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  • Why Your Pet Might Need Oxygen, and How Your Veterinarian Might Deliver It Open link in new window
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    Not being able to catch your breath (shortness of breath, or dyspnea) is a terrible feeling. It can feel like drowning, and pets who are short of breath experience the same thing as people do.
  • Is My Dog Too Old for Grooming? Open link in new window
    8/19/2025
    As pets age, they require more care, and grooming is critical in maintaining their quality of life.
  • Von Willebrand's Disease in Dogs Open link in new window
    8/19/2025
    Von Willebrand's disease is an inherited blood clotting defect and breeds at high risk should be screened before being allowed to breed.
  • Atypical Cushing's Disease in Dogs and Cats Open link in new window
    8/15/2025
    Atypical Cushing’s, also called atypical hyperadrenocorticism, is a disorder that affects your pet’s endocrine system, which controls hormone levels in the body.
  • What is a Urinalysis Test? Open link in new window
    8/14/2025
    A complete urinalysis (UA) analyzes your pet’s urine, as part of a complete health assessment. It is often done at the same time as blood tests ordered by your veterinarian. 
  • Spinosad (Comfortis) Open link in new window
    8/12/2025
    Spinosad is an ultra-fast flea killing tablet that lasts an entire month for dogs and cats.
  • Metoclopramide (Reglan) Open link in new window
    8/12/2025
    Motility disorders are common and may be chronic or of sudden onset. When motility is reduced in the stomach, food pools there and creates a sensation of nausea and bloating. Metoclopramide (Reglan) normalizes stomach contractions so that food and bile can pass in the correct direction.
  • How to Teach a Chin Rest as a Start Button Open link in new window
    8/7/2025
    Start button behavior is a concept that teaches your dog to perform a specific action that serves as a beginning, signaling their readiness or willingness to participate in an activity.
  • Tracheal Collapse in Dogs Open link in new window
    8/5/2025
    The patient is almost always a toy breed dog, especially poodles, Yorkshire terriers, and Pomeranians. The disease usually becomes problematic in middle age but can occur at any age. The cartilage defect that leads to the flattened C rings seems to be hereditary.
  • Glargine (Lantus) Open link in new window
    7/29/2025
    Diabetic remission is about good regulation early on rather than having a magic product. Cats that have been diabetic for some time tend not to experience remission and if your cat is well-regulated on another insulin, it is not worth changing and having to re-regulate your cat.

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