December 20, 2024
Our pets’ paws are generally pretty tough. Think about the things they do & surfaces they walk or run on without wearing shoes or protection for their feet! However, there are times when our pets can injure their paws. Injuries can include broken nails, pad wounds, or even broken toes. Broken nails can happen in…
November 25, 2024
The pancreas is a glandular organ that lies along the first portion of the small intestine. It has two main jobs: secrete enzymes that aid in digestion and produce insulin and glucagon (hormones that regulate how ingested nutrients are used). Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. When the pancreas becomes inflamed, digestive enzymes normally stored…
October 24, 2024
Watching our pets grow older and develop different diseases can be challenging. One disease we can see in our pets is cognitive dysfunction. This is very similar to Alzheimer’s disease in people. If a pet has cognitive dysfunction, their behavior can gradually decline, and they will exhibit different senile changes. This typically occurs in pets…
August 15, 2024
Kids heading back to school means a sudden schedule change for your pet too, and that shift, combined with backpacks and lunch boxes suddenly appearing in the house, creates two separate risks worth planning for. Pets who have grown used to a full house all summer can struggle with being home alone more often, and…
July 11, 2024
We all hope it will never happen to us. But the reality is natural disasters, such as fires, floods or storms can come up very quickly leaving us little time to get ourselves and our pets to safety. It helps to have plan for an emergency evacuation and to prepare a “Go Bag” for your…