Jan 9, 2020 | Dogs, Infectious Diseases
CEDARCREST Animal Clinic Boarding Now Requires Kennel Cough Vaccination Beginning in January 2020, CEDARCREST Animal Clinic & Pet Resort will require all our canine boarding guests to be vaccinated for Bordetella disease, which is also known as kennel cough. We...
Mar 21, 2019 | Cats, Dental, Dogs, Nutrition
One of the most common questions new puppy and kitten owners ask during visits to the vet is whether they should feed their pet canned wet food or dry food from a bag. Wet or Dry? For dogs, I generally recommend dry food. As dogs tend to be bigger, dry food tends to...
May 14, 2018 | By Species, By Topic, Care & Wellness, Cats, Diagnosis, Dogs, Emergency Situations
Proper eye care is very important for all pets. Scratches, ulcers, dry eye, discharge, and infection are some of the most common ocular problems your pet may experience. To determine the cause of an eye problem, additional testing may be required to ensure an accurate...
Apr 1, 2018 | Care & Wellness, Cats, Dogs, Nutrition
Gastrointestinal disease in pets can be a minor problem, but can also be more serious, so evaluation and proper treatment by a veterinarian is important. Common gastrointestinal problems in dogs include dietary intolerance (problems digesting certain foods), toxicity...
Mar 26, 2018 | By Species, By Topic, Cats, Dogs, Nutrition
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, diabetes affects 1 in every 200 cats and 1 in every 400-500 dogs. While there are serious symptoms and consequences of this disease, proper management can help to keep diabetic pets in good health. Diabetes...
Mar 22, 2018 | By Species, By Topic, Care & Wellness, Exotic
Ferrets are fun, energetic, intelligent pets. However, they are also prone to many diseases and therefore require regular veterinary visits. Some of the most common diseases ferrets are susceptible to include: lymphoma, insulinoma, hyperestrogenism, distemper, and...