Lilies and cats don't mix! Plants from the Lilium (including Easter lilies and Stargazer lilies) and Hemerocallis (daylilies) genus' are deadly, and should not be in any house with cats!
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Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts
Monday, October 8, 2018
Monday, October 1, 2018
I Want To Get A Pet!
Dr. Chuck's newest book, I Want To Get A Pet! is now available!
All kids want to get a pet, but are they ready for the chores? Are they ready for...the Poop???
Sunday, August 12, 2018
I Want To Get A Pet! coming this Fall
Have you heard the good news? I Want To Get A Pet! is coming this Fall!
A book about pets, chores, and ...poop!
The perfect book for the kid who wants a pet, but doesn't yet know what happens when the kibble comes out the other side!
Learn more here!
Learn more here!
Sunday, August 5, 2018
Pets and Rabies
Does my indoor cat need a rabies vaccine? Can cows get rabies? Is there anywhere in the world that rabies isn't found? Learn all about this scary disease with Dr. Chuck!
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Cuterebra: Botflies and Warbles
It's cuterebra season! Gross-ness on a scale you thought you would only see in a movie! But don't fear, your local vet is here to help! Check out Dr. Chuck's post on cuterebra here, and if you think your animal might be infected, call your vet!
Sunday, July 22, 2018
The Veterinary Exam
The biggest part of going to the vet is the veterinary exam! Let Dr. Chuck walk you through all the many, many parts of an exam, and how a veterinarian learns about how our pets are feeling!
Monday, July 9, 2018
Dr. Chuck's Radiology Game!
Oh no! Dr. Chuck needs your help!
He has too many patients and too many radiographs!
He needs your help to read all these radiographs and save all these pets!
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Radiology: Radiographs and X-rays!
X-rays are a very important part of a veterinarian's job, but what does it all mean?
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Pet Teeth!
Veterinarians see lots of different pets, and they have lots of different teeth!
Ever wonder what's different between dog teeth, rabbit teeth, and lizard teeth?
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Pop-Up Veterinary Clinic Playset
Help the veterinarians examine their patients in the exam room, or help the technicians identify some creepy-crawly bugs in the laboratory! Free downloadable PDFs include veterinary clinic rooms, staff, and pets! Great for any budding scientist or biologist!
Monday, November 27, 2017
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Questions from the vet!
Wait, is there a written exam too?
There are many ways a veterinarian learns about our animals. Observing how our animal is behaving, a thorough
physical exam (complete with lots of petting!), and lab work such as a blood
test or X-ray are all super important to helping determine what’s going
on. But there are some things that no
amount of testing or examining can tell a veterinarian, and that’s where you
come in! Vets need our help to know what’s
been going on at home, and since our pets can’t speak for themselves, it’s up
to us to tell the vet what’s happening.
Even if our animal is feeling great, it’s important that the vet
understand the whole picture to help us keep our animals happy!
Here are some examples:
First, a lot of pets behave differently at the vet as they
do at home. Animals at the vet can get a surge of energy, and a dog who has
been extra sleepy at home might be bouncing off the walls at the clinic. On the other hand, a dog who has been running
around at home 24-7 might be very shy and quiet in the clinic. In both cases, what we are seeing at home is
very important to help the vet!
Or say my cat has been throwing up in my shoe; the vet will
want to know if my cat just threw up in my shoe today, or if my cat throws up
in my shoe every day! (I hope not!)
How well a pet is eating at home is also important, as not
every animal will eat treats in the clinic (this may be hard for some dog
owners to believe!). The vet will want
to know if a pet is avoiding food at home, finishing their meals, or finishing
their meals and trying to finish everyone else’s food too (personally my cat
tries to steal pastries when I’m not looking!).
Speaking of eating too much, a vet will always want to know
if your pet got into the Thanksgiving turkey, or if any socks have gone missing!
Of course these are just a few of many questions a
veterinarian might ask you when you bring your pet to the vet, but you can see
there is a lot of information a vet can only find out from you! Since our pets
can’t talk, we have to answer the questions for them!
Thank you for reading!
-Dr. Chuck
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
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