17-Year-Old Italian Greyhound Needs 17 Teeth Removed!

“I know I should have had his teeth looked at years ago, but I was afraid because he’s so old and he’s on 2 kinds of medicine for epilepsy.”

Antonio was a 17-year-old grey and white epileptic Italian Greyhound.  He walked into my office with the right half of his face so swollen, he looked like he tried to swallow a sausage and it got stuck lengthwise in his mouth!  His big brown eyes looked miserable. Continue reading “17-Year-Old Italian Greyhound Needs 17 Teeth Removed!”

2-Year-Old Boxer Crashes Into Windshield

As soon as Webster saw another dog through the windshield of his truck, he launched himself off the passenger seat hard enough to bash into the glass and give himself a bruise on his forehead.

Webster was a 2-year-old Boxer, newly adopted by Ed and Lois. His main job was to ride around in the passenger seat of Ed’s pickup, keeping Ed company all day long. Having raised many Boxers over the years, Webster was a welcome addition to Ed’s workday.

But Webster had an immediate and violent problem the reared its big Boxer head the first day on the job.

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Doc Truli's Top Ten Spoiled Pet Stories

Doc Truli says, “If you can, and you want to, it’s not spoiling.”

Doc Truli’s definition of spoiling your pet: “Your pet is spoiled if you are doing something for your pet that you do not want to be doing.” Therefore, technically speaking, none of these pets are spoiled. Continue reading “Doc Truli's Top Ten Spoiled Pet Stories”

Top Ten Spoiled Pet Stories

Doc Truli says, “If you can, and you want to, it’s not spoiling.”

Doc Truli’s definition of spoiling your pet: “Your pet is spoiled if you are doing something for your pet that you do not want to be doing.” Therefore, technically speaking, none of these pets are spoiled. Continue reading “Top Ten Spoiled Pet Stories”

Sudden Paralysis at 5 Weeks Old

A seal-point Himalayan called Porthos dragged himself after his littermates, paw over paw.

A seal-point Himalayan called Porthos dragged himself after his littermates, paw over paw.
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Doc Truli's Top 10 Requirements for Pet Anesthesia

Staff and a veterinarian who demonstrate caring and concern for your pet are #1 for the best anesthesia.

Anesthesia for Pets is Customized and Tricky, Especially for Tiny Pets

Make sure your animal hospital has and does the following before you agree to an anesthetic procedure:

1. oxygen, endotracheal tubes, gas anesthesia (most states mandate these, yet some places, especially low cost places, may not have these basics)
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Doc Truli's Top 10 Requirements for Anesthesia

Staff and a veterinarian who demonstrate caring and concern for your pet are #1 for the best anesthesia.

Make sure your animal hospital has and does the following before you agree to an anesthetic procedure:

1. oxygen, endotracheal tubes, gas anesthesia (most states mandate these, yet some places, especially low cost places, may not have these basics)
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Doc Truli's Top 5 Tips for Physicians

Surprise! Blood sugar of 300, or even 400, in a cat is NOT diagnostic for diabetes mellitus.

Doc Truli sometimes spends hours correcting off-handed misinformation put forth by well-meaning physicians.
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2-Year-Old American Pit Bull Terrier Beats Paralysis

She gave a big, wide APBT smile and took off without a look back!

It was my very first night on clinical call as a senior veterinary student. I finished my treatments at 9 pm. At 9:05 I received the page.
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Brain Damaged Kitten Finds Friends

He maybe looked a little bit like he enjoyed the tongue bath.

A tiny black domestic short hair kitten was left in a box on the animal hospital doorstep.
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