How to keep your geriatric dog more comfortable
Thanks to the developments in veterinary medicine, our dog and cat population is living longer and longer! This is due to preventative medicine, good nutrition, anti-arthritis pain medication and improvements in quality of care. Two of the easiest things you can help your dog or cat live longer? Prevent obesityRoutine preventative care with your veterinarian Prevent obesityA long-term study conducted by Purina found that dogs that were fed less and in good body condition lived on...
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How to euthanize a dog with Tylenol… and why you don’t….
As a veterinarian, I never thought I’d be writing on a blog on how to euthanize a dog or cat with Tylenol at home… A few months ago, a fellow veterinarian contacted me about a blog that she saw on Petbloggish.com about how to euthanize a dog at home with Tylenol (which contains the active ingredient acetaminophen – which is more commonly called paracetamol in other countries). How to kill your own pet at home. For real. (Thankfully, they have since removed this...
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Help! My dog’s eyes are…
Do dogs get dry eye? Do dogs get cataracts? You bet! How do I fix my dog’s tear staining? If you ever wondered if cats and dogs get common eye problems like humans, you’re correct. In fact, there are board-certified veterinary ophthalmologists who fix eye problems in pets as their full-time job! So, if you have a dog or cat who has discharge from their tears – whether it’s thick clear stuff versus greenish colored, keep on reading. Your dog may have eye...
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Get pet disease alerts on infectious canine leptospirosis!
NEWS RELEASE New “Pet Disease Alerts” Meets Critical Need to Alert Veterinarians, Pet Owners about Infectious Disease Outbreaks Threatening Health of Pets and People Subscription service launches with text/email alerts about local cases of Leptospirosis — a highly infectious disease potentially fatal to dogs — that can be transmitted to people Service to expand with alerts for canine influenza this fall SALEM, ORE. (June 17, 2020) — Pet Disease Alerts, a nonprofit...
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Can cats get acne? What to do about feline acne, from a veterinarian.
By. Dr. Justine Lee, DVM, DACVECC, DABT, Veterinary Specialist on behalf of Pumpkin Pet Insurance If your cat gets zits, read on.Believe it or not, but yes, cats get zits. The technical medical term for it is “feline acne” (or what I’d like to call “catne.”) Unfortunately, cats can get acne, and your cat’s zits aren’t there because your cat is going through adolescence. Feline acne often starts in cats around 1 year of age, and is sporadic...
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Sick cat tests positive for COVID-19 in Minnesota
This is the press release that was sent out to veterinary professionals in Minnesota, as a sick Bengal cat tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. This pet owner also was infected with COVID-19. From the Board of Veterinary Medicine: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed in a Carver County cat on May 27, 2020. The cat, an indoor-only, 3-year old, spayed-female, Bengal presented to the attending veterinarian on May 20, 2020 with an atypical...
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