Introducing Your Dog & Cat To The New Baby In Your Life Ron Hines DVM PhD There was a time when kids came first, and then you got your pets. But times change, and with people marrying later, furry creatures tend to arrive before the babies do. Many of my clients are concerned about how … Read more
What Diseases Do Ticks Expose My Dog To? Babesia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma Ron Hines DVM PhD Lyme Disease In Dogs Newer Tick & Fleas Products Cat Susceptible Too What Diseases Do Ticks Expose My Dog To? The three I want to tell you about are babesia (babesiosis), ehrlichia (ehrlichiosis) and (anaplasmosis). They are the most common ones … Read more
When Your Dog Has Diabetes – Care For Your Diabetic Dog Ron Hines DVM PhD Can’t seem to lose the weight? Perhaps A Future Alternative To Daily Insulin Injections For Some Dogs? Some General Information About Your Dog’s Pancreas Your dog’s pancreas is a small, light-pinkish organ nestled in the folds of its small intestine. … Read more
Antifreeze Poisoning In Your Dog Or Cat And Other Products That Contain Ethylene or Diethylene Glycol Ron Hines DVM PhD Ethylene Glycol can result in kidney failure Another toxic product, Xylitol Grape Poisoning In Dogs + Tartaric Acid? It is now illegal to sell non-bittered antifreeze in the USA. That does not … Read more
Anesthesia In Your Dog And Cat Ron Hines DVM PhD Pain control In your dog & cat Pain control in your cat When your cat or dog is scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure most pet owners’ first thought is the risk of anesthesia. That’s perfectly natural – the risks of general anesthesia in some … Read more
Hepatitis In Dogs And Cats Ron Hines DVM PhD What To Do When Your Dog or Cat’s Liver Tests Are High Cat Liver Problems? here & here Newer Liver Medications On The Horizon? Entyce® And Elura® For Pet’s That Won’t Eat This article is now mostly a stub to take you … Read more
Caring For Your Pregnant Dog Ron Hines DVM PhD Stages Of Labor – When Your Dog Gives Birth Bottle Feeding Orphan Puppies Pregnancy in dogs last from 57-65 days. The average is 63 days, about nine weeks. Considerably less than half of canine pregnancies are planned events. The usual explanation I am given is … Read more
The Stages of Canine Labor – When Your Dog Is About To Give Birth Ron Hines DVM PhD Breeding & Care Of Your Pregnant Dog Bottle Feeding Orphan Puppies Try not to worry – over ninety-eight percent of all dogs deliver their puppies without assistance or complications. But when it is your pet that is … Read more
Bottle Feeding Orphaned Puppies Ron Hines DVM PhD Breeding & care of your pregnant dog Stages of canine labor Why is my puppy a runt? Most mother dogs are wonderful mothers. But occasionally, when a mother dog is very young or one of the more temperamental toy breeds, she will neglect her offspring. Then there … Read more
Why Does My Dog Or Cat Have Bad Breath Tooth And Gum Problems And What I Can Do About Them? Ron Hines DVM PhD Read about natural ways to deal with bad breath here Halitosis A lot of things can be going on in your dog or cat’s mouth without you realizing it. It is … Read more