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Elevated liver enzymes in senior dogs- what does it really mean?

It happens quite often that I’ll run a blood panel on a seemingly healthy senior dog, and I discover one […]

There’s something freaky about seeing your dog’s formerly floppy ear become enlarged and painful. Ear hematomas (AKA aural hematomas) can

Whenever I have a patient that I suspect Addison’s disease in, I always sigh and dread having to explain it.

Your vet probably said your dog was overweight. Or fat. Or even obese. Carrying around extra weight isn’t cute, it

Many years ago, I had a client with several cats. He would bring each one in and proclaim what a

You might have seen headlines about grain free food lately contributing to a heart disease in dogs called DCM. What’s

Getting the phone call from your vet telling you your pet has giardia can be un-nerving. If your dog or

Enucleation. (Pronounced ee-NEW-clee-AY-shen). It’s a much nicer sounding word than “eyeball removal.” But that’s what it is. If you’ve been

The condition known as “dry eye” can be incredibly frustrating for pet owners and veterinarians. It is the rebel disease

Dogs don’t need sunscreen, do they? Most of the time they do not. Their fur shields their skin very well.

I first became involved in rescuing dogs from puppy mills about 20 years ago. I made friends who had made

That’s right. Your vet might be good, but there are some diseases that she cannot diagnose as well as you,