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Pet Health Articles

Animal Hospital is pleased to provide you with our library of pet medical information. We hope that these articles, covering a wide variety of topics relating to your pet’s health, behavior and care, provide all the information you need. 

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Hit By Car

Hit By Car (HBC) If a car should ever injure your pet there is a good chance that he/she will

Obesity

Obesity Obesity is the most common problem seen in pets today. Consuming excess calories, beyond that which is needed to

Microchipping

Microchipping A microchip is a tiny transponder, about the size of a grain of rice, that is encoded with a

Medicating

Medicating Giving medication to your pet can be a challenging experience. Sooner or later it may become necessary to give

Lyme Disease

Lyme Disease Lyme disease is caused by an organism called Borrelia burgdorferi. This part bacterium, part virus organism belongs to

Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis Leptospirosis is a worldwide problem that can express itself as both a rapid onset condition as well as a

Laser Surgery

Laser Surgery Lasers have been successfully used on humans for over 30 years. This human experience is now proving to

Kennel Cough

Kennel Cough (Tracheobronchitis) Kennel cough (tracheobronchitis) is an airborne disease that affects dogs of any age. The virus causes a

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) An invasive intestinal disease found in both dogs and cats that results in loosing a significant

Osteosarcoma

Osteosarcoma (Bone Cancer) Osteosarcoma is a malignant cancer of the bone. This form of cancer starts inside the bone and

Hernias

Hernias When a muscle separates abnormally due to a tearing of the wall the condition is called an acquired hernia.