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Category Archives: Pets
Jaws the Cat Gets Broken Jaw Fixed
This is a great story about how one person stepped up to help an animal in need, and two caring veterinarians stood with her and got the community involved to save this cat’s life and give him a second chance. Continue reading
Does My Pet Really Need Blood Tests Before Surgery
The blood chemistry profile provides information regarding your pet’s overall body function. This enables us to choose the best anesthetic medications to use for your pet, making his or her anesthesia as safe as possible. Continue reading
Posted in Pets, Veterinary Medicine
Tagged anesthesia, blood, CBC, Dr. Daniel Stobie, NorthStar VETS, surgery
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Hills Science Diet issues voluntary market withdrawal of eight popular products
For reasons that have yet to be disclosed, select Hill’s Science Diet products have been removed from PetSmart retail locations as a result of a “voluntary market withdrawal.” Continue reading
Pulmonic Stenosis and Balloon Valvuloplasty in Dogs
Daisy is a 10-month-old, female English bulldog who was diagnosed with severe congenital heart disease called pulmonic stenosis. This condition can lead to congestive heart failure and a poor long-term prognosis if left untreated. Continue reading
Ask the NorthStar VETS Vet: Finding the right type of food for your cat
This is a very personal answer and if you read on the internet there is a lot of different advice. Continue reading
Ask the NorthStar VETS Vet: I’m-Yunity extract for dogs with cancer
This supplement does increase survival from 86 days to 199 days in dogs that have only had surgery at the 100mg/kg group. What hasn’t been published yet is the survival data for other dosage groups. Continue reading
Posted in Pets, Veterinary Medicine
Tagged canine cancer, dog, I'm-Yunity, Jennifer Kim, NorthStar VETS
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A Tribute to Rob Zombie
On Sunday, June 9, 2013, we said goodbye to our beloved hospital cat, Rob Zombie. For anyone who knew him, he was a very special cat and considered a part of our NorthStar VETS family. He came to us about ten years ago after being hit by a car as a stray. We fixed him up (that’s how he came by his missing eye) and kept him as our hospital cat. Continue reading
Posted in Pets
Tagged George Motley, grief, hospital cat, NorthStar VETS, Pet Loss, Tina Batlivala
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Ask the NorthStar VETS Vet: Living with an anxious cat and long-term use of Prozac (fluoxetine)
There are many strategies that can be employed to try to manage these problems and what is ultimately effective will vary from pet to pet and be dependent upon a variety of factors (i.e. presence of underlying medical conditions, underlying cause of the anxiety, the patient’s unique environment, the presence of other household pets, etc.). Continue reading
Posted in Pets, Pets, Veterinary Medicine
Tagged Cats, Dr. George Motley, Dr. Ilana Reisner, feline anxiety, fluoxetine, NorthStar VETS, Prozac, veterinary behavior
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