PET SITTER INSTRUCTIONS – Canine

To help ensure that your pet is properly cared for, give your pet sitter detailed written instructions, and discuss them with the sitter. Make sure the sitter knows the dates of coverage, the preferred times for visits, and the number of visits needed. Give the sitter...

PET CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) – Canine

If your pet has a cardiac arrest, you can help save his or her life by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). By distributing much-needed oxygen and blood throughout a pet’s body, CPR can help do the work that the lungs and heart have stopped doing. If you...

PERIODONTAL DISEASE IN DOGS – Canine

More than 85% of dogs over 4 years of age have periodontal disease. Periodontal disease is a progressive inflammation of the supporting structures around the teeth. Signs of periodontal disease include bad breath, redness or bleeding along the gum line, difficulty...

PERIANAL FISTULAE IN DOGS – Canine

Perianal fistulae are abnormal openings in the skin around the anus that are painful and do not heal on their own. This condition occurs most commonly in German shepherds. Signs include ulcerated, draining tracts around the anus, difficulty passing feces, reluctance...

PEMPHIGUS – Canine

Pemphigus is a potentially fatal autoimmune disease of the skin. Skin cells are under attack by the dog or cat’s own immune system. Pemphigus can be treated with short- or long-term use of immunosuppressive medications. Disease resistance to treatment and side effects...