Written by Richard Tao, DVM I have a confession to make. I am the owner of 2 very misbehaved cats and one cat who used to be the picture of relaxation and is now the victim of stress and tension that a multi-cat household can bring. Snuffy is our 9-year-old Manx cat (the kind without [...]
Written by Jennifer Evans, DVM I just got back from a road trip through the mountains of Northern California with my 4 year old Lab, Ventana and we had a great time! We started in Mount Shasta then drove west to the Trinity Alps Wilderness Area, and finally home by way of the Pacific Coast. [...]
George with after eating some flowers Written by Marissa Greenberg, DVM Most of you are familiar with my dog family members, Mico and Slink. What most of you don’t know is that I have a reptile family member too. Although I am very attached to my California Desert Tortoise, named George, please know [...]
Written by Marissa Greenberg, DVM As a veterinarian in San Luis Obispo, I’ve often seen people with longhaired dogs give them summer haircuts. My old girl, Slink, doesn’t have very long hair, so I never thought this would be something I would do for her. But rewind to a few months ago, when our SLO [...]
Written by Marissa Greenberg, DVM As our beloved dogs get older one of the most common problems is that they start to lose their hearing, just like people do as they age. As a veterinarian in San Luis Obispo, I very commonly have people asking me about their old dog’s hearing loss. Unfortunately it is [...]
Written by Marissa Greenberg, DVM There comes a point in all of our dog’s lives where we can start to see signs of aging. Some of these signs might be very normal parts of the aging process, but other could indicate Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (CCD), which is very similar to dementia in people. Though there [...]
Written by Richard Tao, DVM My wife and I welcomed our baby daughter to the world last September. Noone can prepare you enough for the big challenges and little triumphs that come with parenthood. It can be even more challenging when new parents are faced with introducing a new baby to a household full of [...]
Written By Marissa Greenberg, DVM This week is Dog Bite Prevention Week. In honor of it, I wanted to share a story. Many of you know Julie Belmonte (formerly Julie Wilson) who is our lodge manager. She had a dog named Speedo, a normally, very sweet, wonderful dog. One day, he bit her daughter, who [...]
Written by Nicole Gunkel, RVT This was my second year volunteering as a vet tech for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race during late February/early March, and another great one it was! I was most excited to see many familiar faces, including volunteer friends, mushers & dog handlers, and of course the dogs! The most [...]
Q: I can't get my cat to stop eating people food. We feed him 2 times a day, canned food, as directed by the vet. He gets into everything left out for even a few minutes. Fishy crackers, baked potato, any chips, yogurt...anything! He is 9 months old and weighs 10 pounds. We can't get [...]
