Sit and Stay

It’s easy to sense the coming signs of spring–more daylight hours, leaves unfolding on trees and shrubs and sleepy plants poking their heads up through moist earth. The kids and dogs are restless and anxious to be playing outside and cats seek the company of sunbeams for their afternoon naps. Spring is a time of [...]

Have you ever really thought about or questioned how much food you should feed your Pet?  What do those feeding guidelines on Pet food packaging really mean?  How do you know if you are feeding your Pet the right amount of food? 
Let’s start with the feeding guidelines on the packaging. Guideline is really the key [...]

While there are many things that we do for our Pets, we may also forget how important regular dental care is for them.  Here are a few facts to keep in mind when considering caring for your Pet’s teeth:

If you have not heard, Pets benefit from many dental procedures developed for humans.  However, keep in [...]

According to the Pet Poison Helpline, Banfield’s partner in diagnosing and treating poison cases, nearly half the calls from the hotline deal with Pets ingesting human medications. Even with a Pet owner’s best intention, accidents can still happen. Below are tips from Dr. Justine Lee and Dr. Ahna Brutlag (from the Pet Poison Hotline) [...]

With the New Year just around the corner, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about New Year’s Resolutions and how my Pets fit in. New Year’s is especially important because it reminds me how quickly time passes. While I may be one year older, my Pets aged relatively much more. And while my [...]

As a veterinarian you get pretty used to hearing some unusual stories and fielding some strange questions. Occasionally, though, there will be a story that sticks in your head and captures the imagination of the entire staff. Such is the story of a puppy named Sam.
“Can I please bring my puppy to your hospital?,” said [...]

Our Pets experience the same unknown risks for being exposed to cancer-causing substances as we do. Whether they are relaxing with us at home or we take them to the park, our Pets eat our food, drink the same water, and breathe the same air as we do. Not only does our everyday environment contain [...]

No one wants to be home sick, especially not this flu season. 
But if you do have to stay home, who is your best buddy?  Often times, it is our Pets.  Pets cannot fetch our cold medicine, but they do put up with any whining.  Pets also do not care if we aren’t at our freshest [...]

Just over 11 years ago I moved to Oregon from NY to be with Ricky my then boyfriend, now husband. The day after I arrived we adopted Niko from the Oregon Humane Society. Several days later we brought him home and though we had a few hiccups early on: he ate our house the first time we [...]

Before moving to Portland, I lived in a more rural area of Pacific Northwest where fall is one of my favorite times of the year — a great way for me to spend a fall afternoon is seeing all the color changes that the season brings.  The vibrant leaf changes and seasonal foliage are amazing [...]