Animal Hospital of Antioch

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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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