aren't just a nuisance. They drink blood and blood loss can kill. With many flea infestations, pet owners have no idea that flea infestation could be…
The diseased lower urinary tract yields the same symptoms regardless of cause. Bloody urineStraining to urinate (can easily be mistaken for straining to defecate)Urinating in unusual placesUrinary blockage (almost exclusively…
Blocked cats are emergencies Recognizing The Emergency Male cats that strain to urinate, vocalize and potentially have a change in attitude and may vomit are indicating that they may have…