Ear Infections in Dogs

dog ear infections

Dogs seem to get ear infections with more frequency than expected and some dogs deal with almost ongoing ear infections. Compared to human ear infections, dogs have trouble at a much higher rate. There are a couple of reasons why: the shape of the ear canal and the common frequency of conditions leading to excess […]

Hug Your Vet Tech Today

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Hug a Vet Tech Today! Don’t be weird about it, just a quick brotherly or sisterly hug to say thanks for all technicians do to help everyone – pet owners, veterinarians, veterinary staff and more take care of sick and healthy animals alike. As a veterinarian, I always appreciated having a good vet tech by […]

Bronchitis in Dogs – Acute, chronic, infectious and non-infectious

Bronchitis in Dogs

Chronic bronchitis is usually a non-infectious, inflammatory condition affecting the lining (mucosa) of the large airways (the trachea and bronchi) that results in a cough on most days for more than two months.   In most cases, the specific cause of chronic bronchitis in dogs is not identified.  Chronic bronchitis is neither infectious nor contagious to other […]

Hairballs in Cats – a sticky situation

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“He’s throws up hairballs all the time,” is a common cat owner comment. To the pet owner the problem is simple. But to the veterinarian, it’s much more complicated. When cats groom themselves That hair should then be swallowed. In a “healthy” cat, that hair will go through the stomach and intestines (gastrointestinal tract) and […]

Clostridium Difficile continued

Clostridium Difficile continued

C. Difficile Becoming More Common in the US – Continued Therapy Dogs Visiting healthcare facilities has been shown to be a risk factor for C. difficile shedding in dogs. However, it is unclear whether therapy pets that visit hospitals and nursing homes have an increased risk of developing C. difficile diarrhea. Healthy animals do NOT need to be tested […]

Clostridium Difficile Becoming More Common in North America

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE in dogs

J. Scott Weese, DVM, DACVIM Date Published: 03/11/2014 What Is Clostridium difficile? Clostridium difficile is a species of bacteria that can be found in the intestinal tract of humans and many animal species, including pets, farm animals and wildlife. Clostridium difficile is an important cause of disease in people and animals. These bacteria do two very important things: […]

Biliary Mucocoele – a Surgical Emergency in Dogs

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It all starts with a sick, usually middle-aged or older dog. He is listless, not eating, maybe has vomiting and/or diarrhea, fever. These are symptoms that could mean any number of things but usually when he reaches the veterinarian’s examination table he has jaundice (yellow pigmentation visible in the whites of his eyes and possibly […]

24/7 Emergency Care or Specialty Referral

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Veterinary medicine lags behind human medicine by 15-20 years in terms of treatments, diagnostic tools, medications and specialists. Some pet owners aren’t aware that there are veterinary internists, cardiologists, radiologists, neurologists, surgeons, oncologists, behaviorists, criticalists and more. A good general practitioner is similar to a human GP (general practitioner) but to a certain extent, has […]

Ehrlichia Infection in Dogs

What are Ehrlichia? Ehrlichia, named for the Dr. Ehrlich who first described them, are a type of bacteria that infect and live within the white blood cells of their hosts. Different types of Ehrlichia live in different types of white blood cells. Hosts can be human, pet, or wild animals. Ehrlichiaare spread from host to host by tick bites and […]

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) in Dogs and Cats

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) in Dogs and Cats

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is an extreme complication of numerous already life-threatening conditions leading to the deregulation of the body’s natural mechanisms of blood clotting and blood clot dissolving. In other words, a very sick patient begins both bleeding and clotting abnormally at the same time, leading to disaster and frequently to death. DIC is […]