October 24, 2024
Watching our pets grow older & 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 then their behavior can gradually decline & they will exhibit different senile changes. This typically occurs in…
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…
Most of us know that brushing our pet’s teeth is a good idea. Most of us also have no idea how to do that! Here are a few tips to get you started. Be sure check out the video at the end of this blog of Dr Miller teaching her puppy about toothbrushing.
December 7, 2023
Recently, there have been many news reports of a mystery respiratory dog illness in the United States. Although Oregon has been recognized as having a high incidence of this disease, Central Oregon is not currently experiencing an outbreak. Here is what we do know about the new/atypical respiratory disease What are the symptoms of the…
July 27, 2022
A few weeks ago, a dog arrived at our clinic bleeding from her mouth. On examination, we discovered that she had some infected teeth. The infection had destroyed several of her teeth and the jaw bone surrounding the teeth. It damaged nearby blood vessels causing the alarming bleeding. Fortunately we were able to anesthetize her,…