Category Archives: Responsible Pet Ownership

My colleagues and I at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center spend a great deal of time carefully prescribing medication for pets. Our goal is to return your pet to the best state of health possible—but sometimes that requires a complicated medication schedule. I know medication administration can be frustrating to pet owners. Sticking to a complicated schedule can be a challenge. In this blogpost, I want to explain why some medications must be given in very specific ways—and why those instructions matter.

When spring rolls around, many pet families begin to worry about fleas, ticks, intestinal parasites and heartworms. While I’m happy their pet’s health is on their mind, parasite prevention should

A cat loving client of the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center is fostering a young male cat. In preparing for his neuter surgery, she found out the cat has a retained testicle and will require additional testing to determine where the testicle is and how best to approach the neuter surgery. The medical term for retained testicles is cryptorchidism, with the root, orchid coming from the Greek for testicle or órkhis. I’ll discuss this uncommon condition in today’s blogpost.

In A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas past reminds Ebenezer Scrooge of his childhood innocence and leads him to understand how he could change the future by being generous and kind. For today’s blogpost, I am calling up some of the “ghosts of AMC Christmas past” – tales of AMC patients who nearly succumbed to a tragic fate and now serve as a warning to current pet owners. These stories will help you change your holiday preparations to avoid pet mishaps and enjoy this year’s holiday season to its fullest. Hopefully, it will be a holiday season without a trip to the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center’s 24/7 Emergency Room.

For nearly 50 years, the third Thursday of November has been designated the Great American Smokeout to empower people to quit smoking, and now vaping. The sponsors of the Great American Smokeout, the American Cancer Society, provide a variety of resources to help facilitate smoking cessation: guides, videos and smart phone apps. What the American Cancer Society does not communicate, however, is the most important reason for any animal lover to stop smoking… your pet.