Shelter/rescue events for April

5K-9 Run a 5K race with your dog (or you can run it solo)! Gateway Pet Guardians is hosting the event at Rock Springs park in O’Fallon, IL on April 25. Click here for details. Partners for Pets fundraisers Partners for pets in Troy, IL, is having many events in April! Tuesday April 7 is […]

Hungry ticks transmit disease

Everyone hears tick disease, they think of Lyme disease. And that’s great….if you live in an area where Lyme is the most common tick-borne disease (which is the Northeast and Wisconsin). People can get it, as can dogs, and even outdoorsy cats. In our area, Lyme disease is not nearly as common as Ehrlichiosis. Lyme […]

March events for area shelters

Doggie Easter Egg Hunt Camp Bow-Wow in Swansea is hosting an Easter egg hunt for dogs to benefit the Belleville Area Humane Society. It ‘s March 28 at 11am, with a rain date of March 29. Click here for details. Texas Hold ’em Event Act Now Rescue is hosting it’s annual Texas Hold’ em tournament […]

Does your dog need a Leptospirosis vaccination?

When I first started making house calls, I debated whether or not to offer the vaccine against Leptospirosis. I didn’t routinely carry it, but for the small number of dogs who needed it, I would order it and vaccinate them. Well, I decided to just start carrying it. There are many pros and cons to […]

Stop the itch!

Midwest living is great – unless you’re a dog or cat with environmental allergies! Those of us with itchy pets know how frustrating it can be to constantly manage the symptoms, with only varying levels of success. Understanding the concept of “pruritic threshold” can make this constant struggle a little better.  Most allergic pets are […]

Sentinel Rebates End March 31

Last year a new company started making Sentinel, but the rebates were already started. The rebate program ends March 31, and no one knows if they new manufacturer will continue it or not. Meanwhile, if you need Sentinel speak up! As long as purchases are made by March31 you have beyond that to submit the […]

Scheduling until May

As you may know, I frequently fill in at a few vet clinics in the area when a vet goes out of town, is sick, has a baby, etc. Working this “relief vet” job lets me: Keep in practice with reading x-rays and performing ultrasounds Maintain my surgical skills by having a few surgery days […]

Adventures in housecall practice:

Today we were examining a nervous kitty on the couch. He was doing rather well, until his brother snuck around behind Shannon, my tech, and ATTACKED him out of the blue! As if his day wasn’t bad enough! Brother was grounded after that. Poor Shannon had two cats’ worth of hissing claws briefly thrashing around […]

Big dog visits just got easier!

We now have a scale that goes up to 255lbs to weigh our big dogs. It’s only 28 inches long, so it’s a little tight, but if they sit, it works. Finally found a flat scale that is not designed to be stationary! (Of course, trying to get my dogs to model for a picture […]

Online breeders – Go Daddy commercial

Don’t normally post stuff like this, but this needs mentioning. Hope it saves a life. People are talking about the “Go Daddy” ad that was pulled. I guess if a commercial doesn’t give out the correct dose of warm fuzzy, it’s declared bad, inappropriate, whatever. I loved the commercial. Wish they’d air it all the […]