Advances in Cancer Treatment
As recently as a decade ago, when a dog came in with cancer that had spread, “there was often nothing we could do,” says...
For the First Blood Transfusion, Blood Type Doesn’t Matter
Give a person blood from the wrong blood type, and she can suffer a life-threatening immune reaction as the antibodies in her body work...
Faster Wound Healing with New Technology
Tufts University has reportedly become the first veterinary facility in the U.S. to use a new treatment for speeding up wound healing in dogs...
Feeding Tube: It Sounds Worse Than It Is
The term “feeding tube” may conjure up an image of a terminally ill dog who’s so sick he doesn’t have the strength to swallow...
Dear Doctor: Surgery to bring back eyesight?
Q. My 10-year-old golden doodle was recently diagnosed with diabetes after years of enjoying good health. He is now on twice daily insulin injections....
Dear Doctor: Overactive anal glands
Q. My dog seems to have very active anal glands. She will release them whenever we are in the car and lots of times...
But Why Is His Breath So Bad?
You brush your dog’s teeth assiduously to keep his mouth free of the bacteria that cause dental disease and can also make his mouth...
What Drugs Can You Safely Share With Your Dog? Which Are Unsafe?
About one quarter of all phone calls to the Animal Poison Control Center are about human medications, says the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)....
The Meaning of “Failure” When the Vet Says “Heart Failure”
The vet says your dog has heart failure, and you assume it means death is imminent. After all, if the heart “fails,” death ensues.
Don’t...
Yes, But How Many Calories, Exactly?
Many people wonder just how many calories their dog should consume. With an estimated 40 percent of dogs in this country who weigh more...
Swallowing Foreign Objects: Theres Dangerous, And Very Dangerous
Dogs will literally swallow almost anything, says Your Dog editor-in-chief John Berg, DVM. A veterinary surgeon at Tufts Universitys Foster Hospital for Small Animals, he has retrieved from dogs GI tracts such items as pantyhose, golf balls, socks, rocks, underwear, plastic gadgets, and magnets.
Tis the Season — for Pancreatitis
At Thanksgiving and Christmastime (not to mention Easter), the Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Tufts University sees a surge in cases of very...
