S.T. Skinner, DVM, PA

07/04/2024

https://www.avma.org/resources/pet-owners/petcare/july-4-safety

Fireworks, picnics and other 4th of July traditions can be great fun for people, but frightening and dangerous for animals. Know how to keep your animals safe.

02/11/2024

Important! People do not recover from rabies...

Surveys of pet owners have found that, while small, the number who express hesitance about rabies and other vaccines is growing, which increases risks for preventable diseases in both pet and people. The fact that very few people in the US die of rabies each year is a testament to the success of rab...

01/26/2024

https://www.facebook.com/SkeptVet?mibextid=LQQJ4d

A veterinarian takes a skeptical and science-based look at veterinary medicine.

01/24/2024

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01/06/2024

I love watching the zoomies...

Aging dogs, like aging people, are prone to cancer, cognitive decline and other health conditions, which is why research like the Dog Aging Project and the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study directly benefit both. For example, the golden retriever study recently revealed that hemangiosarcoma is the lea...

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas to all!

12/23/2023

Oh boy!

A recent veterinary inspection found all of Santa's reindeer are

12/20/2023

ok..this is good news!!!!

Two veterinarians with the AVMA visited Santa's workshop and examined his team of reindeer, declaring the animals healthy and ready for flight and issuing a certificate of animal export.

12/20/2023

AND another issue!

Pulmonic stenosis is increasingly common in French bulldogs, and a procedure being performed at Washington State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital offers hope for them and other dogs with the congenital heart defect. Two dogs have received a pulmonary valve stent implant at WSU since veterin...

12/20/2023

No surprise here! Oh..what we have done with overbreeding!

Pugs, French bulldogs and other breeds with relatively short snouts and wide skulls experience longer phases of rapid-eye movement sleep and spend more daytime hours sleeping than dogs with longer muzzles, and they are more likely to experience sleep apnea, researchers reported in Brain Structure &....

12/20/2023

Just so important to really give the diets a try..they are our best medicine BUT don't work if mixed in with other foods

Dogs with chronic enteropathy responded equally to a limited-ingredient diet and two so-called hypoallergenic diets containing hydrolyzed fish. Dogs with protein-losing enteropathy gained weight and saw gastrointestinal problems recede after starting one of the hydrolyzed diets. Previous dietary tri...

12/01/2023

Just a blurb on this..since it seems to be on everyone's minds.

Canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC), more familiarly known as