Plastic Surgery for Pets?

Plastic Surgery for Pets?| By|October 13, 2008 10appear more attractive. While cosmetic surgery designed as the "fountain of youthon the hit parade ofveterinary plastic surgery, I am happy to report that our cats may

Cosmetic Procedures for Pets Soon a Thing of the Past?

procedure used to keep dogs from barking, remains a controversial surgery which involves the full or partial removal of a dog'srarely necessary for the health of these dogs for which the surgery is routinely performed. In a statement made by Karen Faunt

Vets Reattach Cat's Face

The art of Veterinary medicine and surgery keeps growing by leaps and bounds. I was blown away when I read about the highly unusual surgery performed by the veterinary staff at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston last week. They...

Scar Tissue

Remember Ears? She had a very unique spay surgery last week. It wasnâ t the typical slice-and-dice long-term recovery affair that most pups undergo â ¦ little Maple had laparoscopic surgery. The procedure isnâ t widespread yet (laparoscopes ainâ t cheap), but it...

Medical Leave

My clients Tazie and Harry have been on a 4-month training sabbatical due to Tazieâ s recent ACL procedure. She had ACL surgery on her right leg a year ago and made a speedy recovery, only to have her left ACL...

Pet Pain Management Webcast

In the old days, we didnâ t think too much about pets suffering pain. Even veterinarians suggested that discomfort might be a good thing that kept kitties from over-doing after surgery. With our cat companions, we may not realize they hurt...

New Adopted Pet Introductions 101

Back in June I wrote about my friend Yasmine Galenornâ s cat Luna and the tortoiseshellâ s brush with death. Although Luna rallied for a short time, she wasnâ t able to recover from the surgery. Even more tragically, Yasmine lost a second...

Bans on Declawing Cats Causes Quite a Stir

People relinquishing their cats may share inform shelter workers if unacceptable behavior is the cause, following declaw surgery, but shelter workers are far too busy to document them. So no one knows if the ban will result in fewer cats surrendered

Sanity Claws May Arrive a Bit Earlier In California

Bill Rosendahl and Paul Koretz voiced the opinion that the surgery causes cats "unnecessary pain, anguish and permanent disabilityprovided by veterinary clinics far exceeds the cost of one declaw surgery. Couple this with sales of cardboard and sisal scratching