Kidney Failure (Chronic Renal Failure) -
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Wendy C. Brooks DVM, DABVP
What You Should Know
If My Pet Is Still Making Plenty of Urine, How Can There Be Kidney Failure?
In chronic kidney failure, urine is usually produced in excessive quantities. What the kidneys are failing to do is conserve water (they
Oxalate Bladder Stones (Canine) -
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Wendy C. Brooks DVM, DABVP
* 73% of calcium oxalate patients are male. This stone type is unusual in females
* Breeds at especially high risk include: miniature schnauzers, lhasa apsos, Yorkshire terriers, miniature poodles, shih tzus, and bichon frises
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Digging -
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Kathy Diamond Davis
Digging
Do you have a dog who loves to dig? Are you wondering if it's possible to have a nice garden and dogs, too?
When considering this problem, realize that digging is a powerful instinct in dogs. What options do
Changes in Behavior with Physical Causes -
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Kathy Diamond Davis
Your dog's behavior has changed--but why? Perhaps the new behavior is inconvenient or even dangerous. Could there be a physical reason? Much of the time, yes.
Sweet Puppy Turns Wild
Eight-week-old puppies are sweet, cuddly, and just active enough to do
Barking -
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Kathy Diamond Davis
Dogs bark. Sometimes we consider barking a benefit, expecting the dog will alert to danger, and save us from intruders. Too often the barking becomes excessive, costing dogs their homes and even their lives. Solutions to barking problems come
The Top 5 Reasons Why Rabbits Make Great Pets -
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Zach and Amy Phillips-Gary
The Top 5 Reasons Why Rabbits Make Great Pets
By Zach and Amy Phillips-Gary
Looking for an animal friend to add to your life? Snakes too slithery? Fish too tank-bound? Cats, dogs, birds just not what you're looking for? Well maybe
Jefferson Award: Ilana Strubel, vet for pets of homeless -
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Suzanne Pullen, SF Chronicle Staff Writer
Bay Area Jefferson Award winner: Ilana Strubel, founder of VET SOS, a nonprofit veterinary service for San Francisco's homeless pet owners.
How she started: In 2000, Strubel was asked by a former homeless client she had met while working
Foxtails -
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Patty Mead
[Editor's Note: This article is a result of an interview regarding foxtails with veterinarian Doctor Linda Amezcua of the Linda Mar Veterinary Clinic in Pacifica, California. As with all medically related articles, the reader needs to know some of
Feline Inappropriate Elimination -
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Kenneth M. Martin, DVM and Andrew Luescher, DVM, PhD, DACVB
Feline inappropriate elimination is the most common behavioral problem in cats. Approximately one third of cats house soil, urine spray, or mark. House soiling with urine may be differentiated from urine spraying by the amount of urine that is
Separation Anxiety -
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Bob Gutierrez
SEPARATION ANXIETY
By Bob Gutierrez
M
any dogs exhibit destructive behavior when left alone. A neighbor may have called complaining that Fido is barking all day, or your backyard may be starting to look like the moon's surface. Many times owners
