A few photos of Murphy enjoying his day out yesterday! He’s taking it easy in my office today!!
A few photos of Murphy enjoying his day out yesterday! He’s taking it easy in my office today!!
Have you ever heard a heartbeat? ❤️
When the heart muscle contracts to pump blood, it makes two distinct sounds – one from the contraction of the atriums, which send blood to the ventricles, and the other, of the ventricles, which send blood to the whole body.
This happens over and over again to keep the blood flowing, between 60 and 160 times per minute in dogs! This is what we call the heart rate.
A heart murmur occurs when a different sound join these two regular beats. This sound can be caused by turbulent blood flow due to a heart problem, changes in blood thickness or can have no apparent cause.
A heart murmur is easy to hear on a physical exam using a stethoscope, and then we can determine the precise cause with a special ultrasound exam called an echocardiography. 🩺
Our routine health consultations are the best way to ensure your pet doesn't have a hidden heart problem, so schedule yours today!
Everyone meet Milo, the crazy Boarder Collie who just has so much energy and wants to say hi 👋
We hope this makes you smile this morning. He certainly was entertaining everyone yesterday in his vaccination consult.
When you see your dog having a seizure, this is understandably very distressing! 🐕🐾 In a second, they are ok, and the next, they seem to have lost control of their body.
This is most often caused by idiopathic canine epilepsy, which means we don't what's causing the seizures. However, prompt treatment should be sought, as repetitive seizure activity might become an emergency. Please call us as soon as you suspect or see that your pet has had a seizure!
