Brotherly Love

It is always touching to see our children being kind to each other and that goes for our four legged children as well. Beefy loves his sister and is a great example of compassion. His dad noticed that it was a little too quiet so he went to check the back yard where the dogs were playing. He found that all the dogs had gotten out, frantically went out looking for them. He found 3 of them pretty quickly, but Beefy and Panda were missing. After searching his neighborhood, he found Beefy in the alley behind his house, instantly noticed blood on him, and that he was very shaky and not acting like himself. Dad quickly scooped him up, put him in his truck and headed to 1st Pet Veterinary Centers while still scanning everywhere he could to find Panda to no avail. Once at 1st Pet he sat Beefy on the counter to be quickly evaluated and was telling our team about how his dogs got out and how he found Beefy. Our team asked if he happened to have a black and white pit bull. He does.

In the same neighborhood, a good samaritan heard something scratching at his door. When he went to see what was going on, he found a beautiful black and white pit bull covered in blood pawing at his door as if to say, “help me”. The kind man called 1st Pet and asked what he should do and was instructed to bring her right in. Once here, she was treated immediately and scanned for a microchip, which she had, and a message was left on the phone since no one answered.

Dad was brought to the treatment room and confirmed that it was Panda they were treating and was told that she had been hit by a car. Once Beefy was examined, it was determined that, he too had been hit by a car, luckily without major injuries. As he was being walked back from the treatment area out to dad, Beefy walked over and put his nose up to Panda to check on her. 

Then he sat by her and didn’t want to move. He just wanted to sit with her. He wanted to protect her.

Panda escaped broken bones, but it is obvious she had been dragged by the car because her skin was terribly damaged. Skin wounds of this kind are very serious and take a lot of time to heal. She has had two surgeries to remove the dead skin and had a vacuum system placed  to help heal her wounds. The vacuum helps draw wound edges together and remove infectious materials etc.

Panda is such a sweet girl and we all love her!

Pet Allergies

Just like humans, dogs and cats can have allergies. Like in humans, the allergies can come from food, or inhaled allergens like trees, weeds, grasses, pollens, fungi, insects and mites. While there is no cure for allergies we can find ways to control the symptoms. To greater define your pet’s allergies you can have a allergy testing done.

Common signs and symptoms of food allergies can be gastrointestinal problems (i.e. chronic vomiting, regurgitation, diarrhea, or gas). Oral medications such as anti-histamines ore immune suppressants can be used. Pets that have food allergies can get tests done to find out what common food items they may be allergic to and then placed on a diet that is appropriate based on the results. The most common food allergens are beef, pork, dairy, wheat, egg, chicken, lamb, soy, rabbit and fish.

Inhalant symptoms include licking at paws, rubbing at face, hair loss, red skin, or itchiness. For inhalant allergies your pet can be placed on hypo-sensitization injections to help increase your pet’s tolerance to the allergens. This can manage the allergies and provide lasting relief. It can also be safe for long term and provide your pet with much longer-term relief than drug therapy, and without their side effects.

Please contact us at (480) 732-0018 if you suspect your pet to have allergies.