Category Archives: Veterinary Medicine

Is your pet’s drooling normal for them, or something to worry about? Some breeds like Basset Hounds, Mastiffs, and St. Bernards are notorious for a deluge of slippery saliva, and some individuals simply salivate more than others. But not all drooling is normal. This summer I saw a dog at North Idaho Animal Hospital whose […]

When the answer to “What’s up, Doc?” is that your pet rabbit’s not eating normally, is dropping food, or is drooling, the problem defiitely requires a visit to the veterinarian — and may require some dental care, as was the case with this reader’s pet: Q: My rabbit isn’t eating as much as normal, and […]

High thyroid levels are fairly common in older cats, but the condition can be somewhat hard to recognize, especially in its early stages. A reader wrote asking me what I could tell her about the disease: Q: My cat has been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. My friend’s hyperthyroid cat had completely different symptoms, so I was […]

Few things strike quite as much fear in the hearts of pet lovers as a cancer diagnosis in their beloved companion. One reader wrote to ask me about a possible new treatment for oral melanoma, which had just been diagnosed in her dog: Q: My Golden Retriever had a swelling in his mouth, and it […]

As a veterinarian, I see plenty of cats who urinate outside the litterbox or have other signs of urinary tract disorders. Most of these cats have a medical, not behavioral, problem. Here’s what I had to say to one reader: Q: My cat gets bladder infections all the time, and it’s driving us both crazy. […]