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"When we learned after an annual examination that our 13 year old Siamese, Koji, was showing the early signs of kidney failure, we were understandably depressed. But Dr. Hoffman told us that by changing her diet, by giving her a medication to help her kidneys work better and by administering subcutaneous fluids daily, we could give her a better quality of life and help her live longer. We changed her diet and gave her a pill everyday, and we have been doing the daily “beauty treatments” for over a year. Thanks to Dr. Hoffman and Dr. Dohse."
-Teena C.
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We see many patients each year that show signs of IVDD and the varying degrees of pain usually show up without much warning. Most commonly, these pets are smaller breeds of dogs that do a lot of jumping up and down off of beds and furniture.
When we are approached with a vomiting patient, many times in the young ones it is because they ate something they shouldn’t have.
The hard truth about obesity in our pets is that there are not many medical conditions that independently cause too much weight gain.
Cushing’s Syndrome is a glandular up-regulation of the body’s internal steroid production. It is usually caused by a benign tumor on the pituitary gland at the base of the brain but also occurs, less commonly, due to a malignant cancer of the adrenal gland.
For some of us, we may witness our pet age at a seemingly faster rate and dismiss it as just a part of life. But there is much research in recent years that suggests, just like people, dogs can become senile and experience signs similar to Alzheimer’s.
Diarrhea is commonly caused by bacterial infection or overgrowth, parasites or is a symptom of another medical condition afflicting the body. Two frequently diagnosed causes are Clostridium perfringens and Giardia.
If one or both of your pet’s eyes are red, call the staff at Piney Creek Square Integrative Veterinary Medicine as soon as possible. A few hours can make a big difference to the extent, and cost, of your pet’s care with this condition.
It is our practice policy to provide written prescriptions to our clients at their request. We do not charge a fee for writing prescriptions for our patients.
Not all pets can deal with the heat. Dogs like the Boston Terrier, Bulldog, Lhasa Apso, Pekingnese and Pug (brachycephalic/short-nosed breeds), to name a few, are ineffectual panters and have more difficulty when it comes to panting to keep cool. Overweight and elderly dogs, especially those with laryngeal paralysis, are more prone to overheat as well.