Cognitive Dysfunction
A good number of my clients are surprised to hear when I say that dogs and cats can suffer from cognitive dysfunction or cognitive...
Obesity In Older Dogs
Weight gain in dogs and cats is a huge problem today, and the number of obese dogs in the United States continues to rise...
Before You Count Your Chickens
Cock-a-doodle-dooo … wait, not quite. Hens are a lot quieter than roosters, and that’s one of the reasons they’ve become the latest popular pet...
Coprophagia: The Cringeworthy Practice Of Eating Poop
Cleaning up the backyard, carrying poop bags, and eliminating any opportunity for your pet to eat the poop is the simplest, most straightforward way...
CBD For Pets: What You Need To Know
We’ve all heard the stories about how cannabidiol, or CBD, is being used as a natural remedy for all kinds of ailments, from curing...
Warning Signs That Your Cat Might Need To See The Vet
Cats are pros at hiding their illnesses. Call it natural instinct or just a typical stubborn streak, but they sometimes hide their illnesses so...
Spay And Neuter, Revisited
For decades now, the value of spaying and neutering our pet cats and dogs has barely been questioned. Beginning in the 1960s, anesthesia and...
Know The Connection Between Breed And Disease
Anyone who owns a dog (or a cat for that matter), hopefully expects to take their fur child to a veterinarian at least occasionally...
Canine Influenza
How Important is Vaccination?
Between December 27, 2017 and February 12, 2018, there were 413 confirmed cases of canine influenza in California, most of them...
Pain in Pets
It’s a no-brainer that we don’t want our pets to suffer pain. Whether you ask a pet parent or a veterinarian, you’re likely to...