by PAWS Veterinary Center | Aug 27, 2020 | Blog
By Dr. Justin C, Keaner, DVM, MS, CVMA & Elizabeth Riley What is Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome? Cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) is essentially the dog equivalent of Alzheimer’s disease. With CDS, a dog’s brain gradually degenerates, leading to abnormal and...
by PAWS Veterinary Center | May 26, 2020 | Blog, Canine, Companion Animal Rehabilitation at PAWS
By Diana Pacheco, CVT CCRP The underwater treadmill (UWTM) successfully treats many musculoskeletal conditions. It provides safe, controlled environment for gait analysis, exercise, stretching, muscle building, and neuromuscular stimulation. The chamber is dry as the...
by PAWS Veterinary Center | May 6, 2020 | Blog, Canine, Companion Animal Rehabilitation at PAWS
By Diana Pacheco, CVT CCRP Has your dog recently been diagnosed with Degenerative Myelopathy (DM)? Let us give you a little insight into the disease process and how we can help you and your pet through the progression of this disease. The signs of this disease process...
by PAWS Veterinary Center | Apr 21, 2020 | Blog, Dr. Carine Klimentidis, Feline
By Dr. Carine KlimentidisOften when I talk to clients about the fact that their cat might be stressed, I get a lot of funny looks or laughs – how could my cat possibly be stressed, he sleeps all day?! Well, cats perceive stress a lot differently than we do. They...
by PAWS Veterinary Center | Mar 5, 2020 | Blog
By Dr. Justin Keaner Fear of thunderstorms is a common problem for many dogs.Common signs of thunderstorm fear include hiding, shaking, trembling, crying or whining, pacing, drooling, urinating/defecating, panting, or trying to escape from the house. Thunderstorm...
by PAWS Veterinary Center | Feb 5, 2020 | Blog, Dr. Elizabeth Jobe
By Elizabeth Jobe, DVM, CCRP, cVMA Massage is an important key in physical rehabilitation for animals. Often when animals have an injury, the body compensates and uses the soft tissues and muscles differently than how they normally function. This creates compensatory...
