Muliple mycobacterial nodules on pitbull's ear What is it? This is an interesting disease caused by a species of mycobacteria found more commonly in certain short-coated breeds of dogs such…

Spaying involves removal of the uterus and ovaries. While this is a major procedure, it's also routinely performed. The best time is when your dog has reached close to her…

Ixodes scapularis  Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease. Transmission is via a tick vector (a vector is an organism that can passively carry and transmit disease). A tick needs to be…

Ted Nugent made cat scratch fever (actually called cat scratch disease) a household name with his song in the late 1970s but most people still know very little about this infection.…

Feline dental care is perhaps the most overlooked and under-treated area in small animal medicine. Cats are affected by many of the same dental problems that affect dogs, including periodontal…

The kidneys do many things to help support the body. One primary role it plays is eliminating toxins that the body metabolizes daily. When the kidneys become begin to lose…

Floppy dark environments are great for yeast to grow inside Many of our companion animals get ear infections. Usually it's the results of bacteria or yeast and sometimes a mix.…

Here's a hard topic that at some point, all caring pet owners have to face, when is it time to make that quality of life decision for your ailing companion…

The acronyms above stand for acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome and hemorrhagic gastroenteritis, respectively The term hemorrhagic gastroenteritis means inflammation of the stomach and intestine with bleeding. This kind of bleeding…

Does my Dog Have Warts? Certain viruses are able to cause the growth of small round skin tumors commonly referred to as warts. Everyone who has ever seen a drawing…