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Function following amputation is generally good to excellent in most patients. Patients with forelimb amputation have more initial difficulty with balance whilst hindlimb. Amputees have greater difficulty with propulsion and speed. Most pets are ambulatory immediately after surgery or within a few days and most animals have adapted well within 4 weeks. Complications following amputation…

Teaching Your Dog to Settle Step 1: Decide what you would like to use for your dog to settle on. It could be a bed, blanket small rug, towel or yoga mat. I prefer a yoga mat as it is non-slip and it is portable so you can take it anywhere, especially veterinary visits! Step…

Holiday gatherings, construction, storms, fireworks, parties and all kinds of things that we humans do can be noisy and just plain frightening to our pets. If you’ve seen your cat or dog hiding, shaking, digging to get away, or you come home to accidents, or even destroyed things in the house; it could be due…

Hyperthyroidism is a condition that causes your cat to overproduce the thyroid hormones. This condition affects many organs in the body, most noticeably the heart.  Thyroid hormones cause the whole body’s metabolism to speed up, the blood flows very quickly, calories burn in excess, weight is lost, hunger and edginess is felt.  The most common…

Bringing Kitty Home When You Have Other Cats When you bring your kitty home from surgery or a hospital stay, and there are other cats in the household, they will essentially be viewed as “new.” They’ll smell and act differently on the first day, so the other kitties might see them as a new cat…

Your Goal: better oral health = longer lives and less pain.  The goal is to brush all of the outside surfaces of your kitty’s teeth once a day, using a soft-bristled toothbrush (or cloth) and veterinary toothpaste.  Proper brushing for cats should only take 2-3 minutes a time and should be done once a day.…

How Do We Measure Blood Pressure in Pets? Blood pressure measurement is performed similarly to the way it is in humans. An inflatable cuff is fit snuggly around the foot, foreleg, or even tail of the pet. In pets, this measurement should not exceed 160. A reading of 180 is considered to indicate high risk…

Remember, having dust mites doesn’t mean your house isn’t clean. In most areas of the world, these creatures live in every home, no matter how clean. But, you can reduce their effects. There are many changes you can make to your home to reduce the number of these unwanted “guests.” Studies show that more dust…

Pet food marketing companies want you to believe that fancier bags, higher prices, or novel flavors will cure your pet of all itches. Food sensitivities come in many types and severities and are often compounded by other problems that are also causing itching. If you feel like you have tried everything out there and several…

You and your pet have been frustrated and miserable – long nights of itching and multiple steroid treatments can drive you both crazy. There is nothing like seeing your pet being bothered and not being able to help them. Many times steroids help, but only for a short time, and then the pet is right…