The information below about flea and tick products is from the FDA: Animal Drug Safety Communication: FDA Alerts Pet Owners and Veterinarians About Potential for Neurologic Adverse Events Associated with Certain Flea and Tick Products The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting pet owners and veterinarians to be aware of the potential for […]
Canine influenza (CI), or dog flu, is a highly contagious viral infection affecting dogs and also cats. Influenza viruses belong to the family Orthomyxoviridae. Canine influenza is a Type A influenza virus and is further identified based on the composition of two specific proteins in the lipid outer layer of the capsid: hemagglutinin (HA) and […]
Mark your calendars now, because March 19-25 is coming up fast. This year’s National Poison Prevention Week sound like a fun occasion but it also has a super important message. The number of pets who accidentally ingest something poisonous has risen to over 100,000 cases annually. That’s just the number of reported accidents. Use this […]
Paws up, who’s excited about the upcoming 23rd Annual World Spay Day? Your dogs and cats may have gone running as soon as we posed the question, but realistically we should all be celebrating this annual event. Take it from a friendly, compassionate veterinarian in Marlboro: spaying and neutering our pets is good for them […]
There’s an old saying that dogs’ mouths are cleaner than ours, but ask any veterinarian and she will tell you that pet mouths are just a different kind of dirty! February is National Pet Dental Health Month, so we are focusing on an important but often overlooked aspect of animal health care: the mouth. […]