Vomiting is the most common reason people call us unsure whether to come in. The answer depends almost entirely on what came with it. One tidy episode in a bright, playful dog is a different situation from the same thing
Rodent bait is one of the most serious autumn poisonings for dogs and cats, because with most products a pet looks completely normal for three to five days and then starts bleeding internally. If there is any chance your
Autumn is when owners notice things. The evenings are long and indoors, the lamps are on, and you are simply in the same room as your pet more often. A lot of what gets noticed in October gets filed under old age. Some o
Thanksgiving weekend is one of the busiest of the year for veterinary clinics, and rich table food is the reason. A sudden meal of fatty leftovers can inflame the pancreas, causing repeated vomiting, a hunched posture an
Pica is the persistent eating of things that are not food. In puppies and kittens some mouthing is normal exploration, but a pet who repeatedly swallows fabric, rubber, soil or plastic is showing a pattern worth investig
A cranial cruciate ligament injury is the most common cause of sudden hind-limb lameness in dogs, and in most cases the ligament has been quietly degenerating for months before it fails. A burst of weekend activity after
