Did you know that rabbits make “cheese”? When any other animal makes an abscess, the pus is liquid and can drain. Rabbits prefer a “wall-it-off” approach to dealing with infection, with thick cheesy material surrounded by a thick capsule. This means treating their abscesses is a real challenge. These abscesses will not drain; the purulent … Read more
This case was a young female Labrador Retriever. Anyone who knows Labs would not be surprised to learn that she was an energetic and bouncy dog. I can understand that people get tired of their shoulders getting yanked out of the sockets when walking a large, impulsive dog, and training takes a lot of time… … Read more
Kado, 7 yo Female Ibizan Hound Poor Kado hurt to walk! Her toenails were peeling up off her nail-beds, and every time her paws would touch the ground, the loose nails would hurt and bleed. Kado’s presumptive diagnosis (we did not do nailbed biopsies) was a condition called Lupoid Onychodysptrophy. “Onycho” means nail, “dystrophy” means … Read more