Veterinary Blog

Bee Stings and other bites It’s Spring! Dogs are frolicking in the yard and having fun! And they’re trying to eat bees! Yes. The warm weather has arrived and so have the calls about swollen faces, spo

This month’s question is just as common on the human side of things as in veterinary medicine and relates to certain annual testing that is recommended in “healthy” patients. I put “healthy” in quotes

Many of you have probably been hearing from your veterinarian in recent months about this “new” vaccine that should be given to your dogs. With vaccinations having been such a hot-button topic on so m

After a recent outbreak in California among under-vaccinated dogs, I’ve been getting questions about Leptospirosis again. Given all of the press about vaccines lately, it seemed like a good time to re

As most people are now aware, ticks are not a seasonal problem. So long as there is no snow on the ground and the temperature is above 31 degrees, deer ticks will wake from hibernation under their dea

People use the word “mangey” a lot, typically to describe dogs with dirty and unhealthy fur. Recently, an owner used the word but then asked me about the origins as she had heard about dogs having “m

In more recent years, nutritionists on the human and veterinary side have started to re-evaluate what we consider a healthy body condition. As CT and MRI scans have become more readily available, we h

The holidays are a time when many families think about adding another furry member to the clan. It is a time when everyone is together and can help with the initial training and such. That said, this

Noise phobias in dogs are an almost exclusively summertime issue in New England. Between thunderstorms and fireworks, Memorial Day through Labor Day can be one of the worst times of year if your pet h

As I progress through my series on aging pets, I will stop again on a commonly misunderstood yet scary condition that happens in pets. This is the changing of the eyes that makes them white. In people

Most dog owners know the term “garbage gut”. Those that don’t can easily piece it together though: dog gets into garbage and get horrendous vomiting and diarrhea. Sometimes the problem just affects th

We’ve seen a resurgence of many diseases in recent years, especially in the northern US. Currently, there is a theory that the return of coyotes and foxes in the area may be the cause. Whether or not