Clinical

When more than 30 dogs in Northern Michigan died from an undiagnosed illness recently, the first news reports called it “mysterious” and “parvo-like.”

You don’t have to quarantine if exposed, but don’t throw away those masks quite yet.

It turns out that adopting a dog is a lot like dating, only without the “getting-to-know-you” cup of coffee.

Injuries to paw pads, nails, and feet are a common risk for working dogs. To help them perform their very best, make paw exams and discussions of proper foot care part of every visit.

This is International Assistance Dog Week, created to recognize and honor all the devoted, hardworking assistance dogs helping individuals mitigate their disability related limitations.

Monkeypox kind of snuck up on us. We’ve been so busy stressing about COVID rebounds and Omicron variants, headlines about monkeypox haven’t been top of mind for most.

Multipet households are common—but what if some of those pets, specifically cats and dogs, don’t get along? Pheromones might be the answer.

What’s the difference between working, assistance, and therapy dogs? Not all working dogs’ jobs are the same—and they often undergo extensive training to meet the rigorous physical and psychological demands placed upon them.

When reports of pets catching SARS-C0V-2 from their owners first surfaced early in the pandemic, there were widespread fears that it could lead to rampant transmission of the virus from animals back to people. Now a recent study found that humans might give viruses back to animals far more often than previously thought.

Anyone who has ever put a beloved pet to sleep might wonder if there’s such a thing as a “good” euthanasia. Kathleen Cooney, DVM, MS, CHPV, a leading authority on companion animal euthanasia, says yes.