Cancer is usually diagnosed through biopsy. It is performed under anesthesia and requires removing tissue samples from a tumor. The samples are examined under a microscope by a pathologist to determine if and what type of cancer is present. There is some controversy over whether or not biopsy spreads cancer. Any invasive procedure and scans […]
It is vital to your pet’s health to have annual or bi-annual checkups at your veterinarian’s office. Most vets begin their checkups with the pet’s nose, checking for any signs of a discharge or infection. Next your vet will check your pet’s eyes. This can be especially important with older pets in detecting cataracts. If […]
How intelligent is your pet? Research on animal intelligence is a fairly new field but a lot has been learned about how animals think. Charles Darwin, when explaining how human intelligence developed, theorized that it must have developed from animal intelligence. He argued that animals face the same challenges humans do – finding a mate, […]
