Spring Is In The Air! Can You Feel It?
I don’t know about you, but even if we’ve had a pretty mild winter I’m completely ready for spring. I can see Daffodils and it’s energizing. As a veterinarian, there’s always some fatigue associated with this time of year. It feels like most sick pets we see are gravely ill and this can be emotionally draining. […]
Pins and Needles!
A story of how one veterinarian found acupuncture as an alternative way to manage pain in pets. By Dr. Christie Schroth After about ten years of practice as a small animal general practice veterinarian I started noticing there were some needs unanswered by traditional Western medicine. Dogs were starting to live well into their teenage […]
Saving Lives One Vaccine At A Time!
Every Sunday morning my first order of business is to catch up with veterinary publications and emails from various veterinary organisations. What I read this morning gave me pause, and yet did not surprise me because I see it at an alarmingly increasing rate in my daily practice: vaccine hesitancy. The article, originally by Laura […]
Ho, Ho, NOOOOO
Every holiday season I warn pet owners about the dangers our pets can encounter. While it may seem like common sense, here is my list, and I checked it twice. Mistletoe and poinsettias can be toxic if ingested and the water from your beautiful tree can cause a digestive irritation resulting in diarrhea. Tinsel and […]
Ticks and fleas: those pesky creepy crawlies
The holiday season is upon us: the days are getting shorter, the temperatures getting cooler and as winter approaches it might be tempting to stop the topical or oral preventative medications we give our pets. After all, the flea and tick season is over right? Not so fast! Although fleas and ticks seem to thrive […]
Grain-free diets: to feed or not to feed?
Grain-free and exotic ingredient diets in dogs have become increasingly popular in the past 20 years amongst pet owners partly because of very clever marketing from the pet food industry at large. Unfortunately this has led to an increasing number of dogs being diagnosed with heart disease including in breeds not normally prone to cardiomyopathy, […]
Happy Thanksgiving
Pets After Dark wants to make sure that all of our pets stay safe this Thanksgiving. Review the list to make sure that everyone has a fun holiday and our pets can stay healthy! ! Happy Thanksgiving!
A blood test for cancer in dogs? No way!
Veterinarians frequently recommend doing lab work, especially in an aging patient, to detect early signs of illness like renal or liver disease, diabetes or other hormone-related problems. Then comes the inevitable question: “ Doctor, will this blood test tell you if my pet has cancer?” And the answer to that question is always “ unfortunately […]
Did you know….
At Pets After Dark, we love our pets! Here are a few fun facts about our furry friends! 1) A dog’s nose has 10 times more scent cells than a human’s nose and their sense of smell is 40 times better than ours! 2) 66 % percent of American households have pets. 🐕 😻 3) A […]
Caring For Your Senior Pet
Thanks to advances in veterinary medicine our pets have been living longer, healthier lives. As precious as these senior years can be they bring their own set of challenges for a pet owner. More frequent veterinary visits may be required to address medical issues that can go hand in hand with aging like mobility issues, […]