General Health Advice for Pets and Pet Owners

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Seven Steps to Your Pets Dental Health

Many of our pets will show gum disease by the time they are four years old; some can be as young as two. If you educate yourself about providing good dental hygiene for your pets and schedule your pet’s annual visits to Village Veterinary Hospital—at which time a dental exam is part of the annual visit—this will help maintain healthy teeth and prevent any possible dental problems.

Here are seven steps that can help you in helping your pet have a healthy mouth.

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Aging in Our Pets

We all want to know how aging in our pets works. The chart below lets us know how old our animals are in comparison to us in age.

Life Stages
Pediatric       0-1
Adult              1-6
Senior            7-9
Geriatric      > 10

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Antifreeze Poisoning

There are several household items that are toxic to our dogs or cats, one of the most problematic being antifreeze. Antifreeze has a smell and taste that our dogs are attracted to. Antifreeze poisoning can happen quite easily due to the fact that it is commonly spilled on the garage floor or dumped into the street when changed. The chemical in antifreeze is called Ethylene Glycol. It causes extensive kidney damage almost immediately after consumption. When antifreeze is consumed the body starts absorbing the toxin from the GI tract. Once the Ethylene Glycol is metabolized through the liver and kidneys, Calcium Oxalate crystals start to form and there is an increase in the urine pH. The lethal dose of antifreeze is about 3 ounces for a medium to small size dog.

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Allergies

Animals just like people, can suffer allergic reactions to a wide variety of environmental substances, or allergens. Some allergens are seasonal, such as grass, tree and weed pollen. Allergens causing year-round symptoms include food, molds, dust mites, insects and other materials found in the home environment…even people.

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Arthritis in our pets

Arthritis in our pets can be very painful. Arthritis means inflammation of the joints. The most common arthritis in dogs, cats and horses is called osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis is the breakdown of the cartilage which lines the bones that make up a joint. Cartilage can be worn down to the point that actual bone material rubs together. In some cases, cartilage fragments break off which can irritate adjacent muscles. As the joint wears and becomes distorted, pain can occur in the muscles that support and generate movement in the joint.

Most of senior animals have arthritis, due to being athletic, obese, diabetic or having trauma or an injury.

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Digital Radiology

Village Veterinary Hospital is very proud to be able to offer their clients with the latest in Veterinary Technology, Digital Radiology. This service provides our customers with accurate information and instant results.

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Dogs vs Cats

Cats are essentially solitary and territorial, this behavior was rooted in their wild ancestry. This is why you wouldn’t normally see a cat running up to a “strange” cat and wanting to play. Felines will lay claim to their turf, and will fight invaders fiercely. What does this mean when it comes to introducing dogs and cats? We have a few suggestions that might be helpful.

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Epilepsy in Dogs and Cats

A seizure is a specific event in time, which causes abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Epilepsy refers to multiple seizures occurring over a long period of time with no underlying structural brain lesion or other neurological signs. Most dogs with epilepsy suffer their first seizure between 1 and 5 years old, but seizures can occasionally start before 6 months or as late as 10 years old. Any breed, including mixed- breed can be affected. There are two different types of epilepsy: generalized-onset seizures and focal- onset seizures.

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