Category: Cardiovascular
The Normal Heart
Located approximately in the center of the chest cavity, the heart is a hollow organ that serves as a double pump. The heart wall is made up of a special type of muscle called myocardium. The function of the heart is...
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Category: Wellness
Summer in the desert southwest is the season of some serious dangers for your pet. Environmental dangers related to heat and dehydration are covered by another handout. This handout gives you information on foxtail grass awns, insect and spider bites and stings, rattlesnake bites, Colorado...
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Category: Behavior and Training
Most dogs have a strong natural desire to chew and dig. These activities are part of the way that puppies explore and investigate their world. Unfortunately, this desire can be a major problem if your puppy chews your new shoes or digs...
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Category: Skin and Ear
Dogs and cats suffer from many problems, which affect their skin. It is important to understand that the skin is an organ, just as the liver and kidneys are organs. The skin functions as a barrier to protect the body from infection, caustic...
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Category: Wellness
Caring for your senior pet means more than treating problems as they arise. By knowing about some of the common diseases of older pets, and understanding the importance of early detection, you and your pet can enjoy a longer, healthier relationship.
Cats and dogs age faster...
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Category: Home Page, Infectious Disease
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a disease caused by the bacteria Rickettsia rickettsia, which is carried by ticks. In Arizona, the most common tick vector is the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus.) While this tick prefers to live and feed on dogs, it will...
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Category: Wellness
Books about Dogs:
“The Complete Dog Owner’s Manual”
By Amy Marder, VMD. 224 pages. Published by Broadway Books, New York.
This book, with backing from the Iams Company, is an excellent, comprehensive guide to all aspects of dog stewardship. The book is well illustrated and is fun...
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Category: Trauma and Injury
Snake Envenomation
Venomous snakes of North America belong to three groups: colubrids, elapids and pit vipers. The colubrids include vine snakes, lyre snakes and night snakes. These are all shy nocturnal snakes that have fixed fangs in the back of their mouths. Their venom is either...
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Category: Animal Health Hospital News, Wellness
Rabies season is here and it is time to make sure that our pets are protected. In southern Arizona, bats are by far the most common source of rabies. Many of our bats migrate south in the winter so we see lower incidence at that...
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Category: Wellness
Puppy Vaccination Schedule
Puppies need a series of vaccinations every three to four weeks to protect them during their critical first four months of age, when they are most susceptible to disease. The diseases that your puppy should be vaccinated against are:
Canine Distemper Virus: Distemper...
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