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  • February 22, 2012

Ladue News: Pets

Pets

Thursday 02/09/2012
Shelter Updates: Adopt a Friend
Updated: February 09, 2012 - 12:41 pm

More pets than ever are homeless and neglected, and local shelters are picking up the pieces. We talked with several organizations and were surprised to hear about all of the innovative ways they’re reaching out.

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Pet Talk: Epilepsy
Updated: February 09, 2012 - 12:45 pm

A very disturbing and far too common ailment—more so in dogs than in cats—is the seizure. Specifically, epilepsy or epileptiform seizures. If you have never seen a dog have a seizure, panic sets in quickly to the point that you become quite convinced that your pet is going to die. Epilepsy is not the only cause of seizures, but does seem the most common. It also is the one cause of seizures with no clear reason why it is happening.

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Thursday 01/12/2012
Pet Talk: Travel Tips
Posted: January 12, 2012

I have been getting a lot of calls and questions lately about traveling with pets or what to do in lieu of taking them with you. Hopefully, this is a sign that people are not only enjoying themselves with travel adventures to new destinations, but they are enjoying these vacations with their fine furry friends, as well. I’ll try and provide an overview of some suggestions regarding the various ways to travel with your dog or cat, and some tips for those who decide to leave them at home.

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Pet Surgeries: Best of Care
Posted: January 12, 2012

Many owners consider their pets just as much a part of the family as their two-legged counterparts, and increasingly, veterinary care is providing answers to help our friends spend more healthy years with us. These new treatments have led to a rise in the number of specialists practicing in town, including an ophthalmologist, surgeons, internal medicine practitioners, oncologists and even a veterinarian dermatologist practicing in St. Louis, says Dr. William Stehnach of My Best Friend Veterinary Center.

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Thursday 12/08/2011
Welcoming a New Pet
Posted: December 08, 2011

Bringing home a new pet is fun and exciting, but before you welcome a new member into your family, lots of preparations need to be made.

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Pet Talk: Rescue Vs. Breeder
Updated: December 08, 2011 - 4:11 pm

There seems to be a great divide among dog owners about how the benefits of adopting from a shelter or rescue would be better than purchasing from a breeder. The two schools of preference range from just that, a preference, to outright mutual exclusion. There also are some myths about whether adopted dogs are somehow better than purebreds, as dogs themselves and for their owners. My goal in this discussion is to lessen that divide, and discuss some of the pros and cons of purchasing a purebred dog or adopting one.

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Friday 11/11/2011
Introducing Your Dog to Strangers
Posted: November 11, 2011

For many people, the upcoming holidays mean that families and friends will be gathering in each other’s homes, and amid all the celebration, every host hopes that the party will run smoothly. To make sure that happens, it’s important to prepare one special family member: the dog. We’ve asked the experts how to manage any negative behavior—from barking and jumping in excitement, to growling and territorial behavior, or just running away in fear— and it turns out that all of them can be managed, given enough practice.

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Pet Talk: Bladder Stones
Posted: November 11, 2011

Many people are familiar with kidney stones. Well, dogs and cats get these too, but they are more likely to get bladder stones. If the bladder stones are too big to pass through the urethra, they may get stuck, and that is when we have in an emergency situation.

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Monday 10/17/2011
Dogs and Barking
Updated: November 03, 2011 - 1:22 pm

Dogs bark when they suspect an intruder. They bark when they’re frightened, but they also bark when they’re excited! If this frustrates you as an owner to no end, sadly there is no one simple answer. In fact, the first thing experts told us is that it’s a controversy even in the training community.

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Pet Talk: ACL Injuries
Updated: November 03, 2011 - 1:23 pm

Craniomedial and caudolateral ligamentous bundles compose the cranial cruciate ligament, which originates on the caudomedial aspect of the lateral femoral condyle and inserts centrally on the tibial plateau caudal to the cranial intermeniscal ligament—says Chapter 16 of the Orthopedic Disorders of the Stifle, in Saunders Manual of Small Animal Practice.

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