Dental Health Month: Feline Tooth Resorption
February 25, 2019
February is National Pet Dental Health Month. Let’s review one of the most common problems we see in our pet cats: Tooth resorption. To understand tooth resorption, we have…
Hill’s Pet Nutrition Voluntarily Recalls Select Canned Dog Food for Excessive Vitamin D
February 1, 2019
Hill’s Pet Nutrition is voluntarily recalling and withdrawing select canned dog food products due to potentially elevated levels of vitamin D. While vitamin D is an essential nutrient for dogs, ingestion of…
Nutrition and Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Dogs: An Update
November 28, 2018
Nutrition-Induced Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM): Position Statement We have written about this issue recently, but as it is an emerging problem we wanted to remind and update you all about this…
Feeding Your Senior Cat
November 14, 2018
There are several serious medical causes for weight loss in cats, particularly senior cats. Often weight loss is the earliest sign of a problem, so it should always be investigated.
Cat Health Alert
July 17, 2018
Every year, we see a “summer cold” make its rounds through our cat patients, and the last week or two we have seen numerous cats affected by the 2018 version.
Summer Safety: Water Intoxication
July 2, 2018
Our hot summer weather has definitely arrived! Cooling off with a dip in the water can feel great, but you should be aware of a rare but serious condition called…
Ticks!
June 6, 2018
I took this picture this morning as a reminder of how small adult deer ticks are, which is part of what makes them so sneaky! The nymphs (immature ticks) are…
Summer Heat Update
May 30, 2018
We certainly got a taste of summer last weekend! Our pets are more susceptible to overheating than we are, in part because of their fur coats and in…
News: Heartworm Testing for Dogs
May 15, 2018
At Grand Avenue Veterinary Center, we strive to keep our recommendations for your pets’ preventative care up to date with best practices. We have recently reviewed our recommendations for heartworm…