How To Greet A Dog And What to Avoid Here are some tips from renowned Veterinary Behavioralist, Dr. Sophia Yin, that will insure you and your children have a pleasant interaction when meeting unfamiliar dogs. Don’t approach dogs in cars and never reach into a car to pet a dog.… read more →
HEAT STROKE – Recognition, Treatment, Prevention We’ve already had one summer heat wave and many more to come. It’s time to think about modifying your dog walking and exercise patterns with your pets. Animals respond differently to high temperatures and high humidity than people do, so I want to make… read more →
Wishing All Our Family of Clients and Their Pets a Happy and Safe Fourth of July Many of us will be celebrating Independence Day with backyard barbecues, drinks, and fireworks. While this can make for a fun holiday for neighbors, friends, and family, it can be bad news for your… read more →
The historic perennial mainstays of allergy treatment and control for pets with mild, transient seasonal allergies are the use of antihistamines like Benadryl, hydroxyzine, or chlorpheniramine. Some pets will not respond adequately to antihistamines alone, so often small doses of short term cortisone products like prednisone at tapering doses are… read more →
The identification of some allergic conditions can be achieved with deductive detective work. For example, if you spray an air freshener and your pet breaks out with an itchy rash, you may notice the cause and effect connection. By allowing the pet to recover and then re-exposing your pet to… read more →
Last week we covered three different reasons why your pet may be suffering from a skin ailment. This week, we will explain the other three reasons: infectious, allergic, and neurogenic – all which can be a challenge to diagnose Infectious Bacterial, fungal and yeast organisms are notoriously obnoxious skin and… read more →
Is your dog continually scratching, biting, and licking at himself? And it does it drive you crazy? Think about it – if it is driving you “nuts” just imagine how awful it is making your pet feel. Pet owners take comfort, you are not alone. There are six main reasons… read more →
On the national pet calendar, April 28th was National Hairball Awareness Day. Hopefully your kitty didn’t celebrate by gacking up a big hairball on your living room rug! I think the reason this “holiday” falls in the spring is that excessive grooming to remove the shedding winter coat definitely increases… read more →
With no blossom-killing Spring frosts this year, pollen levels have made this a very severe early allergy season for people and pets alike! Pollens dispersed by air may travel for great distances. For example, ragweed pollen has been collected as far as 400 miles out to sea and as high… read more →
We never want to imagine a scenario were a pet needs cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but if you find your pet non-responsive without a pulse, knowing how to jump in and help can make the critical difference. One of my friends recently had a heart attack and was saved by CPR,… read more →