1) Talk to Your Veterinarian: If your pet needs care and dollars are limited discuss this with your veterinarian. It is important that your vet provides you with all the health care options including the tests that are helpful for diagnosis. In some cases, like non-critical conditions, it may be possible to treat your pet
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How to Help Your Pet With Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is likely to effect most animals at some time in their lives. It’s been shown that 60% of dogs and cats over the age of 6 have OA in one or more joints. As pet’s age, that percentage increases to over 82%. Much can be done to elevate pain and provide excellent quality
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Feline Hyperthyroidism
Since my cat Nelly was diagnosed this week with hyperthyroidism, I thought this was the perfect time to write a blog about this common disease of older cats. Hyperthyroidism occurs when the thyroid gland develops a tumor which produces to much thyroid hormone. The excessive amounts of hormone increases metabolism which then stresses the heart and other vital organs. If
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