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Urinary Incontinence Urinary incontinence is the uncontrollable leaking of urine. It is involuntary and usually occurs while the dog is resting or sleeping. There is muscular tissue at the base of the bladder like a valve which the dog controls. Hormones strengthen the muscular tissue. While urinary incontinence can occur in both male and female […]
Cold Weather Care for Your Pets
Each winter much of the United States and many other parts of the world experiences a winter storm, sometimes news crews call a really bad one, a “Monster Storm”. Sometime it turns out that Mother Nature is a bit nicer to us than the weather forecasters predicted, but she still dumps a bit of snow […]
Canine Blood Donors
We don’t think of dogs as blood donors, but the demand is there. Surgeries, traumatic injuries, pancreatitis, rat poison ingestion are some medical conditions where a blood transfusion may be necessary. Allison Dietz, a licensed veterinary technician, runs a pet blood bank in Seattle, Washington. According to Ms. Dietz, one donation could potentially save 4 […]