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Veterinary Articles

Confections of a Dangerous Kind: Xylitol

Used to be you could sprinkle a little sugar in your coffee or pour some syrup on your pancakes without so much as a twinge of guilt, but nowadays the zeitgeis ...

Diets and Heart Disease in Dogs and Cats

Can pet diets cause heart problems?Yes. Thirty years ago, veterinarians recognized deficiency of an amino acid (taurine) as the most common cause of dilated ca ...

Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Reptiles

Metabolic Bone DiseaseThere are a variety of metabolic bone diseases that result in deformities of the skeleton in captive reptiles. The most common form of me ...

Surprise! Some sneezes go backward

Emergency rooms are magical places of brown smells, buzzing fluorescent lights, long wait times and stale coffee, so I can see why people would really want to s ...

Flea Anemia in Cats and Dogs

It is important to get the message out early: Fleas aren't just a nuisance. They drink blood, and blood loss can kill.In almost every case, the owner had no ide ...

Behavior and the Senior Dog

IntroductionDogs are living longer these days than ever before due to advanced veterinary care and better nutrition. However, as they get older, age-related di ...