Medical

Injuries to paws in domestic pets are a lot more common than humans for several reasons.  The obvious one is that most dogs and cats do not wear protective shoes.  Shoes just don't have to look [...]

Everybody gets old one day.  That is if you avoid disasters that can shorten one's life.  Time passes by way too quickly for our pets.  The average lifespan of a Great Dane is about 7 while a cat [...]

Dog and cat ear infections are one of the most common medical conditions treated by veterinarians.  They are relatively easy to treat yet cause a tremendous amount of pain for the animal.  Many [...]

Many people over the years tried to get me to tell them what was wrong with their dog or cat over the telephone.  I could always mention possibilities but it is, and forever will be, impossible [...]

Humans come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.  Their eye colors are just as varied.  Genes can be dominant or recessive.  People with blue eyes, such as this author, have a double recessive [...]

Cat bites are one of the most common reasons for people to take their pet to a veterinarian for medical treatment.  Cat bites cross species.  Cats bite other cats.  Cats bite people.  Cats bite [...]

You would think that I would be writing this around Halloween time but this is not about black cats and witches flying off on a broom but to show how varied the animal kingdom is when it comes to [...]

The old axiom that beauty is only skin deep but the true beauty of a person resides in the heart is true.  Dogs come into our life as bouncing puppies with tons of life in them.  They are with us [...]

One of the most frequently seen injuries in animal emergency clinics across the country are pet and car collisions.  They are so common that veterinarians coast to coast use medical shorthand on [...]

Cats are fabulous creatures.  They made up just about 50% of my case load in my Ohio medical practice.  I have heard it all....That:  cats don't have a personality, cats are aloof and want to be [...]