veterinary advice Archives

Living with and monitoring a diabetic pet

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

Did you know that, for the majority of pets, you CAN share some turkey on Thanksgiving!?!? I know I know

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

Our local news broke a sad story. Stray Rescue of St. Louis is experiencing an outbreak of distemper among their dogs,

Everybody (hopefully) knows the “Halloween pet safety” shpeal: Don’t give your dog chocolate, raisins, or chocolate-covered raisins. Some sugar free

You may have noticed some behavior changes in your senior cat. Some of these changes can be symptoms of pain

When I was in vet school, one of our orthopedic surgery professors had a saying: “There is no such thing

Perhaps nothing is more scary or distressing for an owner than seeing your pet have a seizure. Knowing what to

I got such a fabulous response to my article “The Power of Daily Walks” that I feel the need to

This post is more a personal story, but I hope others can learn from my revelation. Last week two of

When you find out your dog (or, in many cases, foster dog) is heartworm positive, you want to fix it!