Tip Time: Cutting Mats
February 13, 2019
It might not feel like it right now, but spring is right around the corner! For many of our pets, spring means shedding. And shedding can mean mats! Some mats…
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…
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…
Fourth of July Survival Guide
June 18, 2018
Fourth of July is coming up! While this is a fun summer holiday for us, for some pets it can be very scary. Here are some tips to keep your…
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…
Dog Bite Prevention Week 2018: Dog Body Language
May 22, 2018
This week is dog bite prevention week! In this post I’d like to focus on one of the foundations of preventing dog bites: Learning dog body language. Normal dogs do…
Pet Food: Why does it have to be so complicated?
March 27, 2018
Food is fuel for the body, but we also have strong emotional and cultural connections to what we eat. Our pets are important family members and we carry…
Loose Dog Emergency: First, Don’t Panic
February 26, 2018
I do some sports with my dogs called bikejoring and skijoring. Think of dogsledding, but you are on either a bicycle or cross country skis instead of a sled. This…