It's just about time for your dog's next meal, and you're measuring out the food when suddenly your dog vomits up a slimy yellow mess. Your dog likely has bilious vomiting syndrome. The Meowing Vet explains the cause of this gastrointestinal condition and how you can help prevent it. Learn more below... 🐕🤮 If your dog, who … Continue reading Vet(ting) in a Hurry: A Quick Summary on Bilious Vomiting Syndrome in Dogs
If you have a cat, you're likely an expert when it comes to cleaning rugs or carpet. Why? Because our lovely kitties can be little hairball-making machines, adorning the carpeted areas of our homes with upchucked tubular balls of hair. In this 3 minute quick-read, The Meowing Vet explains how hairballs form, their potential consequences, and … Continue reading A Hairy Situation: Feline Hairballs
The Meowing Vet is joined by contributing guest writer I Love Veterinary to discuss Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV). Also commonly called "bloat", GDV is an emergency life-threatening twisting of the stomach that can occur in dogs, particularly large, deep-chested breeds such as Great Danes. Read I Love Veterinary's full article below... The Meowing Vet is grateful … Continue reading Don’t Get It Twisted: ‘I Love Veterinary’ Discusses Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV)
The Meowing Vet is gonna let pet owners in on a little secret... Wanna know the most important part of your dog or cat's trip to the vet? Curious about your veterinarian's most vital and reliable tool? It's a thorough physical exam! Discover why your vet requires a physical exam prior to certain procedures and … Continue reading Let’s Get Physical: The Importance of the Veterinary Physical Exam
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and The Meowing Vet wants to inform pet owners about the risk of Leptospirosis in unvaccinated dogs and how this zoonotic disease can cause kidney failure and liver disease in humans as well. Read more to learn how to protect your dog and yourself from this bacterial infection... Click … Continue reading Disease Spotlight: Leptospirosis
Nothing is more pitiful than seeing our fur-babies ill. Canine parvovirus is a highly contagious virus that can infect puppies and adult dogs, potentially causing severe disease. In honor of National Immunization Awareness Month, The Meowing Vet explains the ins-and-outs of parvovirus (seriously, it causes terrible vomiting and diarrhea, so there’s a lot of “outs” 💩). … Continue reading Disease Spotlight: Canine Parvovirus
We welcome back our contributing guest writer, Dr. Liz Bales, veterinarian and creator of The NoBowl Feeding System™ for Doc & Phoebe's Cat Co.! Dr. Bales (who has earned her amazing nickname, The Catvocate) re-joins The Meowing Vet to explain how her revolutionary feline feeding system can stop your cat from eating too quickly and up-chucking his or … Continue reading Scarf and Barf: When Your Cat Eats Too Quickly
Want to provide the best nutrition for your pet, yet don't know what nutrients your dog or cat requires? Ever wonder why your pet needs protein and fat as part of a balanced diet? Are carbs essential to your pet? How do all the different vitamins and minerals benefit your pet's health, and what happens … Continue reading Get in My Belly!: Nutrient Requirements for Dogs and Cats