Tank was lucky to have one of our amazing veterinary nurses, Lyndsey, notice that something wasn't quite right when she was emptying his anal glands. Dr. Markoff confirmed that Tank had a cancerous mass in his anal gland. He had surgery with our friends at CARE Hospital in Santa Barbara to remove it, and now [...]
Apparently a local radio station recently broadcast a media story about using marijuana medicinally in dogs. There is no research in veterinary medicine on either the benefits or risks of using marijuana medicinally in dogs! Many medications that are safe in people are very dangerous to dogs and cats. At Animal Care Clinic we treat cases [...]
Say “hi” to Bug. This feisty little Dachshund developed a severe infection around one of his upper canine teeth. The infection was so severe that it eroded the bone and entered his nasal cavity! This is called an oronasal fistula and is a common problem in Dachshunds. Repair requires surgery – a tricky proposition in [...]
Congratulations to Teegan – yes, that is Joan Rivers with the little Japanese Chin! Teegan was rescued by one of our clients and came to see Dr. Tao in October. He found a few minor problems and treated Teegan with antibiotics and ear medications. When things were cleared up, Teegan was ready to find a [...]
You might have read recently about a “new” virus in the Ohio area causing deaths among dogs. At this time, there is no evidence that the “circovirus” is actually the cause of disease in these dogs, but we do not really understand the virus well. Circovirus is known to cause a syndrome called vasculitis in [...]
Lulu & Bella (wearing the citronella collar) out and about. This is Bella & Lulu acting like best friends. This wasn’t always the case. About a year ago, these 2 came to Dr. Evans for a behavior consultation. Seems they were barking at visitors and on walks. They sometimes showed aggression towards other [...]
Murphy is a 5-year-old Shih Tzu that was adopted by his owners when his show career was over. During Murphy’s first check up at Animal Care Clinic, Dr. Evans noticed that he still had some of his baby teeth and he had a lot of dental tartar causing gum infections. A few days later, Dr. [...]
Written by Richard Tao, DVM My previous article introduced Snuffy and the challenges he was facing living in a multi-cat household that was constantly changing. Snuffy was slowly becoming more withdrawn socially and particularly clingy with my wife. To make matters worse, one of the newly adopted kittens took to aggressively chasing Snuffy around the [...]
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 [...]
This special little guy is Harley. We met Harley 12 years ago when he had his first puppy exam just 3 days after Christmas! He has been a patient at ACC ever since. In April of this year, Harley developed very severe skin lesions and also some enlarged lymph nodes. Dr. Evans was worried that [...]
