Category: Emergency
The Poison in Your Pantry: Canine Chocolate Toxicity
It can be a very scary moment when you stroll into your kitchen find any of these scenarios: Your dog feasting on the thoughtfully laid out bowl of individually wrapped heart-shaped dark chocolate candies that you placed on the counter in honor of Valentine’s Day. The new tub of cocoa powder that you bought at the grocery store last week...Read More
Intervertebral Disc Disease: What is IVDD?
What is IVDD? Intervertebral disc disease is a common cause of spinal pain in the dog. Between each vertebrae is a intervertebral disc, which acts as a shock absorber. A normal disc is made from a hard, fibrous outside ring (annulus) and a soft gel like center (nucleus pulposus). There are two types of degenerative disc changes that can occur:...Read More
The Big, Bad, Bloat!
Bloat / Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus (GDV) Of all veterinary medical emergencies, nothing strikes fear in the heart of veterinarian like a good GDV emergency. One of the internal medicine clinicians in my veterinary school loved to dramatically rush into the third-year surgery on-call room at 4:30 pm and announce, “There’s a GDV on the way!” and run away laughing...Read More
So…My Dog Ate My Weed…
As marijuana is becoming increasingly popular in use as it is legalized throughout the US, it is becoming a more prominent problem with our pets as well. This is something we are experiencing more and more in our profession, with some clinics treating 2-3 cases per week. The ASPCA poison control hotline said their reported cases have increased 200% in...Read More
Thanksgiving Pet Safety
It’s finally November, which means that magical holiday known as Thanksgiving (or the “Feast of Side Dishes”, as my family likes to call it), is coming up quickly. While Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday that brings together family and friends to celebrate the many blessings in our lives, the day after Thanksgiving can be a very busy day for most...Read More
How Dedicated Ownership Impacts Patient Healing
Titan is 3 year old Chihuahua that presented to The Pet Hospitals- Midtown after being attacked by a large breed dog. The dog was aggressive and before anyone could intervene, Titan was suffering severe trauma to his neck. When Titan presented to our hospital, he was found to have scleral hemorrhage in both eyes (ruptured blood vessels) and severe trauma...Read More
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- Behavior Training
- Dog Owners
- Dogs
- Emergency
- Heroes
- Surgery
How Ginger’s Senior Exam Saved Her Life
Ginger is a 9 year old spayed female German Short Haired Pointer who came to The Pet Hospitals- Germantown for a routine Senior Wellness Exam. Everything had been normal at her Annual Wellness Exam 6 months prior, but since she is older than 7 years old, her owners followed the recommended guidelines of biannual exams for dogs over 7. She...Read More
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- Dogs
- Emergency
- Illness
- Pet Health
- Surgery
- Uncategorized
- Wellness
Oh No, My Dog Has Diarrhea
He was fine yesterday, but now he’s running outside frequently and having very loose or watery stool. Diarrhea…an all too common problem that many owners deal with in their dogs. So what causes this and what can you do about it? The causes of diarrhea in our canine patients are vast. Some are not concerning and may even resolve on...Read More
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- Dogs
- Emergency
- Illness
- Pet Health
Curiosity That Almost Killed The Puppy
Taz was a happy normal little puppy without a care in the world. His one vice: he loved to eat things, just as many puppies do. However, one day his curiosity got the best of him. Taz came to see us at The Pet Hospitals when he was not acting himself. He had vomiting, diarrhea, wasn’t eating, and had very...Read More
Why Can’t My Cat Pee?
Urinary problems are one of the most common reasons for clients to bring their kitty into the vet. Usually I see the patient that is having litter box issues and urinating all over the house, straining to urinate, or having blood in urine. Some of these are medical problems such as cystitis (bladder inflammation), kidney disease, bladder stones or crystals,...Read More
