Credit: Zoetis, Joyce A. Login Cat facial expressions may be subtle and hard to spot by the untrained eye. But armed with a little information, you can use your cat’s ears, eyes, muzzle, whiskers, and head position to better understand when your cat might be experiencing pain (and to what degree). Because cats are masters at hiding their pain, we need to look beyond obvious […]
Leptospirosis Of all the vaccines we offer her at Companion the one we are asked about the most is leptospirosis. The reason for this is due to leptospirosis vaccines not being considered a core vaccine for dogs like rabies, Bordetella, distemper, and parvo. This, unfortunately, leave far too many dogs unprotected from an illness that results in fatalities in 10-25% of the cases in which […]
Credit: Zoetis Karen Stasiak, MSN, DVM, MSc(CMID) Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is an infectious disease of cats that suppresses their immune system, making them susceptible to infections. Because it can be easily spread from one cat to another, it’s one of the most common infectious feline diseases, affecting 3.1% of all cats in the United States. It’s a disease that can go undetected for quite […]
Just like at your doctor’s office visit, our staff will want to get your pet’s weight. It is important that the get an updated weight every time the pet comes in to the building. This ensures we can accurately provide medications and monitor the weight gain or weight loss of a pet. Either can be an obvious sign of a medical issue. When it comes […]
