A recent diagnosis of Canine Influenza in Maricopa County, our hospital is getting a lot of calls from concerned pet owners. We want to provide you with up-to-date and accurate information on this infectious disease. Below are links to a couple of credible websites that have the latest information on the two strains of canine flu H3N2 and H3N8. We do offer vaccines to prevent or minimize the impact of this highly infectious disease in our family’s pets. The vaccine protocol i

Leptospirosis – a Threat to Your Dog’s Health 3/27/17 (Update: Leptospirosis on the rise around the United States. Here is a recent report from New Jersey.) Leptospirosis (“Lepto”) is a disease caused by a spiral-shaped bacteria that is found worldwide. Infections can affect people as well as many kinds of animals including dogs. Leptospirosis thrives in warm, moist areas (especially in stagnant water). While Arizona has not typically been associated with leptospirosis in the

I invite you to review the signs of parvo and review other pertinent information.  This link is to the American Veterinary Medical Association’s website. There is a lot of useful information out there on the prevention and treatment of parvovirus. Unfortunately, there are many myths that circulate as well. The only thing you can really do to prevent your pet from contracting this serious and potentially fatal disease is to keep vaccines current. One depressing situation happe

Symptoms for Giardia include but are not limited to: diarrhea, vomiting, and lethargy. Usually though, it is found on routine fecal examination in an otherwise apparently healthy animal. Even in these cases where your pet does not appear to be sick, it is important to treat the Giardia to prevent the continued shedding of parasite into the environment and making your pet and others sick. Once a pet is found to have Giardia, we will start with a course of therapy that usually

There is justifiable concern around the world for the actual and potential harm caused by Ebola virus. We wanted to share some pertinent and useful information about Ebola, pets families and risks of infection. You may be aware that in Spain, health care workers euthanized a pet belonging to a victim of Ebola. But in the United States, health workers have taken a different approach to preventing the spread of this disease. (Dallas Ebola patient’s dog will be saved – USAToday)

Two recent cases of pyometra serve as a reminder… We recently wrote an article about one of the serious diseases that is PREVENTABLE, Pyometra.  Over the past few weeks, we have had an unusual number of critically ill dogs that have been diagnosed with pyometra. Let me briefly review. Dogs go into “heat” or estrus approximately twice a year. Over time,  the lining of the uterus thickens. During each heat cycle, the cervix dilates and bacteria in the urinary tract has a pathwa

Pyometra Pyometra – This word brings chills to veterinarians. Why? Because it signifies that a common surgery was not performed and a female dog of cat is now in a potentially life-threatening condition. Pyometra is an accumulation of pus in the uterine body. If a female dog or cat  is spayed, there is no way to contract this disease. Pyometras occur in middle to older aged dogs. The signs or symptoms you notice may include depression, increased drinking, vomiting, a foul-sme

Question: When should I consider having Oasis Animal Hospital provide professional dental cleaning for my pet? This is a very common and well-founded question many of you ask. The concerns (sometimes expressed and frequently not stated) are about the risk of anesthesia for your pet and the cost of dental care. We understand this and so we would like to provide some guidelines. Answer: Grade One gingivitis When we see dental calculus (a.k.a. tartar) build up on the teeth, (s