Kennel Cough
Kennel cough (KC) is also called tracheobronchitis OR canine infectious upper respiratory COMPLEX. It is referred to as a COMPLEX because...
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carlingmatejka
- Jan 3, 2021
- 3 min
Euthanasia
This sounds like such a depressing topic to bring up. But, its not. We are so lucky in the world of veterinary medicine that we have the...
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carlingmatejka
- Dec 13, 2020
- 1 min
DENTAL EXTRACTIONS
NEWS FLASH: Your pet DOES NOT need to show dental PAIN to have dental disease! Think of your dogs teeth as little icebergs. We can only...
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carlingmatejka
- Oct 10, 2020
- 2 min
REFEEDING SYNDROME - why you need to be careful feeding starving animals
When you see an emaciated animal, the first thing you want to do is feed it as much as much as you can. But, this is actually SUPER...
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carlingmatejka
- Oct 2, 2020
- 3 min
GASTROPEXY - a life saving preventative surgery
A gastropexy is a preventative procedure to “tack” the stomach in place to prevent it from twisting in the abdomen. If the st omach...
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carlingmatejka
- Sep 13, 2020
- 3 min
MINI SERIES #1: Osteroarthritis PART 3
I’ve done 2 previous posts on osteoarthritis and what it is, on how we diagnose it, and on how we treat it. Today, we are going to...
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carlingmatejka
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
PORCUPINE QUILLS
A face full of porcupine quills is very painful for your pet and it is ideal to remove the quills as quickly as possible. Quills are a...
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carlingmatejka
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
Sarcoptic and demodetic mange in dogs
What the heck are these and what is wrong with these poor dogs!? Sarcoptic and demodetic mange are both caused by very small mites that...
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carlingmatejka
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
CORN in pet food
You may have been told that corn is just a filler and that it should be avoided in your pets diet because it is poorly digested and is a...
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carlingmatejka
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
Osteoarthritis part 2: MINI SERIES #1
Just a little reminder that osteoarthritis (OA), otherwise known as arthritis, degenerative joint disease (DJD), or osteroarthrosis is a...
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carlingmatejka
- Aug 27, 2020
- 3 min
Osteroarthritis: MINI SERIES #1
Osteoarthritis (OA), otherwise known as arthritis, degenerative joint disease (DJD), or osteroarthrosis is a progressive and irreversible...
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carlingmatejka
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
SPAYING FEMALE DOGS and CATS
Spaying a female consists of removing the source of hormones that control reproduction. In females, this involves removing the ovaries...
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carlingmatejka
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
RAW FOOD
Feeding raw meat based diets (RMBD) to pets has been a growing trend in the past couple years as an alternative diet to commercial...
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carlingmatejka
- Aug 25, 2020
- 2 min
CORONAVIRUS AND PETS
Just like in most species, dogs and cats have their own strains of coronavirus that can make them sick that CANNOT infect us. Recently, a...
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carlingmatejka
- Aug 25, 2020
- 3 min
NEUTERING DOGS
We neuter dogs by surgically removing their testicles. By removing the source of hormones, it has several benefits but also some risks...
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