Veterinary Articles
If family members leave you behind when they go out for business, to dinner or maybe to the movies, do you pace and howl, chew on the dining room table or try to escape by scratching at the door? Probably not. More likely, you take on the household chores, watch some sports on TV or … Read more
By Bill Farley In all likelihood, unless you are an angler or an organic gardener, you don’t spend much time thinking about worms. But contrast that category of vermicular admirers with veterinarians and the whole wormy picture quickly darkens. That’s because worms of all sorts can be sickening, even deadly to your pets – specially … Read more
By Bill Farley You are the proud owner of a new dog – maybe a puppy you adopted from one of the Lowcountry’s many excellent no-kill shelters. But now you might need some help taking the recent addition to your family through “basic training.” If that’s the case, an excellent guide would be Esther Schow, … Read more
By Bill Farley If you have a big heart – or a “hole in your heart” – there’s hardly a better choice you can make than to rescue a pet from a shelter. But what if you’re concerned about the health of a newly-rescued puppy or mature dog? In Mount Pleasant, North Charleston and Summerville, … Read more
“Scalpel! Clamp! Biscuit!!!” Well, perhaps that’s fanciful. But it’s not far off from reality for a surgical veterinary technician at the Veterinary Specialty Care hospitals in Mount Pleasant and Summerville. Veterinary technicians aren’t only the first people you’re likely to encounter when you take your pet for care at VSC; they’re the small army of … Read more
It’s summertime, and “the livin’ is easy.” But is it easy – or even safe – for your pets? That’s what we asked Dr. Jess Nord, VMD, of Veterinary Specialty Care of Mount Pleasant and West Summerville. What’s commonly called the Lowcountry’s “animal hospital,” Veterinary Specialty Care offers a full array of specialty services in … Read more