Case Stories

When should you call the emergency clinic?

September 22, 2013

While attending the Pet Expo last weekend, Dr. Henri Bianucci and I (Dr. Perry Jameson) held a question-and-answer session and met a lot of you and your pets. One of the questions that came up frequently was “when should I…

Small dog – big problem by Nora Schmidt, DVM

September 6, 2013

Many of us get very excited when we head to a breeder or pet store to pick out a toy breed puppy to adopt – be it a yorkie, maltese, toy poodle, chihuahua or other variety. Loving, cuddling and caring…

What will happen to your pets when you are gone or even here?

July 24, 2013

I know, not the question  you want to answer….me neither. To tell you the truth I never really thought about it.  I just assumed my children would care for them.  I met some folks on Sunday who run the Kitty…

The Emergency Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Upper Airway Obstruction in a Bulldog

July 9, 2013

–Peter Brofman, DVM, MS, ACVIM (Neurology & Internal Medicine) The nervous system can respond to an injury to the spinal cord and brain in only a limited number of ways; and, similarly, there are only a few medical treatments available…

Putter’s PDA

June 2, 2013

Putter was born with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). This is a congenital heart defect where the blood vessel that connects the two main arteries of the body fails to close. When this vessels remains open, the abnormal communication between…