Veterinary Blog
Welcome to the Duxbury Animal Hospital blog. Here, our veterinary team shares practical advice and trusted information to help you care for the pets you love — from pet health and behavior to nutrition and seasonal safety tips for life on the South Shore. Explore our latest articles below, and check back often for new posts.
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- Advances in Arthritis Pain Control
- Aging in pets: Changes in Taste
- Aging in pets: Doggie Dementia
- Allergic Diseases of Pets: Food Allergies
- Allergic Skin Disease in Pets: Skin Infections
- Allergies
- An Old Disease Causing New Problems for Dogs
- Anxiety in pets
- Are By-Products in Pet food Really Bad?
- Arthritis in Pets part 1: Alternative Medical Options
- Arthritis in Pets Part 2: Nutritional Support
- Arthritis in Pets part 3: Medical Management
- Better Medicine with light: Laser Surgery
- Birch Sugar Poisoning in Dogs
- Breed Specific Diets: Snake Oil or Savior
- Chocolate Toxicity
- Common Myths about Ticks
- COVID
- COVID-19 and Pets
- Dental Prevention in pets
- Do dogs get swimmer’s ear?
- Does my pet have cataracts?!!
- Ear Infections
- Feline Herpes
- Getting a New Dog for the Holidays
- Grain Free Dog Food and Heart Disease
- Grape and Raisin Poisoning in Dogs
- Healthy pet hearts in the month of Love
- Heartworm
- Heat stroke
- Holiday Volunteering
- How much canned food should I feed my pet?
- How much should I feed my dog?
- Insect Bites
- Kitty Diseases: Thyroid disease
- Light in Veterinary Medicine: Therapy Lasers
- Light-based Therapies: Skin disease
- Loss of Muscle Mass in Older Pets
- Managing Ticks
- My dog’s nose is dry, is he sick?
- My pet is fine, why do we need tests?
- New England Tick Diseases: Anaplasma
- Noise Phobias in Dogs
- Pancreatitis… it’s not just “Garbage Gut”
- Pet Parasites in Winter
- Pet Poisoning
- Preventing Brown Spots on your Lawn
- Puppy
- Raw Diets
- Re-emerging Diseases: “Kennel Cough” Bacteria
- Re-Emerging diseases: Hookworms
- Recognizing pain in pets
- Repairing Torn Cruciate Ligaments (ACL)
- Road Trips with Dogs
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
- Should I take videos of my pet for the vet?
- Should my dog be vaccinated for Leptospirosis?
- Tapeworms in Dogs and Cats
- Terrible Toys for dogs
- The “Return” of Parvo
- Tick Prevention Choices
- Tooth Brushing Alternatives for Pets
- What can’t pets take human drugs?
- What is Mange?
- Why can’t I get my cat declawed?
- Why can’t my dog eat “people food”?
- Why do dogs get sick from “people food”?
- Why do my pet’s teeth get so bad?
- Why do so many dogs tear their ACL?
- Why is my allergic pet itchy in the winter?
- Winter Health and Safety Tips for your Pets
Have a Question About Your Pet?
Our articles are a great starting point, but they’re no substitute for personalized care. If you have questions about your pet’s health, our team is always here to help.