Toxicities are a frequent cause for concern in veterinary medicine. There is at least one call per day to the office about different things dogs have eaten. Marijuana is the most common street drug ingested in dogs. There are several cannabinoids present in the plant...
Parvovirus was first discovered in dogs in 1978 when it cause a global pandemic in months. The virus is now well established worldwide and is probably the single most common infectious disease in dogs that can be fatal. The virus has a fecal-oral transmission but...
It’s that time of year when one of my “icks” are going to ramp back up again. Random people will use their social media accounts to spread misinformation that will cause someones dog harm. Natural products for parasite prevention do not work, if you use it and truly...
There is usually one behavior that, universally, pet owners work really hard to train and that is for the dog to go to the bathroom outside. Everyone breaths a collective sigh of relief when the new dog in the house start either alerting that they need to go outside...
With cooler weather a lot of people mistakenly think that it is ok to stop using flea and tick prevention. Even with the cooler weather fleas are still very active and we are seeing an uptick in flea infestations right now. This can be a tricky problem and for the...
My first job in veterinary medicine was as an assistant. In the clinic, I worked at getting all the procedures the pet came in for was the priority. I remember one time an owner asked us to trim his 160lb Mastiff’s nails. Didn’t think twice about it. This particular...