Pet Health Care Library

Information for your pets

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We at Animal Hospital feel one of our most important responsibilities is to provide you with the information you need to give your loved ones the best life possible. Below is a comprehensive library of information for your pets. We will be updating this site frequently and would love to hear your feed back on topics you would like to know more about. We have our client handouts available in word documents that you can print out or read on your computer. We also provide direct links to online libraries for you to reference.

Healthy Pets

Getting a New Puppy
Puppy Health Care Plan
Getting a New Kitten
Kitten Health Care Plan
Vaccines

Dogs: vaccine schedule
Distemper
Parvo
Bordetella (Kennel Cough)
Lyme vaccine generally not recommended
Rabies

Cats: vaccine schedule
Feline Distemper (Panleukopenia)
Feline Leukemia Virus(FeLV)
Rabies
Notice about Cat Vaccines PLEASE READ!!
Vaccine Associated Fibrosarcoma Read above also

Extra 5 years
Physical Exams
Trimming your Cats Nails
Taking Temperatures video
Why Spaying and Neutering Makes Sense
Why to Spay Website

Allergies

Allergic Skin Disease
Flea Allergies
Food Allergies
Food Allergy Myths
Atopy (Allergies to pollens grass etc.) Airbourne

Behavior click for common behavior issues

Aggressive Kitten: biting and scratching
Barking
Bark Collars
Cat scratching Furniture
Crate Training
Digging
Fears, Anxiety, and Aggression in Dogs
Feline House soiling
Cat Spraying    more on spraying
Head Halter
Housetraining Dogs: young & old
Pain Management for Your Pet
Separation Anxiety
Traveling with your pet
Two Cats in One Home is Fine - if Introduced Properly

Blood and Platelet disorders

Hemolytic Anemia
Thrombocytpenia

Bone and Joint Problems

Arthritis: Medications
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Disk Disease (Back Problems)
     More on Disk Disease
     Cervical Disk Disease
Elbow Dysplasia

Hip Dysplasia
Medial Luxating Patella
Panosteitis (growing pains)
Retained Deciduous Teeth

Breathing Problems May be Heart related

Collapsing Trachea
Feline Asthma      More on Feline Asthma
     Fritz the brave an asthma survivor
     AeroKat*Feline Aerosol Chamber
     AeroKat video
Kennel Cough More on Kennel Cough
Laryngeal Paralysis
Reverse Sneeze      video of reverse sneeze

Cancer

Pet Owners Guide to Cancer (videos)
What is Cancer?
Bladder Cancer(Transitional Cell Carcinoma)
Caring for you Dog on Chemotherapy
Caring for your dog on Carboplatin Chemotherapy
Caring for your Dog on Doxorubicin Chemotherapy
Caring for you dog with Cryosugery
CCNU Lomustine CeeNU Client information
Client information: L-Asparaginase
Histiocytoma
Histiocytosis
Lymphoma
Mammary Tumors in Cats
Mammary Tumors in Dogs
Mast cell tumors
Osteosarcoma
When it is time to say goodbye: Euthanasia and Your Dog

Dental Careand Disease

Brushing 1-2-3
Dental Cleaning
Dental Infections
Dental Report Card (Score you pets dental health)
What to look for When examining your Cats teeth
Brushing your Cat's Teeth video
Retained Deciduous Teeth

Diet

Anorexia (Loss of Appetite)
Bones: FDA warns not to give to dogs
Common Myths about Diets
Force feeding Cat- video
Good Nutrition for Healthy Growth for Kittens
Picky Eaters
Home made diets/Nutrition/diets for various diseases
Hyperlipidemia
Balance IT- Homemade diet website

Drugs (common medications for your pets)

Giving Your Cat a Pill or Capsule
Giving Your Cat Liquid Medication

Look up your pets medications
Analgesics (Pain Relief)
Antibiotics

Antihistamines
Behavioral Medications
Chemotherapy Drugs

Ear Problems

Aural hematoma (swollen ear)
Otitis Externa(infected smelly ear)
Ear Mites

Endocrine disorders (Hormones gone bad)

Addison's Disease(hypoadrenocorticism)
Cushings Disease     More on Cushings
Diabetes Mellitus Center
     Feline Diabetes support
Videos for Care of Diabetic cats
Hyperthyroidism (Essentially only a cat problem)
     Radioactive iodine therapy
     i-Cat website for radioiodine treatment
Hypothyroidism(Essentially only a dog problem)
Hypothyroidism - more detailed info

Eye Problems

Cataracts
Cherry Eye
Conjuctivitis (red eyes)
Corneal Ulcers
Dry Eye
More on Dry Eye
Entropion
Glaucoma
Horner's Syndrome (unequal pupils)
Runny Eyes(Epiphora)

Gastrointestinal Vomiting and Diarrhea problems

Anal Sacs
Carsick Puppies
Colitis
Constipation and Megacolon
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Intestinal Lymphangiectasia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS) Megaesophagus
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis Dogs
Pancreatitis Cats
T. foetus: chronic diarrhea in cats

Heart Disease

Atrial Fibrillation
Cardiac Ultrasound
Heart Murmur: what does it mean?
Cat Heart Diseases
Degenerative Valve Disease
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart failure
Heartworm Information Center
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Patent Ductus Arteriosus PDA
Pericardial Disease in Dogs
Subaortic Stenosis
Syncope (Fainting)

Infectious Disease

Ehrilichia Handout
Ehrlichia Infection in Dogs
FeLV Feline Leukemia
Feline Upper Respiratory Disease
FIP feline Infectious Peritonitis
FIV feline AIDS
Heartworm disease

Herpes Viral Conjunctivitis: A Feline Problem
Kennel Cough More on Kennel Cough

Parvovirus (serious illness causing vomiting and diarrhea)
Parvo outpatient Care

Parvovirus Information Center

Ringworm

Liver Disease

Cholangiohepatitis in Cats
GallBladder Mucocele
Hepatic Lipidosis (Fatty Liver)
Portosystemic Shunt (PSS)

Neurological Disorders

Degenerative Myelopathy
Seizures
Phenobarbital for treatment of seizures
Syncope (fainting)
Tetanus (tremors rigidity)
Vestibular disease

Parasites

All those Little live things
Coccidia
Demodecosis (A common Skin Mite)
Flea information
Giardia
Internal Parasites
Roundworms: Cats & Kittens
Roundwoms: Dogs & Puppies
Tapeworms
Toxoplasmosis: risk if you are pregnant?
     More on Toxoplasmosis
Tritrichomonas foetus

Pet Loss Pet Loss web page

Coping with the loss of your Pet
Knowing when it is time
Time to say Goodbye
When a child's pet dies
When it is time to say goodbye: Euthanasia and Your Dog

Poison Control

Antifreeze Poisoning
ASPCA: Animal Poison Control
17 Common Poisonous Plants

Chocolate Toxicity
Calculator to see if your pet needs to be seen

Toxic Plants

Non Toxic Plants

Pregnancy and care for pups and Kittens

Care of mother cats and kittens
Care of Orhphaned kittens
Care of mother dogs and puppies
Canine False Pregnancy
False Pregnancy
Mastitis Cabbage leaf treatment
Orphaned Puppy & Kitten Care...more information

Risks for you pets!

Food Toxins
Foxtails

Skin Problems (see allergies)

Alopecia X
Anal Sac Disease
Cat Abscesses
Feline Acne
Feline Eosinophilic granuloma complex
Feline Miliary Dermatitis
Flea Allergy Dermatitis
Lick granuloma (Excessive licking in one spot)
Myiasis (Maggots) in Dogs
Odors Dogs    (Skunks off formula)
Pyoderma (Bacterial skin infections)
Ringworm     More on Ringworm
Sebaceous Adenitis

Urinary System:

Bladder Stones
Bladder Stones Handout
Dog struvite Stones
Dog Calcium Oxalate Stones
Feline urination problems
Kidney Failure: Where to Begin
     Feline Chronic Renal Failure
    Cat Owner's Guide to kidney disease videos
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Tract Infections

Weight Loss: It could save your pets life!

Hyperlipidemia
Medical Weight Management Program
Weight loss Exercise Program
PetFit.com

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