Portosystemic Shunts In Your Dog And Cat A Problem With Far Too Many Names: Aka: PSS, Liver Shunts, Hepatic Shunts, Congenital Portosystemic Shunt (CPSS) portosystemic vascular anomalies (PSVA) and portacaval shunt And also a similar disease: microvascular dysplasia (MVD) of the liver Ron Hines DVM PhD Go Here For MVD, A Similar Problem Hepatic … Read more
Vulvar Invagination Spaying Your Dog And Cat Too Young aka: Involution, Recessed Vulva, Hooded Vulva, “Innie” Vulva Ron Hines DVM PhD Back to when to spay when to neuter I mention in several of my articles that the sex hormones, estrogen and testosterone, have many functions in your pet’s body other than fertility. One … Read more
I Love You – But I Don’t Love You The Way You Are The Vegan’s Paradox – To Vegetize or Not To Vegetize Ron Hines DVM PhD Click For An FDA Warning More About DCM Dilated Cardiomyopathy I have been a vegetarian most of my life. It’s my penance for choosing a profession … Read more
What If We Just Can’t Seem To Lose The Weight? Fat Dog Fat Cat Ron Hines DVM PhD Meds That Can Interfere With Your Pet’s Thyroid Test Results Does One Low Thyroid Test Or High TSH Mean Hypothyroidism? The SureFeed™ Microchip Pet Feeder Hi, I’m Repeat and this is my friend, Pete. We know there … Read more
Why Did My Dog Or My Cat Develop Digestive Tract Issues While Other Pets Didn’t? IBD, Intestinal Lymphoma, Chronic Diarrhea, Pancreatitis, Gall Bladder, Liver Issues, Diabetes etc. Ron Hines DVM PhD Are Pet Food Preservatives Dangerous? The Meat In Commercial Dog And Cat Foods Intestinal-related Problems In Dogs Liver And Gall Bladder … Read more
Should I Give My Dog Apoquel® To Stop Its Itching And Scratching? Ron Hines DVM PhD Cytopoint® a better option? Cytopoint® Not Working? Apoquel® dog owner’s comments What About Atopica®? What About Apoquel® For My Cat? The FDA Advances in our understanding of the immune system have changed … Read more
One Size Fits All? Is One Size Leptospirosis Vaccine Dose Really Right For All Dogs? Ron Hines DVM PhD Anaphylactic (Shock) Reactions In Your Dog A Science-Based Vaccination Schedule For Your Dog Leptospirosis In Your Dog Dog Owner Experiences With Leptospirosis-Containing Vaccines The Most Likely Places For Your Dog To … Read more
Could Medical Marijuana Or CBD Oil Help My Dog Or Cat? Cannabis, Cannabinoids, CBD Oil, THC, And Synthetic Products Ron Hines DVM PhD Pain Control In Your Cat Dealing With Arthritis In Your Dog Caring For Your Elderly Cat Galliprant® Solensia® A New Approach To Arthritis Pain In Cats Librela® … Read more
Why Is My Dog Or Cat Breathing Abnormally Or Panting? Ron Hines DVM PhD Normal Blood And Urine Values Explanation Of Abnormal Lab Results How Dog And Cat’s Lab Tests Are Organized This Article Has A Close Duplicate The flow chart image above is how your veterinarian might decide on the cause your … Read more
Jaundice In Your Dog And Cat Ron Hines DVM PhD Normal Blood & Urine Values Cats & Dogs Causes Of Most Abnormal Lab Results How Blood Tests Are Organized The key Blood Test To Confirm Jaundice: Bilirubin, Icterus Index, Urobilinogen, Bilirubin in urine Jaundice describes the condition when your … Read more