Your pet is having surgery today and you can’t help but worry. Rest assured that your vet’s health care team will be working diligently to make sure that everything goes smoothly. There are a variety of monitoring devices that may be utilized during the surgery to ensure that your pet does well under anesthesia. Early
Read more →When your pet comes home from the veterinary hospital with a bandage on his leg, you may be thinking that the cute little guy (or gal) is using that bandage to milk all the sympathy he can get from you, but that bandage is serving a serious purpose and can cause harm if not properly
Read more →Your pet will need surgery. We don’t like to think about it, but the truth is that most companion animals will find themselves in the operating room at some point in their lives. It may only be for spaying or neutering, or perhaps to remove a little skin growth, but the odds are that someday
Read more →“Doctor, there’s something weird sticking out of my dog, you know…down there!” With the exception of anal sacs (“I swear my dog does not do that”), no anatomical region is as awkward for pet owners to discuss with their vets. For some reason, people have an issue with saying the word ‘vagina’ while maintaining eye
Read more →Perhaps you heard a yelp, and now you notice your dog is limping on one of his hind legs. Your vet has diagnosed a torn cranial cruciate ligament, one of the most common causes of lameness in dogs. Surgery is recommended. Of course you want to do what’s best for your pet, so you search
Read more →Everything your veterinarian has done in his or her career has led up to this point. Your pet is about to undergo surgery, and your veterinarian will draw on years of practice, thousands of hours of study, and a lifetime of learning to ensure that everything goes smoothly. The surgical team is assembled and properly
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