Archive for January, 2009

The Great Puddle Problem

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

If you have little furry guys that are young and therefore have small bladders your potty-training challenge is to get them to the right “spot” at the right time to take care of business. Inevitably this doesn’t always happen and like me, you’ll have little urine puddles to clean up. Then, finally the day arrives [...]

Pet Preparedness in Chilly Times

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

It’s only January and it seems like we have spent more than enough time in igloo-worthy weather, at least here in Portland. How long until we can break out the igloo cooler instead and go to a summer picnic?  Snow storms are better left in the mountains where you can enjoy the skiing, snowshoeing or [...]

Beatle,Turtle,Tomato’s New Year’s Resolution

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

New Year’s resolutions and wishes, some of us make ‘em and some of us don’t.  Here is what I figure to be the low down at my house this year.
Beatle (who has a few extra pounds) would like to see the food bowl out all the time and never empty. She enjoys exercise when we [...]

From the Doctors’ Files

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Case Study: Basic Skin Scrape Leads to Demodex Diagnosis and Full Recovery
From the files of Jenifer Itenson, DVM
Banfield, The Pet Hospital Wake Forest, NC
Parker, a cute, fuzzy poodle mix, was the type of puppy that you wanted to put bows in his ears even though he was a boy. He was brought in to us [...]