Can you guess this handsome caballero’s breed? Answer provided next week. Hearing loss is a common complaint that I hear from pet owners everyday, especially as dogs and cats grow older. Many pets begin to lose hearing between ages 11 to 14, and it is often a gradual loss with… read more →
It’s that time of year when we focus on healthy teeth and gums for the pets of all our family of clients. To highlight our annual winter dental procedure discount, I’ll discuss the many steps involved in a thorough dental prophy procedure. Dental prophylaxis (cleaning and polishing) involves first examining… read more →
Bella and Luca’s Tips For Pets To Have a Safe and Fun Halloween 1. Never allow dogs or cats to eat candy!! Especially if it contains chocolate or xylitol (a common sugar substitute found in sugar-free candies and gum); After Halloween trick-or-treat is over, go outside and police your yard… read more →
If your car rides are not as placid and tranquil as this adorable picture, read on! A car ride! A car ride! For most dogs it’s the greatest thing since the biscuit and this time of year dogs tend to spend more time in the car due to fall getaways,… read more →
Cats demonstrate their devotion to their humans in a number of important and obvious ways, if you know what to look for. There is even some reason to think that we misunderstand cats when they are asking for attention and mistake this for a desire to be fed. Here are… read more →
Pudgy Pups and Fat Cats may elicit chuckles for their waddling ways, but a new study released by a national pet insurer reveals that obesity in four-legged family members is no laughing matter. Injuries that have been linked to obesity, such as cruciate ligament tears, remain near the top of… read more →
In veterinary practice, as in life, there are certain subjects that tend to make people squirm. Telling clients that their pet is overweight is one of these. When it comes time to talk tough about obesity and pets, the biggest hurdle is usually pet owner denial. It is important for… read more →
When we hear about forest fires in the western US, hurricanes inundating our coasts, earthquakes leveling cities around the world, I realize how lucky we are to live in western Pennsylvania. But even here, we occasionally have to deal with fires, floods, tornados, derailed train tank cars, and many other… read more →
Cute Cat of the Week PET DIETS: WHAT DOES SCIENCE TELL US? Last week I discussed the many facets of feeding the increasingly popular grain-free pet foods. Two other trends that also deserve scrutiny are feeding pets an all meat diet and feeding raw diets. In the wild, wolves and… read more →
Focus On Maintaining Healthy Body Weight. The current trend of feeding pets grain-free diets is inspired by the meals eaten by wild relatives of our fidos and felixes and is driven by intense marketing and television advertising campaigns. But are these diets really better for our pets? Veterinarians and pet… read more →