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Splenectomy in Dogs: What You Need to Know

A dog with its tongue out
A Facebook post on the Animal Medical Center’s wall congratulating Dutch for being the first dog to complete a clinical trial protocol for hemangiosarcoma at AMC generated this question: “Since Dutch had his spleen removed, does he need special vaccinations going forward?” Below is my rather long answer. The Spleen The spleen is a soft,

The Hunt for Huckleberry: Finding Your Lost Pet

A couple of evenings ago, I received a frantic phone call from one of my cat-owning clients. Their young cat, Huckleberry, had been missing for a couple of hours and had not come to the kitchen at his appointed dinner hour. Search Everywhere When my clients discovered him missing, they took immediate action: opened all

Managing Tracheal Collapse in your Dog

A dog in an oxygen tank
A Facebook friend of The Animal Medical Center posted a question asking how they might prevent tracheal collapse in their dog. Unfortunately, tracheal collapse may not be preventable, but dog owners can help lessen the impact of a collapsing trachea on their dog’s quality of life. Since tracheal collapse is an important problem in dogs

Facebook Gets a Puppy

Selecting Your New Puppy There is a new face on Facebook and it belongs to a dog. The dog, known as Beast, is not just any dog; he belongs to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO. You and Mr. Zuckerberg have a love of dogs in common, but the similarities end there. Before getting a

Orange, Crème or Calico?

A visitor to The Animal Medical Center's Facebook page wrote us to ask if a regular calico cat and a dilute (pale) calico cat could come from the same litter. Coat color in cats is controlled by a complex set of genes. Even though genetics are not everyone’s cup of tea, it is common knowledge