How to Tell If Your Dog or Cat Has Food Allergies
Itchy Skin Itching/scratching and excessive licking is very uncomfortable. Ongoing scratching and licking can lead to fur loss, skin infections that ooze and even balding patches. There are a number…
Itchy Skin Itching/scratching and excessive licking is very uncomfortable. Ongoing scratching and licking can lead to fur loss, skin infections that ooze and even balding patches. There are a number…
Young growing dogs can have an interesting affliction called panosteitis. This occurs with inflammation to the bones, typically the leg bones (also referred to as “long bones”). Panosteitis in dogs…
Some folks may be new to living with an adult cat but decided to bring one into the home for the first time. Perhaps you adopted an adult because you…
Cystitis (non-bacterial bladder inflammation) in Cats This condition is also known as Feline Interstitial Cystitis, Feline Idiopathic Cystitis, FIC. Straining in the litterbox is common Cystitis is any kind of…
Our pets love us and we love them. So, what can we do to try and give your cat, dog or other animal companion a life that keeps them healthy?…
The warmer months are approaching and with warmth comes another all-too-familiar past - fleas. These creatures, fleas and ticks, have been a problem for your pets. But there is something…
Adrenal Hormones The adrenal gland is so named because it is located just forward of the kidney (renal means kidney). The center of the gland is called the medulla and…
July 4th kicks off the start of summer celebrations, including loud and scary fireworks. Dogs and cats react to fireworks - some get very scared with loud noises while others…
An abscess forms when an infected bite wound heals over on its surface and seals the infection inside. Often a fever develops as time does on. Diseased tissue and the…
Ana Anaplasmosis is a disease of dogs, and sometimes in cats, called Anaplasma phagocytophilum. This infectious organism is an unusual type of bacteria known as a rickettsial agent/bacterium. The disease is transmitted…