Does Spaying or Neutering Really Lead to Weight Gain?
If you’ve recently had your dog spayed or neutered and it looks like your pet has put on a few, you’re probably not imagining...
Veterinary Visits By Video
Back in December 2019, before anyone had ever heard the term “social distancing,” telemedicine remained largely at the margins of veterinary care. The concept...
Is Your Arthritic Dog Depressed?
It is well known that depression is a hallmark of arthritis. Pain leads to a chemical stress response in the brain, and over time,...
Eye Gook: When to Worry
The color of discharge coming out of your dog’s eye can tell you a lot about whether something is wrong or if the “gook”...
Dear Dear: Worried about abdominal surgery
Q. My dog is supposed to undergo abdominal surgery, but I am worried about putting him through it. When my husband had abdominal surgery,...
A Tear in the Knee
Perhaps you have heard of athletes who tore their ACL — the acronym for a ligament in the knee called the anterior cruciate ligament....
Reverse Sneezing
During a regular sneeze, air is rapidly pushed out through the nose. But during a reverse sneeze, which sounds like loud snorting, air is...
Valley Fever
Veterinarians in the Phoenix area are reporting a rise in canine cases of Valley Fever, a potentially deadly fungal disease. As many as 10...
Bone Cancer Risk Extremely High for Certain Breeds
The risk for bone cancer is at least ten times higher for large breeds like Rottweilers, Great Danes, and Rhodesian ridgebacks than for mixed...
Keep a Pain Diary!
If your dog is experiencing pain, a very important step for relieving it is to keep a pain diary once your veterinarian has put...
Blind Dogs Pave the Way for Blind People
There’s no effective treatment for a common form of blindness called inherited retinal dystrophy that affects millions of people worldwide. It’s going to take...
Male Pattern Dog-ness
People often wonder which makes a better pet — a male or a female dog. Part of it is that different personality traits are...