While we regularly run titers in place of dog and cat core vaccines, we don’t complete titer testing in place of rabies vaccination. Why? There are two reasons. First, rabies titer testing is expensive and one of our goals is to minimize unnecessary costs to our...
Many of you have asked us about testing your pet’s intestinal health. In human medicine, a fecal test called a Dysbiosis Index is run to determine intestinal health. This is important since proper intestinal health is necessary for overall health. Various...
From CT scans to ultrasounds, there are several ways to see inside your dog or cat’s body. Here’s how these diagnostic imaging techniques differ, and the pros and cons of each. Along with lab work such as blood and urine testing, your dog or cat may sometimes require...
We love treating pets with IBD. They respond so well to natural medicines and rarely require long-term therapy with immunosuppressive drugs like prednisone. One of our most challenging IBD cases involved Rosie, an 8-year-old female miniature schnauzer. When we first...
As winter approaches, we need to be aware that like us, our pets have special health needs. Even though they don’t get the same colds, flu, and coronavirus infections we get, they can still become sick with infectious diseases (especially kennel cough when boarding,...
