Veterinarian
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
In 2009 and 2010 we have all been pinching pennies as we try to get through a recession, but try not to cut back on your pet's preventive care. If you skip even a few heartworm pills, you might save 30 or 40 bucks, but if your dog gets heartworms, yo ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Q: My pet needs a bath. What shampoo should I use?The first thing you need to know is that animals and people have a different skin pH, so you should not use human shampoo unless your veterinarian has specifically recommended one. There are some medi ...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
My pet needs a bath. What shampoo should I use? I get this question all the time.The first thing you need to know is that animals and people have a different skin pH, so you should not use human shampoo unless your veterinarian has specif ...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Many new pet owners ask about the possibility of crate training their dog. Usually they have been told to do so by the breeder or by friends and neighbors, but they feel guilty about 'locking up' their new friend. In order to understand why crate tra ...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Let's talk diabetes. This disease, characterized by a high blood sugar, is fairly common in dogs and is even more common in cats. Consequently, this is a disease that we treat nearly everyday in our hospital. The more you know about diabetes, the eas ...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The Charleston Animal Society (CAS) has partnered with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) to join in an investigation of the newly emerging 'Dog Flu' or, more accurately, the Canine Influenza Virus (CIV). This ...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
The Charleston Animal Society (CAS) has partnered with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) to join in an investigation of the newly emerging 'Dog Flu' or, more accurately, the Canine Influenza Virus (CIV). This virus ...
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Upon discovering that a cat only had one kidney, I sat the owner down to discuss this distressing finding. Lo and behold, the owner only has one kidney! After palpating a mass in a dog's mammary gland, an owner revealed that she was scheduled for a b ...
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Everyday I am asked to prescribe “sedatives” for pets traveling by car. Upon further questioning of the pet’s owner, it turns out that there are actually two reasons for this request. Sometimes pets are simply nervous in the car. They pant, pace, dro ...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
I cannot believe it is time to discuss this topic again. I wonder if time flies as quickly for our pets as it does for us. Well, whether they realize it or not, the season of pet hazards is upon us. At Thanksgiving, the biggest hazard for pets is foo ...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
I know it is hard to believe that it will get cold here, but we usually have some days when the temperatures drop below freezing. It is not only me who is not used to these temperatures, but our pets aren’t either. Most pets can exercise outdoors thr ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
I just got back from a fabulous trip to Cajun country near the Louisiana Atchafalaya Swamp. And, of course, we threw in a quick jaunt to New Orleans. This area of the country is different from the rest of America. We all learned quite a bit about it ...
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Athletes and sports fans see it happen time and time again. A player grasps their knee and falls to the ground in agonizing pain. The athlete has torn his or her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and might be out of commission for the entire season. T ...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Coming up this weekend is my favorite Charleston Animal Society event, the Paws In the Park and Walk for the Animals at Park Circle in North Charleston. Paws in the Park and Walk for the Animals is an all day event featuring a fun walk fund-raiser, g ...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Fall is here and it is starting to cool off here in the Lowcountry. This is a great time for your pets to start exercising again. Many pets gain weight in the summer because it is simply too hot for them to exercise outside with their owners. But as ...
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
As much as I advocated having your pet spayed and neutered due to pet overpopulation, I can’t disguise the excitement I feel when new babies are on the way. It seems a little late in the year, but we are having a little surge of fall puppies an ...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
My son Laker has a story that could help any of you out there who are trying to deal with a flea infestation. So, at his expense... Laker and Melissa moved into an apartment near their Santa Cruz campus. Immediately, Melissa started to get itchy bite ...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Question: In our neighborhood for the last few months (note: this has been during the hot summer)… I have seen someone “walking” a young Westie via a bicycle! The owner rides the bike..slowly, of course, and the young dog, on a leash, runs furiously ...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Every year the largest pet insurance company in the nation, Veterinary Pet Insurance Company, publishes the top 10 medical reasons that dogs come to the veterinarian. In keeping with the David Letterman count down of top tens, we’ll start with number ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
All cat lovers have seen the cartoon about giving a cat a pill. It goes on for pages, the first frame simply describing how to give a cat a pill, following frames describing the owner taking the wet soggy pill and trying again and again. The ca ...
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
I am still over in Austria enjoying myself immensely. I mentioned how the locals bring their dogs with them to the stores and restaurants, but many of the dogs I see are also on vacation with their owners and are traveling short or long distances. &n ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
There is an ancient Asian legend that animals helped humans to discover the medicinal value of plants. This seems likely to me since dogs naturally practice a form of herbal therapy when they eat grass. Cats certainly use grass to help them vomit a h ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
I am vacationing in Austria again this year while my husband teaches at the University of Innsbruck. And, again this year, I am struck by the presence of dogs everywhere. Europeans don’t seem to have the fear of dogs in public places that ...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Two things happened this week that encouraged me to write about this topic. First, I received an e-mail from a reader who owns the local franchise of DoodyCalls. (Who knew there was a business out their that will come by and pick up your pet’s waste, ...
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Ticks are creepy, no question about it. But, they are more than just creepy. They carry nasty diseases that both our pets and we as humans can acquire. In fact, ticks transmit more diseases in the United States than mosquitoes do! Fortunately these d ...
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