Lakeside Pet Hospital

Lakeside Pet Hospital For over 35 years, Lakeside Pet Hospital has offered quality care to our Sonoma County community by Quality preventive are for healthy, happy pets.

For over 35 years, Lakeside Pet Hospital (Veterinary Hospital) has been committed to serving Santa Rosa and our Sonoma County community by staying in the forefront of advanced veterinary medicine while refusing to sacrifice the level of individualized service only a small, family owned practice can provide. We provide a Total Care System that includes ongoing preventative procedures; modern, compr

ehensive facilities; caring, certified staff members; and convenient special services. Our emphasis on preventative care results in our opportunity to serve many healthy, happy older animals and 2 and 3 generations of clients. We offer our clients the best medicine available and individualized care taking into account the needs of the pet and the owner.

This seems to be an ongoing problem
01/16/2025

This seems to be an ongoing problem

The FDA is testing samples of raw pet foods after multiple cats were infected with H5N1 avian influenza. The USDA recently confirmed H5N1 infections in 11 domesticated cats sampled in December in California, Colorado, Minnesota and South Dakota.

This may radically change fairs this summer
01/16/2025

This may radically change fairs this summer

California State Veterinarian Annette Jones has banned poultry and dairy cattle from fairs and shows to minimize risks that H5N1 avian influenza will spread to more people, poultry and livestock. Stanislaus County Fair Board President Jack Wilkey says the ban will have an effect, but another heat wa...

More information on the everchanging flu virus
01/03/2025

More information on the everchanging flu virus

The ongoing epizootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, more specifically avian influenza type A H5N1) has sparked concerns among health officials because of the virus’s ability to infect diverse animal species, including pigs, big cats, and humans, raising fears of a potential pandemic.

Another reason not to feed raw pet foods.
01/02/2025

Another reason not to feed raw pet foods.

Los Angeles County health officials have identified a second raw pet food brand, Monarch Raw Pet Food, as containing bird flu, leading to the illness of five house cats. This follows a similar incident involving another brand that resulted in a cat's death in Oregon. Health officials have warned aga...

I want to know more about the genetic mutation that makes Lab dogs hungry all the time. What an insight.
12/17/2024

I want to know more about the genetic mutation that makes Lab dogs hungry all the time. What an insight.

This year, research revealed that cats and dogs likely dream about daily experiences, dogs can detect stress through cortisol in sweat, and some Labrador retrievers have a genetic mutation that causes constant hunger. Cats that seem clingy might be bored, and a unique genetic mutation in some cats c...

This is great historically the Veterinary profession has been able to figure out how to use human facilities to do some ...
12/17/2024

This is great historically the Veterinary profession has been able to figure out how to use human facilities to do some of the things that we could not do in house. So its great we get to give back.

Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island, Canada, has offered its MRI machine to assist with the province's backlog of human patients. The equipment meets medical standards, and college leaders are open to collaborating with the health department to overcome logistical challenges, such as...

It will be interesting to see how wide spread this virus is in dairies.
12/12/2024

It will be interesting to see how wide spread this virus is in dairies.

The USDA has launched a national milk testing program to track the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in dairy cows, starting Dec. 16, initially in California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon and Pennsylvania. The program is likely to identify more infected herds in states where farms haven't be...

This information is really disturbing.
12/12/2024

This information is really disturbing.

Traces of fentanyl were found in the blubber of one-third of 86 live and three dead bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico, researchers reported in iScience. "Chronic exposure to pharmaceuticals and their cumulative effects on marine mammals are not yet fully understood, yet their presence in thr...

I don't think we can over emphasize the importance of having our dogs at a good healthy weight. Our ability to treat t...
11/22/2024

I don't think we can over emphasize the importance of having our dogs at a good healthy weight. Our ability to treat their arthritis has made the lifespan of larger dogs longer and much more comfortable. I consider the lifespan of a Lab to be 14-16 years.

The average lifespan of a dog varies by size and breed, with small dogs expected to live 14 to 16 years, medium dogs 10 to 12 years, and large or giant breeds 7 to 10 years, veterinarian Nicole Savageau says. Mixed-breed dogs might have longer or shorter lifespans than purebreds, depending on geneti...

Its getting closer and closer
11/21/2024

Its getting closer and closer

A child in Alameda County, Calif., with mild symptoms of an upper respiratory infection, initially tested positive for avian influenza, then tested negative four days later. Family members also had mild symptoms but tested negative for avian influenza and positive for a more common respiratory virus...

This is a bit scary. Influenza is quite good at adapting.
11/20/2024

This is a bit scary. Influenza is quite good at adapting.

There's no evidence that a teenager in critical condition in Canada was infected with H5N1 influenza by another person, but genomic sequencing revealed human-adapted mutations in the viral strain infecting the teen. Two hemagglutinin mutations are known to increase influenza virus' ability to infect...

How do folks (scientists) wonder about a certain phenomenon and then figure out a way to study it. I have just always a...
11/11/2024

How do folks (scientists) wonder about a certain phenomenon and then figure out a way to study it. I have just always accepted that wet dog shakes are just what dogs do.

The instinct to shake off when wet is common among many furry mammal species and is sparked by specific neurons that respond to touch and send signals from the back of the neck to the brain, according to a study in Science. The neurons, called C-fiber low-threshold mechanoreceptors, encircle hair fo...

Good reminder that wild animals are not pets and when they need help should be taken care of in a manner that at least g...
11/11/2024

Good reminder that wild animals are not pets and when they need help should be taken care of in a manner that at least gives them an opportunity to be returned to the wild.

Wild animals are not pets, and they can and do transmit diseases, including rabies, writes veterinarian Devon Smith. Injured animals should not be taken into the home; and instead, they should be taken to a licensed wildlife rehabilitation facility or sanctuary for their own health and well-being, D...

What? This is amazing to me. But then the scent abilities dogs have are generally amazing. So much to be learned and ...
07/24/2024

What? This is amazing to me. But then the scent abilities dogs have are generally amazing. So much to be learned and then utilized.

Recent research published in Scientific Reports suggests that dogs can tell whether people are stressed or relaxed based on their scent, and the animals may be able to modify their behavior accordingly. British researchers noted that dogs apparently can interpret odors even when they don't know the....

There is so much to learn about the gut microbiomes of both animals and people
07/24/2024

There is so much to learn about the gut microbiomes of both animals and people

A study in the journal Scientific Reports found overweight cats have changes in their gut microbiome similar to how diet affects the human gut, potentially helping researchers better understand how gut bacteria influence diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes. "Being able to see changes in cats t...

I saw these worms when I worked for a veterinarian in here in Sonoma County during my vet school summer break. Unfortun...
06/14/2024

I saw these worms when I worked for a veterinarian in here in Sonoma County during my vet school summer break. Unfortunately that was a dog euthanized because it was so ill. I took the worm itself back to my parasitology professor and made a lot of points because he had never seen one. Havent thought about that worm dioctophyma renale in many many years.

Veterinarian Margie Morris was in for a surprise during a routine spay procedure on a hound dog named Twiggy that had been brought to the Charleston, S.C., Animal Society shelter after she was found running loose. "I was performing a routine spay when we saw a red tube-like object through the incisi...

Who would have thought that the cows would be a reservoir for flu. Certainly not me.
05/09/2024

Who would have thought that the cows would be a reservoir for flu. Certainly not me.

High levels of H5 avian influenza DNA have been found in wastewater near dairy processing plants in Texas and in commercial dairy products from various states, suggesting that the virus is widespread in dairy cattle but causing no outward signs of illness, says veterinary epidemiologist Andrew Bowma...

Raw diets are just down right scary, but especially because people are being exposed to these bacteria.
05/09/2024

Raw diets are just down right scary, but especially because people are being exposed to these bacteria.

Analyses of 14 raw meat diets and 41 processed diets for pets found multidrug-resistant E. coli in 10 of the raw diets, multidrug-resistant salmonella in one raw diet, and neither in the processed foods. The findings "strongly suggest that conventionally processed pet food is a safer option ... [and...

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4331 Montgomery Drive
Santa Rosa, CA
95405

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 1pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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(707) 539-3393

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