Sarasota Dog News

August 22, 2014 •

Questions and Answers with the Vet – Ask Dr. Chauvet

My dog has a smelly discharge from her ear – causes and treatment? Ah! This is a loaded question! Bacteria overgrowth/infection or yeast overgrowth/infection (candida) can cause smelly ears. Yeast usually has a sweet smell – don’t ask, but this is our way of being a P.I. of disease: we smell, look, touch, but we […]

August 16, 2014 •

Paper or Plastic?

Of course you know you wouldn’t use a paper dog bowl, but did you know that plastic bowls aren’t safe? The surface of a plastic bowl can be chipped or marred. Those crevices provide the ideal breeding ground for creepy crawling bacteria that can make your dog sick.

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August 3, 2014 •

Paw Park Report: What’s new in Sarasota Dog Parks

By Dr. Sue Nielsen With the encouragement of Friends of the Paw Parks, Sarasota County Parks and Recreation have made some very nice improvements to two of our paw parks – Arlington and Lakeview. At Arlington, the need for shade is a prominent issue and recently two good sized trees were planted in the middle […]

July 30, 2014 •

Pet-Friendly Church Service: September 28th 2014

The Unity Church will hold the first local interfaith outdoor service for pet lovers on September 28th, 2014 at 1:10 pm on their grounds at 3023 Proctor Road. The service will be held in conjunction with the Unity’s Annual Pet Blessing event. Participants are encouraged to bring well-behaved leashed dogs, and other pets for this […]

July 25, 2014 •

Caspien – The Adoptable Aussie-Catahoula

Imagine being left on the side of the road at just one day old. That is what happened to Caspien. A good Samaritan found Caspian and his tiny sibling pups and fostered them through Aussie and Me, a local nonprofit rescue group. He is now a healthy, handsome one year old with all of the […]

July 20, 2014 •

Cutting edge technology at CriticalVetCare

CriticalVetCare is among the first 10 clinics worldwide to add a new generation of high definition computer-aided tomography equipment (CT scan) with the installation of a 3D Vimago, and it is the first clinic locally with CT scanning capability in-house. The Epica Medical Innovation’s Vimago CT Scan uses new imaging technology to provide enhanced 3D […]