Overview Let us consider the chest cavity for a moment. The chest can also be called the thorax and the chest cavity is sometimes called the thoracic cavity. The thorax…

Bringing home a new baby often requires a good bit of preparation within the household. One aspect of this is figuring out how to introduce your cat to your new…

Every year or so, a product is made and found to have issues that can be detrimental to an individual's health. Recently, prescription food giant Hill's announced voluntary canned food…

Your animal companion  just ate something that you think may be toxic, your dog or cat just got diagnosed with a condition you don't fully understand, your puppy is limping…

Puppy vaginitis is an inflammation of the vagina that occurs in puppies. Most cases occur between the ages of 6 weeks and 8 months. Puppy vaginitis usually resolves when the…

It is not uncommon for an elderly dog to develop scores of "warts" that are not warts at all but are sebaceous growths. They are generally of cosmetic concern only…

Demodex mites are normal residents of the skin in virtually all mammal species. For the most part, they live in peace in our hair follicles and are not able to spread…

While dogs and cats typically don't smoke, eat salty foods and have the same type of stresses humans do, they can still come down with a number of conditions that…

Chocolate, Macadamia nuts, avocados…these foods may sound delicious to you, but they’re actually quite dangerous for our animal companions. Our nutrition experts have put together a handy list of the…

The VIN Dermatology ConsultantsDate Published: 09/22/2003Date Reviewed/Revised: 10/23/2015 House dust mites (Dermatophagoides farinae, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus) are bugs that are  in every home, and some pets are allergic to them. Because…