When was the last time you examined your pet’s mouth for periodontal disease? If it’s been so long that you can’t remember, or if you can’t recall checking your pet’s pearly whites and gums, you are not alone. Unfortunately, most pet owners are unaware of the risks associated with a lack of dental care for [...]
No matter your pet’s age, support their wellbeing by initiating healthy habits to ensure they live a long, happy life. To learn how you and your pet can enjoy many years together, read our MetroPet Veterinary Clinic team’s seven simple preventive care tips. #1: Preventive veterinary care—detect problems early During your pet’s routine preventive care [...]
Owning any pet is a wonderful experience, but providing extra-special care to a specially-abled pet can be even more fulfilling. Pets who are blind, deaf, missing a limb, or otherwise challenged are just as deserving of love, and they often return affection tenfold to their families. However, caring for a specially-abled pet requires a few [...]
No pet owner should mess around with heartworm disease that, at worst, can be fatal, but is always a serious condition, because the heartworms traveling through your pet’s body can cause massive amounts of permanent damage. Fortunately, you can prevent your pet from heartworm disease and keep them safe by administering year-round heartworm prevention. While [...]
Pets may not care about their cosmetic tooth appearance the way people do, but teeth are important to them in other ways. Your pet uses their teeth to eat, communicate, recreationally chew, and groom themselves. More importantly, poor dental health can negatively impact your pet’s overall health and quality of life, so keeping their teeth [...]
“Why is my pet itchy?” “Itchy pet” is probably the most common type of appointment we see at MetroPet during the spring and summer months. The answer may not be as simple as we all hope. Fortunately, we stay up-to-date on the best ways to diagnose and treat skin problems and we have an [...]
Prescription Diets for Bladder Stones – Hocus Pocus or Life and Money Saver? A Case Study by Jordan C (Veterinary Assistant) When it comes to a recommended prescription diet from your veterinarian, many people feel unsure. We get the question: “Can a change in food REALLY treat allergies?”, or “cure my cat’s bladder stones?” The [...]
“Can my dog catch the dog flu?” The answer to this question is most likely yes. My personal dogs cross paths with other neighborhood dogs. I take them for walks in the Cleveland Metroparks. Sometimes they come to the local pet store to pick out a treat or toy. That is why they are vaccinated [...]
Leptospirosis (or Lepto, short) is a bacterial disease that is transmitted from wild animals (such as squirrels, rats, raccoons, skunks, deer or opossums), to your dog through water, grass, dirt, or food contaminated with urine from the wild animals. It can infect your dog through ingestion, exposure to eyes, nose, or broken skin. Symptoms [...]