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Canine Respiratory Illness
Our dogs are members of our family. We understand that pet parents may be concerned with news of a reported upswing in Canine Respiratory Illness across North America. These resources offer tips to keep your furry friend healthy and safe!
Mystery Canine Respiratory Illness
The cause of this illness is unknown at this time. Symptoms include upper respiratory signs including an unresolved cough according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Patients are testing negative for common respiratory complexes.
Summer With Your Dog
Summer is just around the corner, which means it’s time to start planning your vacations! But before you hit the road with your furry friend, make sure they are healthy and ready to enjoy the sun, sand, and surf.
A Cleaner, Greener Home for Your Pets
Here are a few ways you can create a cleaner, greener home for you and your pet:
Are Booster Vaccines Necessary for Cats?
Are Booster Vaccines Necessary for Cats? Primary vaccination is essential to prevent the return of once common deadly infectious diseases in kittens and cats. Recent research indicates that not all vaccines require yearly boosters. However, there is no evidence that...
Walking Your Dog for Weight Loss
Veterinarians often recommend walking as a key element of most canine weight loss and fitness regimens.
Puppy Behavior and Training – Training Basics
Your new puppy is learning during every waking moment! Every interaction you have with your puppy from the first time you meet will be a form of training.
Emergencies in Dogs
Pet medical emergencies can occur suddenly and without warning. It is important for all pet owners to have a basic understanding of common veterinary medical emergencies and basic first aid for their dogs. For details on how to perform rescue breathing and canine CPR,...
Veterinary shortage tackled by state’s inaugural DVM program
Addressing the nation’s critical shortage of animal health professionals and improving pets’ overall access to care is the driving force behind the Garden State’s first-ever veterinary college.
African Swine Flu
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory has confirmed African swine fever (ASF) in samples collected from pigs in the Dominican Republic through an existing cooperative surveillance program.
Your Pets and Congestive Heart Failure
Do you know the signs of congestive heart failure? Here’s what you need to look for: Increase in breathing New cough or increase in frequency of cough (dogs only) Excessive panting or wheezing Restlessness Decreased appetite Lethargy Weakness Collapse or fainting If...
Seizures and Your Pets
The causes of seizures are vast. Seizures can be broken in structural or metabolic, genetics and unknown causes. In most cases the primary cause is never identified. Through selective testing a potential cause may be identified. Testing for possible causes is an...
February is Responsible Pet Owners Month
February is a month about love. It also happens to be Responsible Pet Owners Month with February 20th designated as National Love Your Pet Day only 6 days after Valentine’s Day.
Top Ten Medications Poisonous to Your Pets
Below is a list of the top 10 medicines in your home most frequently ingested by pets, along with some tips from the veterinarians at Pet Poison Helpline on how to prevent pet poisoning from human medications.
Finding A New Best Friend
A cool article from when I worked as a Veterinary Technician at the North Shore Animal league on America. It is the largest no kill shelter in the world. "She was the first one I saw," said Pogozeski. "I just fell in love with her." Kelli was one of hundreds of...
Your Pets & Fireworks
Tips for keeping your dogs, cats and other pets safe and happy during summer celebrations
Returning to Regular Hours Starting May 4, 2020
The pandemic caused by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) has led us to revise our protocols. Hudspeth Animal Hospital has made changes and will continue to make changes to our protocol deemed necessary to protect the health and well-being of our staff, clients, pets and community.
Stay-at-home Orders and Hudspeth Animal Hospital
In response to the stay in place order issued by Governor Brian kemp, we have updated our protocol.
COVID-19 Update: Sick Pets
Due to the ongoing pandemic caused by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) virus we have decided to see only sick pets over the weekend hours. Boarding services will continue. All owners are to follow the guidelines below.
Our COVID-19 Protocols
The pandemic caused by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) has led us to revise our protocols. Hudspeth Animal Hospital has made changes and will continue to make changes to our protocol deemed necessary to protect the health and well-being of our staff, clients, pets and community.
Heartworm and Other Tests for Your Pets
All right, so let’s talk about what they consider checking for heartworms. We will hear the term all the time about doing a heartworm test. There are tests that only check for heartworm disease, but here what we do is, we do what we call a full DX, so that’s the full diagnostics. It checks for heartworms…
Bloodwork for Your Pets
Today, we’ll talk a little bit about blood work. What is blood work? That’s the question. When it’s mentioned about doing blood work, it’s not just as simple as testing the blood, because testing the blood, we can do that for many different reasons. But when you hear the term blood work, which is used in a general term, it doesn’t give specifics as to what’s been done. What we hear sometimes is where a client may say, I had blood work done at my regular vet a week ago, why do I need to do blood work again?
Georgia Fleas
Quick talk on fleas. Dr. Greenidge here, Hudspeth Animal Hospital. Fleas are pesky, and for me, there’s nothing like the Georgia flea. They’re very aggressive, they are difficult to get rid of. And so here’s my recommendation; keep your pets on year-round preventatives, right? Because if you get fleas in the house, it’s very difficult to get rid of them for several reasons, right? So here are my recommendations to reduce the chances of fleas infesting your pet.
Urinalysis for Your Dog or Cat
Today, we’ll talk a little bit about urinalysis. What’s urinalysis? Urinalysis simply means analyzing the urine. In veterinary medicine, this is very important, but often neglected. It gives a lot of information because, of course, a part of the urine evaluation, the urinalysis, is the urine chemistry.
About the Parvovirus
The parvovirus is very common and Southeast USA. Because it’s warm here, the virus, we tend to see most of it in the summertime when the new puppies, people are up on about. The virus is very devastating.
Handsome, Sweet & Ready to Be Yours!
Here is a stray we rescued from certain death on a busy street. He has been nursed back to health and ready for a loving home! Call 478-742-8766
Top 10 Most Common Medications Harmful to Pets
Did You Know? Nearly 50% of the poisoning cases managed by Pet Poison Helpline involve human medications—both over-the-counter and prescription drugs.
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Puppy Developmental Stages
Puppies go through several behavioral stages. The experiences during these stages will greatly influence its behaviors as an adult dog.
An Unbreakable Bond
Centuries of developing the human animal bond has led to increased awareness of the impact and importance of animals in our society today.
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