Which Pet Food Is Best For My Pet?

Category: Wellness Purchasing the best diet for your pet is a confusing and difficult task. We want optimal nutrition and we want to stay within our budget. Every pet food claims to be the best and there are about a thousand brands available! Yikes!!! Which pet food... Read More

Which Pet Food Is Best For My Pet ?

Category: Wellness Purchasing the best diet for your pet is a confusing and difficult task. We want optimal nutrition and we want to stay within our budget. Every pet food claims to be the best and there are about a thousand brands available! Yikes!!!... Read More

Valley Fever

Category: Infectious Disease Valley Fever, properly called Coccidioidomycosis, is a fungal disease of animals and man. The causative agent is an organism called Coccidioides immitis. This fungus normally lives in the soil and is endemic to the southwest area of the country (Arizona, New Mexico, parts... Read More

Urinary Tract Infection

Category: Genitourinary system Bacterial urinary tract infection is relatively common in the dog and less so in the cat. Infection may occur anywhere in the urinary tract. The location of the infection impacts the clinical signs observed, the prognosis, the diagnostic plan and the treatment of the infection.... Read More

UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN CATS

Category: Respiratory Upper respiratory infections in cats are most commonly caused by feline herpes virus-1 (FHV-1), feline calicivirus (FCV) or the feline strain of Chlamydia psittaci, which is a bacterium. There are other viral and bacterial pathogens that less commonly cause upper respiratory infection in cats. The clinical... Read More

TUBE FEEDING

Category: Wellness MATERIALS 60 cc catheter tip syring efeeding tube KMR or Eukanuba milk replacement formula FEEDING GUIDE Warm the reconstituted milk replacer to body temperature.  Measure the tube by holding it against the animal’s body.  With the end of the tube at the last rib mark the tube at the nose... Read More

Traveling with your Pet

Category: Wellness Taking your dog or cat with you may add enjoyment to your trip. It is important to keep your pet's health and safety in mind when traveling, so check with your veterinarian well in advance of your departure date. If you are flying,... Read More

Tracheal Collapse

Category: Respiratory The trachea (windpipe) is composed of 35-45 C-shaped rings of cartilage that are joined by muscle and ligaments to create a rigid tube. Tracheas collapse because the C cartilage flattens due to weak cartilage. When the C loses its curvature, the tracheal membrane across the... Read More

Tick Fever

Category: Infectious Disease Tick Fever, or Ehrlichiosis, is a common blood disease of the dog and occasionally people. The disease is found worldwide and is transmitted by the Rihipicephalus sanguineus tick, which is abundant in our area. The tick ingests the organism when feeding on an infected host... Read More

The Veterinary Profession

Category: Miscellaneous Getting There Becoming a veterinarian is not easy. By the time a veterinarian is able to begin practicing, he or she has completed high school, a four-year undergraduate degree, and a four-year professional program, plus or minus a year internship and three-year residency. Some... Read More