Blog: pet tips
November Is Pet Diabetes Month
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a common condition affecting middle aged-older pets. Diabetes mellitus (aka diabetes) is a condition where the body is not able to use glucose (sugar) appropriately. Glucose is the main source of energy for all the cells of the body.
Case Study: “Ouch”
Patient Data Your shift has started in the evening and within minutes, your first patient has arrived.
Moving with Pets
Moving is stressful for the entire family, including our pets. They don’t understand why all of our belongings are going into boxes or why people are pacing around the house. I moved recently for the second time with my current group of pets. Flynn, my six-year-old mixed breed, is a...
Heat Exhaustion in Dogs
Heat exhaustion (or “heat stroke”) is an unfortunately common presentation at veterinary emergency clinics in the summer months. It is essentially when the pets body has been pushed to a hyperthermic state for an extended period of time, to the point where their bodies cannot thermoregulate to correct the...
