Cats

Everybody has to sneeze every once in a while.  There are reasons why all mammals sneeze.  Like a cough, sneezing is a mechanism that tries to eliminate something from the body.  It could be [...]

Years ago most dogs wore a collar that had a round metal ID tag attached to it by a metal loop or punched into the collar itself.  The idea was that a lost pet with a collar could easily be [...]

With weather warming up in most of the United States insects become more active.  One good thing about cold weather is that insect populations go dormant.  In Florida it is warm all year round [...]

Countless people brought in XYZ purebred dog into my office and told me they were going to make a mint breeding the puppy that was quietly wagging its tail at me.  My response then was the same [...]

Stress free trips to an animal hospital are possible.  Many owners dread going to animal clinics, not because they mind the trip, but because of the experiences their pets go through.  Clients [...]

The majority of bladder infections in cats are caused by an excessive amount of ash in the diet.  Bacterial infections rarely play any part in bladder infections in cats.  Ash contains many minor [...]

Outdoor cats almost never live to be that ripe age.  If they did it was by sheer luck alone.  For way too many years cats have been treated like second class citizens even though cats outnumber [...]

It seems that every holiday that arrives as the year's calendar unfolds brings with it temptations that can get any pet into trouble.  By taking Easter precautions everybody can have a good time.

With thyroid excess the body goes into overdrive.  Everything works harder and faster.  The result is the numerous clinical signs.  For some reason that I can't explain, the majority of cats that [...]

One of the many reasons why people take their pets to veterinary hospitals are those cases related to the pet itch syndrome. I think if dogs and cats were to never itch again, they would have to [...]