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"It smells like something crawled in his mouth and died." I hear that a lot during exams. When I check a pet’s mouth, I often find thick layers of hardened plaque coating the teeth, gums that are receding, and black discoloration at the gumline—clear signs of bacteria...

Happy New Year Whole Pet Family! As 2024 becomes a memory, we acknowledge that we have weathered the storms and embraced the joys. Cheers to a happy and healthy to 2025! As the new year begins, many of us look to resolutions of various nature, often fitness and health...

Senior pets are sort of our specialty. Yes, we love what herbs and nutrition bring to our practice, but it is often our senior pets who benefit the most from our sort of care. If you want your beloved pet to live forever, you are not alone! You are our prototypical...

At least our pets are never burdened with that daily question. However, deciding what they are going to be eating for the rest of their life could possibly beg even more questions. The good news is that we’re here to help! There is a lot of information out there, pet...

Do you feel frustrated with your dog’s chronic infected, itchy skin or ears, or the fact your vet can’t give you a straight plan to figure out her elevated liver values? Have you seen a specialist for her strange blood abnormalities and still felt like you’re running...

Just last week my surgical schedule read: Mass removal, Dental with extractions, Cherry eye surgery, Foreign body removal and Spay. The day before a client said to me “Wait, you can do that here?” Many pet parents know that veterinarians perform “spays” and “neuters”,...

I was sitting in a dermatology class in vet school my first year at Ohio State and the  professor asked the class “Which disease would you rather your pet have? Allergies or  cancer?”. Obviously all 135 of us replied “Allergies”! That seems a way better disease than...

As the Fourth of July approaches, I’m looking forward to cookouts, fireworks, and time with friends. I’ll bet most of you are too. But if your pet has noise phobia, the Fourth can bring a sense of dread, because your furry companion is facing several nights of terror....

Spring and Summer call for more walks with the dogs and more outdoor adventures for our cats. Not only are we and our pets more active but fleas and ticks are as well. Whether you’re unsure if flea and tick prevention is right for your pet or are considering changing...

Heartworm infection in dogs is a serious condition caused by the parasitic worm Dirofilaria immitis, which is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito. When a mosquito bites an infected animal, it picks up microfilariae (the baby worms) which then mature...