It is an exciting venture to own your own pet! But before you bring that cat or dog home, it’s important that you do your pet research first. Some pet owners decide on the type of pet they want by looking up the different breeds and making their choice based on physical appearance alone. Of course, you will have personal… Read more →
How To Give Medication To Your Cat Like A Professional
As a pet owner, you never want to see your animal in pain. But, like humans, animals occasionally fall ill and require treatment in order to alleviate their pain. Sometimes, that is administered by the veterinarian. Other times, the medicine needs to be given by you over a specified period of time. While this medication will likely aid in improving… Read more →
A Pet Owner’s Guide To Choosing The Right Veterinarian
Owning a pet is like having a child. You have welcomed an animal into your home and have assumed responsibility as their primary caretaker. The mental and physical well-being of your pet is dependent upon your care. The quality of their safety, nutrition, and exercise habits are solely in your control and contingent upon your best practices. But, like with… Read more →
Is It Cancer? 5 Warning Signs To Watch For In Your Pet
There is nothing that brings people more joy than owning a pet. But owning a pet can come with its somber moments as well. Every year, roughly 6 million dogs and cats are diagnosed with cancer. Many people don’t realize just how common cancer is among pets, and, of course, that’s never something anyone is anticipating when they are in… Read more →
Why Your Pets Should Eat As Healthy As You
Artificial flavors, MSG, preservatives, GMOs, sugar… sound familiar? This is a list of some of the toxic ingredients that can be found in our food. Would you willingly put these unhealthy additives and chemicals into your body? Similarly, would you willingly feed these ingredients to your pets? You might not know, but these ingredients are commonly found in pet food… Read more →
Feline Lymphosarcoma
Learn How To Care For Your Pets Through The Winter
As winter quickly approaches, I wanted to make sure that you are all ready and prepared to give your pets the proper care that they need as the weather drops and they are forced to spend less time outside! Use my tips to make sure your pet has a fun happy and healthy winter! Deborah Y. Strauss, D.V.M: Caring… Read more →
Equine Ophthalmology
A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF OPHTHALMIC DISEASES DR. DEBORAH Y. STRAUSS D.V.M. The equine eye is the largest of any land mammal. Its visual abilities are directly related to the animals behavior and the fact that the horses is a flight animal. An understanding of the horses eye can help to discover why the animal behaves as it does. This is… Read more →
Feline Ophthalmology
FELINE OPHTHALMOLOGY: EYE DISORDERS OF THE CAT DR, DEBORAH Y STRAUSS D.V.M. Feline Ophthalmology is a specialty with in feline medicine that is classified into a sub category from all other diseases that the Feline species is afflicted with. The Feline clinician that you are seeing must have special training, along with a vast knowledge of this subject matter, in order… Read more →
Feline Lymposarcoma
Lymphosarcoma is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in cats. It is a cancer of the lymphocytes (a type of blood cell) and of the lymphoid tissue. Lymphoid tissue is normally present many places in the body, including; the lymph nodes, the spleen, the liver, the gastrointestinal tract, the bone marrow, and various other places in the body. Feline… Read more →