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Meet Jasmine

 We have nicknamed Jasmine “the Energizer Bunny” because she truly keeps going and going!  Jasmine was diagnosed with asthma in 2011 and then developed intestinal lymphoma in 2012.  She has been taking an oral form of chemotherapy for her intestinal cancer and it is working amazingly well.  Intestinal lymphoma is usually fatal within 6 months [...]

By |2020-07-24T15:26:17+00:00October 30th, 2013|Pet Health Care|1 Comment

Animal Care Tips – Kidney Failure

With the recent pet food recall, kidney failure has become a hot topic. The kidneys are responsible for many processes in the body. They maintain hydration, determine how much urine a pet produces, balance phosphorous and calcium levels, filter out toxins and breakdown products from protein use, maintain red blood cell counts and help to [...]

By |2020-07-24T15:27:06+00:00April 1st, 2007|Pet Health Care|0 Comments

Animal Care Tips – Kidney Disease

    Last week we looked at bladder disease and today we will look at the kidneys.  Kidney failure is the number one killer of cats in the United States and is a common problem among dogs.  As animals age, the effectiveness of the kidneys slowly wanes.  We won ™t see outward signs of decreased kidney [...]

By |2020-07-24T15:27:10+00:00August 12th, 2006|Pet Health Care|0 Comments