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 [...]
Q: My cat suddenly has what is referred to as "Alarm Clock Cat." She recently picked up the habit of meowing at the same time every morning between 5:30 and 6:00 a.m., which she never used to do. We've tried feeding her at different times (late at night/early morning) and that doesn't always work. Suggestions? [...]
Q: We just adopted (2 days ago) a little dog that cowers at times. We plan to make an appointment, but what to do in the meantime? A: Congratulations on your new adoption! Hattie is a lucky girl. Cowering can be normal behavior for a little dog and is quite common for dogs that have [...]
There are so many interesting news stories out there about pets and other animals, veterinary medicine or other animal related topics! Each week we'll be gathering some stories that might be interesting to you, so keep posted each week for new stories! Hopefully you'll find the information is some of these articles useful and interesting! [...]
