Ponderosa Pet Mobile Vet

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Durango, CO 81301

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Veterinary Articles

Slithering Snakes!

"An uncommon complication of snakebites is massive tissue destruction in the area of the bite. This tissue damage is often not apparent for several days after t ...

Nail Trims for Adult Cats

Many cat owners never learned to trim their kitten’s nails and struggle with nail trims for their adult cat. To prevent scratches to people and furniture, as we ...

Catching worms from pets: real risk or far-fetched?

Echinococcus is a less common genus of tapeworm with two zoonotic species: E. granulosus (cystic) and E. multilocularis (alveolar). Dogs, cats and humans can c ...

Just Because we Can do it, Should we?

I call this dilemma the “Just because we can do it, should we?” phenomenon.As much as owners like answers and veterinarians like to fix things, sometimes pursu ...

Rhinitis in Dogs and Cats

Rhinitis is inflammation of the mucous membranes in the nose. If the lining of the sinuses is inflamed, that is called sinusitis. If both the nose and sinuses a ...

Dog breed genetic tests put to the test

Divining the breeds that make up a mutt is amusing sport for most dog lovers, and veterinarians are no exception. So when the first DNA test for dog breeds hit ...