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...
10 Warning Signs of Cancer
In dogs, just like in people, cancer doesn’t tend to markedly affect life out of the blue. More frequently, signs of the disease progress...
The Growth of Bony Spurs Along the Spine
Your geriatric dog has begun walking very slowly and seems to be in pain, with perhaps a twist or weakness in his gait. He...
When a Testicle Doesn’t Descend
With reports coming out that neutering a male dog as a puppy can increase his risk for certain cancers, some people are opting to...
Advances in Veterinary Stem Cell Research
Stems cells used to research ways to cure canine diseases have come from parts of the body that include umbilical tissue, bone marrow, and...
