Ten Questions to Ask When Shopping for a New Veterinarian

Ten Questions to Ask When Shopping for a New Veterinarian

First question: Will the new veterinarian will accept services provided by your old veterinarian? For example, will they accept the vaccines that your veterinarian provided or insist on starting things all over? Over vaccination is a tremendous problem and leads to...
A Friend’s Dog was Diagnosed With Lepto. What is It?

A Friend’s Dog was Diagnosed With Lepto. What is It?

“Lepto” is the short name for a bacterial infection called leptospirosis. Leptospira are a group of bacteria that can cause kidney disease. Wildlife, especially raccoons, carry the bacteria without becoming ill from the infection. “Lepto” infection is spread when...
How Long Should I Expect my Indoor Cat to Live?

How Long Should I Expect my Indoor Cat to Live?

Living indoors is only one of the factors that affects longevity. Other factors that affect longevity include genetics, vaccines and medications, what your cat eats and what chemicals you use in the household. If everything is ideal it would be realistic to hope your...
What are the different kinds of vaccines? (And, why do I care?)

What are the different kinds of vaccines? (And, why do I care?)

In the prepartion of killed vaccines, the manufacturer “kills” the virus, usually by heat, so injection into a patient does not cause disease. This is especially important in rabies prevention as the last thing we want to do is give rabies to patients. The...

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