Medical

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Thunder and lightning storms have been a part of planet earth for 100's of millions of years.  As temperatures warm during spring the chances of thunder and lightning storms increase [...]

This is the start of prime tick populations in the majority of the United States.  This time period usually runs from about late March through the end of June.  Ticks are always present but they [...]

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 [...]

Barking dogs may annoy neighbors trying to get to sleep but barking is the only way that dogs can communicate.  This communication is between other dogs and their human masters.

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 [...]

Pet emergencies are a common element of most veterinary practices.  They can happen at all times of the day or night; whether the practice is open or closed.