Loving Paws Pet Clinic

09/06/2024

Puppy needs home!

Xena was born on 4/12/24. Mom is a border collie mix and dad was a can corso. She is kid, cat and dog friendly. She is a little skittish around new people but is super smart. She is highly food motived also, mixed with her intelligence she would be highly trainable.

Xena would flourish if given a job. She is super sweet and the biggest cuddle bug.
She knows sit, come and touch (she touches nose to palm of hand).

She is looking for her forever home!

If interested please contact the owner Chelsea at 217-305-8974

09/03/2024

Puppy needs home!

Xena was born on 4/12/24. Mom is a border collie mix and dad was a can corso. She is kid, cat and dog friendly. She is a little skittish around new people but is super smart. She is highly food motived also, mixed with her intelligence she would be highly trainable.

Xena would flourish if given a job. She is super sweet and the biggest cuddle bug.

She knows sit, come and touch (she touches nose to palm of hand).

She is looking for her forever home!
If interested please contact the owner Chelsea at 217-305-8974

08/03/2024

Have you taken the test to find out what breed dog you are yet?

We at Loving Paws did!
First one is Dr. Colgan.
Can you guess what breed dog she is?

Doberman!

Doberman's are intelligent, loyal and protective of their people, just like Dr. Colgan is! If you've ever met her then you know she exudes the Dobie energy. Affectionate to people but ready to stand up for what she believes is right, without hesitation. She also shares a Dobermans love for working, which is why she owns and practices in her own vet clinic.

Do you agree to her being a Doberman? If not, what breed do you think works better for her?

07/18/2024

It's the Koala! Did you guess this furry critter correctly?

The koala is a marsupial, as are kangaroos, opossums, and their closest relatives, the wombats. After a very short gestation, marsupials give birth to embryonic or premature babies that are roughly the size of a jellybean. A koala baby, called a joey, is born after about 35 days. Hairless and blind, a joey uses its sense of smell and strong front legs with claws to climb up its mother’s fur into her downward-facing pouch. In the pouch the joey attaches to a teat to nurse and continues developing for the next six months.

A joey’s first solid food is p**p called “pap,” a specialized form of the mother’s f***s that is soft and runny. Pap provides the youngster with the digestive bacteria needed to tolerate a diet of eucalyptus leaves, which are toxic for most other mammals. At about six months of age, a joey begins emerging from the pouch to ride on its mother’s back. Powerful legs and sharp claws are used for climbing trees. Koalas come to ground only to move between trees. Of the 700 species of eucalyptus found in Australia, koalas eat the leaves of fewer than thirty. They consume 1 to 2 pounds a day, picking out young leaves and shoots. Due to this toxic, low-nutrient diet, they sleep between 18 and 20 hours a day to conserve energy. Koala populations continue to decline. In the late 1920s the Australian government enacted a nationwide ban on hunting of these iconic marsupials for their fur. Today, habitat fragmentation and loss due to logging, brushfires, and drought resulting from climate change are the greatest threats.

07/17/2024

Time to guess who this creature is!

Hint: Live in Australia

07/16/2024

Cold water tail syndrome - another hazard of summer time!

This is also known as limber tail syndrome, broken wag or broken tail. It’s formal name is acute caudal myopathy, and it is a relatively common condition in sporting dogs. It is caused by restriction of the blood supply (ischaemia) to the tail muscle, generally after swimming, or exposure to cold or wet weather. A limp tail usually confirms the diagnosis. Treatment involves gentle warming with heat packs, pain relief prescribed by your vet, and rest. The prognosis for a full recovery is excellent; most affected dogs will regain their tail tone and wag within a few days, but this may take up to a week.

If you believe your dog is suffering from this, give us a call at 217-318-3030 so we can help get them feeling better!

07/15/2024

When the weather is nice, many people like to have picnics and barbecues. Our furry friends have an excellent ability to sniff out and raid leftover food. As a dog owner, it is important to dispose of waste and leftovers carefully so that our dogs can’t eat potentially dangerous items. Use a strong and sealable bag for waste, and dispose of it in a bin or place in a safe place where dogs cannot reach it.

Bags of rubbish can contain sharp pieces of glass, wooden skewers or metal grills, as well as packaging and food scraps, such as bones. If chewed and swallowed, pieces of bone can puncture the delicate stomach or get stuck in the dog's mouth, oesophagus or further down the intestine. Corn cobs are also not digestible, and therefore can easily get stuck in the intestine. Dogs with a foreign body or intestinal blockage will often start vomiting and show signs of abdominal pain. These cases are an emergency that will require surgery to resolve.

If you believe your dog has gotten in to things they weren't supposed to, please go to the U of I ER or call them at 217-333-5300.

07/14/2024

Because you are super smart, you guess Tiger didn't you?!?

There are two recognized subspecies of tiger*: the continental (Panthera tigris tigris) and the Sunda (Panthera tigris sondaica). The largest of all the Asian big cats, tigers rely primarily on sight and sound rather than smell for hunting. They typically hunt alone and stalk prey. A tiger can consume more than 80 pounds of meat at one time. On average, tigers give birth to two to four cubs every two years. If all the cubs in one litter die, a second litter may be produced within five months.

Tigers generally gain independence at around two years of age and attain sexual maturity at age three or four for females and four or five years for males. Juvenile mortality is high, however—about half of all cubs do not survive more than two years. Tigers have been known to reach up to 20 years of age in the wild.

Males of the larger subspecies, the continental tiger, may weigh up to 660 pounds. For males of the smaller subspecies—the Sunda tiger—the upper range is at around 310 pounds. Within both subspecies, males are heavier than females.

Tigers are mostly solitary, apart from associations between mother and offspring. Individual tigers have a large territory, and the size is determined mostly by the availability of prey. Individuals mark their domain with urine, f***s, rakes, scrapes, and vocalizing.

Across their range, tigers face unrelenting pressures from poaching, retaliatory killings, and habitat loss. They are forced to compete for space with dense and often growing human populations.

07/13/2024

Time to guess that animal again! Ready for this? It's gonna be a real doozy!

Hint: Do you really need one? 🤔

07/12/2024

One danger of summer time and our dogs is blue-green algae. When blue-green algae blooms in lakes, streams and seas, a poison can form in the water. There are many species of blue-green algae; only some produce toxic compounds. If a dog drinks or swims in the water, it can suffer from rapid and often fatal algae poisoning.

If you believe that your dog has been exposed to the toxic blue/green algae please go to the U of I ER or call them at 217-333-5300.

07/11/2024

Just like humans, dogs can get sunburn.

Dogs with thin-skin or very thin fur are most at risk. Dogs with pink skin have less of the protective pigment melanin, in the skin, which therefore increases their risk of sunburn. Dogs, like humans, can be at increased risk of developing skin cancer if they get sunburn. To prevent sunburn, use a pet-specific perfume-free sunscreen on all exposed areas. If in doubt, it is best to ensure that dogs have plenty of access to cool, shady spots, and avoid long periods of time in the sun.

07/10/2024

Water intoxication goes by a variety of names, including water poisoning, hyperhydration, and water toxemia. No matter what you call it, this problem can come on suddenly, and the outcome can be fatal.

In dogs, excessive water intake often occurs when swimming, diving, or water-retrieving. Even play-biting the stream of water from a garden hose or sprinkler can overload a dog’s system and lead to water intoxication. Because their bodies have to work harder to clear out the excess water in their system, toy and small dogs are at greater risk than larger ones.

Symptoms include: Lethargy, Bloating, Vomiting, Loss of coordination (including stumbling, falling, or staggering), Restlessness, Drooling, Pale gums, Dilated pupils, Glazed eyes.

If you believe your dog is suffering from water intoxication go to the U of I ER as soon as possible as this is very life threatening! You can call them at 217-333-5300.

07/09/2024

Has your pet pulled a Houdini and managed to get out? Here are some resources that could help you try to bring them home again!

Lostmydoggie.com or Mylostpetalert.com

If they have a microchip then you can get on Home Again (or another microchip company) and they can send out alerts.

On Facebook you can post to Spotted in Chambana or Lost Pets of Champaign

Reach out to Animal Control and vets near by. When people find a stray pet, a lot of times they will take them somewhere to see if they have a microchip. Reaching out to animal control or vets can put them on the alert for any stray coming in.

07/08/2024

Finding stray cats and kittens is not as uncommon as we would like it to be. If you do come across a stray cat and would like to learn more about telling ages, get suggestions and advise then alleycat.org is the best place to go!

This website has so much helpful information and resources to help you or someone you know. You can never have too much information!

Alley Cat Allies is the world's leading cat advocacy organization. Improving the lives of all cats and kittens. Learn how to save pet and community cats: stray and feral.

07/06/2024

07/05/2024

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07/04/2024

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