tvet.com Although we recommend neutering your pet for a variety of reasons, sometimes accidents happen and if you are well prepared for the upcoming birth of puppies by keeping the dam healthy, fewer problems will occur
Caring for your Older Dog
March 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
tvet.com Puppies do eventually grow up, but with good nutrition, dental care and veterinary care they can live longer and healthier than ever before
Degenerative Disc Disease in Dogs
March 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
tvet.com Degenerative disc disease is a common disease of some breeds of dogs, especially the dachshund. The normally soft cushion disc cushion between the bones of the vertebrae in the back can push up and pinch the spinal cord. In mild cases in causes pain or a reluctance to jump up. In severe cases in can cause paralysis. Your veterinarian can help you with the diagnosis and treatment of your dog's back problems
Demodectic Mange in Dogs
March 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
tvet.com When you hear the term, "mangy dog", we often picture a dog with hair loss, itching, open wounds and such. Demodectic Mange refers to a disease caused by a certain mite commonly found in dogs. With newer therapies, these mites can be controlled and the hair will grow back.
Elimination Problems in Dogs
March 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
tvet.com Most elimination problems in dogs involve puppies or newly adopted adult dogs who had been in a shelter or in a boarding environment. Occasionally, even well trained adult dogs can revert to having house training mistakes after certain behavioral issues or stresses, such as the introduction of a new pet, or even a new child into the house, or scheduling changes. Other reasons may be more medical such as diet changes, gastrointestinal disease, neurologic problems, or urinary tract diseases.
Your Dog's Physical Exam
March 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
tvet.com We all know how important regular checkups are for us as we age, well, this is no different for our dogs. As a matter of fact, when you consider how much faster our dogs age, these checkups are even more critical and should be even more frequent. A pet's body goes through many changes as he or she ages, and many of their systems can begin to breakdown as well. We can be much more effective in helping them deal with these changes if we catch them early on. It's often much easier to prevent the big problems than it is to treat them.
Heart Disease in Dogs
March 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
tvet.com It has often been said that our dogs are "all heart" and fortunately most of these hearts are working beautifully, but we do occasionally examine patients whose hearts are not quite working up to par. In fact, according to the American veterinary medical association, about 1 in 10 dogs nationally, or about 4.2 million dogs have some form of heart disease. This disease can be a heart valve disease which we see more commonly in the smaller breeds, or be a heart muscle disease, called cardiomyopathy, which we see more commonly in the large and giant breeds.
Heartworms in Dogs
March 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
tvet.com Heartworms are a very common parasite affecting our dogs, in fact in many parts of the country the disease has reached endemic proportions. The disease itself, if left undetected and untreated can often be fatal, and the sad truth is that screening and prevention is so easy and inexpensive. The disease is caused by a worm which migrates to and invades the heart and the vessels around the heart and lungs. The parasite is introduced into the dog's bloodstream via the bite of an infected mosquito which injects the infant form of the heartworm, called microfilaria. It is because of this mosquito transmission that the disease is so prevalent in parts of the world where mosquitoes are such a problem.
Ear Infections in Pets
March 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
htttp://tvet.com Pets can have otitis externa, a condition affecting the outer structures of the ear, for myriad reasons: allergies, infections due to bacteria or fungus, genetic predisposition for an over production of oily debris, abnormal turnover rate of the tissue lining the canals or even cancer. It is also important to remember that ears are fundamentally just skin. Whenever the skin on the body is afflicted with a problem; the ears usually follow suit
Nutrition for your Dog
February 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
tvet.com What is the best diet to feed my dog? That is a question I am frequently asked by concerned pet owners. You may try to educate yourself by examining labels, or going to the manufacture's web site and reading their claims. You might decide to ask your breeder or seek the assistance of the high school student working at one of the major pet supply stores, but none of these sources has the training and expertise that your veterinarian and his or her staff can offer you.
