by Michelle Scarchilli | Aug 28, 2020 | Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
On February 14, 2011 IDEXX Research Laboratories confirmed that the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus was present in two cats from the same Wisconsin home. The cats were treated at an emergency veterinary hospital for severe respiratory distress. The owner of the cats had...
by Michelle Scarchilli | Aug 28, 2020 | Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
Dogs occasionally develop a red eye. The redness may be in the white of the eye, in the clear part of the eye called the cornea, or within the eyeball. There are many causes of a red eye, but all ocular diseases should always be considered an urgent matter, and be...
by Michelle Scarchilli | Aug 28, 2020 | Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
Symptoms of ear disease are shaking the head, scratching at the ears, discharge from the ear canal, odor from the ear, or redness of the ear flap or entrance to the ear canal. Your pet may be tilting their head to one side although it’s important to point out...
by Michelle Scarchilli | Aug 28, 2020 | Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
Dogs are taken to the veterinarian for skin problems more than any other reason. Most often they are itchy and that itchiness is typically due to allergies. The text of canine and feline dermatological diseases is large because there are hundreds of skin diseases,...
by Michelle Scarchilli | Aug 28, 2020 | Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
There are several options for protecting dogs against canine Lyme disease. One option is vaccination, which may be the best choice for pets who live in an endemic area. Annual vaccination is an affordable means of protecting pets against this disease, which can have...
by Michelle Scarchilli | Aug 28, 2020 | Newsletter Library, Recognizing Illness
Puppies are happy and full of energy, running, wrestling, and playing so much that we often wish we had that much energy! But when that puppy is not happy, when it is lethargic and limping, then a visit to the veterinarian is in order. There are several orthopedic...
