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 Jennifer Evans, DVM Here in San Luis Obispo, the majority of dogs are spayed and neutered, but pets that aren’t have their own particular problems. Female dogs that have not been spayed can develop an infection in their uterus called pyometra. Essentially the uterus becomes a large bag of pus in their abdomen [...]
Written by Allie Bisson, DVM That moment you dread—it happens. Your heart of hearts, your canine companion, is romping on the trail ahead of you, rollicking in the sunshine and wildflowers. He stops to sniff something along the trail. He sniffs a little too long, a little too eagerly. Then, suddenly, he jumps back; yelping [...]
Written by Allie Bisson, DVM A few weeks ago, I was taking a little post-work stroll at Johnson Ranch. I came around the corner just in time to see my little terrier dog sniff something at the side of the trail, and then jump away quickly. I peered into the sagebrush to see what was [...]
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 Allie Bisson, DVM Yesterday evening I took a gentle after-work stroll at Johnson Ranch. The fields were full of deep purple sweet peas, yellow and lavender lupines, and . . . foxtails. Millions of them. Billions of them. All gently waving in the breeze, just waiting to catch a ride on a dog [...]
Can you believe we pulled out 53 foxtails/grass awns from River's coat?! Written by Richard Tao, DVM San Luis Obispo and the entire Central Coast is a wonderful place to be a dog. Not only is our climate near perfect all year round we also have acres of open space and miles of [...]
