Internal Medicine Archives -

My pet is sick – and his blood tests were perfect? What a blood panel shows!

This happens quite often: I’ll see a sick dog or cat, run a general blood profile… and it comes back […]

As a house call veterinarian, I treat a lot of senior pets, so therefore I run a lot of senior

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

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

Everyone with a dog or cat has dealt with it at one point. It’s never pretty. It’s diarrhea. Of course, I

Here’s one disease that really freaks dog owners out. It can be mild, but some severe cases can be life-threatening,

If you have a diabetic pet, you’ll want to know about Dr. Somogyi. He was a scientist who developed the

OK, you’re doing great with your diabetic pet. Insulin shots are a piece of cake. You’re doing glucose curves or

If your veterinarian tells you your dog or cat has diabetes, your mind initially jumps to insulin shots. There is

So you’ve embraced the diagnosis of diabetes. You’re giving insulin, and your anxiety attacks are milder now. With diabetes, you

I can’t think of a disease that causes more owner anxiety than diabetes. Something about having to give a shot

You may still be reeling from hearing the news that your dog or cat is diabetic. We can get through