Shelby Veterinary Hospital

12/11/2024

Our Christmas party at the White Horse Inn. They did an amazing job with all of our meals. It was a nice way to only wonderful staff.

12/05/2024

What a beautiful 6 month old puppy! Stark had such good manners already.

11/08/2024

Just a reminder to everyone that ticks are never out of our environment. We found this one today, totally engorged and ready to lay thousands of eggs. Ticks will be active any day that is above freezing. Check your pets, and yourself!

10/31/2024

Can you guess who won our pumpkin decorating contest?

10/30/2024

These are some of the results of our pumpkin decorating contest. We have a very creative staff.

10/18/2024

A boy and his dog! Two cuties.

10/15/2024

This is Goose-a cute little beagle/australian shepherd puppy. She was as sweet as she looks.

08/15/2024

Louanne is a 7 week old Red FoxLab that was so comfy, she fell asleep during her exam. Our puppy kibble was her favorite part of the exam!!! See you soon, sweetheart!!!

08/15/2024

Max is an 8 week old Bernese Mountain Dog that visited us for the first time. He got lots of snuggles from our staff and we can’t wait to see him back!

06/24/2024

Lucy was such a good puppy with such a beautiful face. She is from Kentucky. I look forward to many happy visits.

06/14/2024

Yesterday we had two wonderful Golden Retrievers, ages 6 and 2, come in for elective surgical procedures. Both dogs had a history of eating a well-known and popular grain free diet for several years. In one dog, an arrhythmia (irregular heart beat) was detected so an x-ray of his chest was taken. His heart was enlarged, so an echocardiogram was scheduled for that afternoon. An x-ray was also taken of the other dog's chest as a precaution, and his heart was also enlarged. He was able to get an echocardiogram same day, as well.

The reports on both dogs just came back, and both of these gorgeous, otherwise perfectly healthy dogs have Dilated Cardiomyopathy. The cardiologist suspects that in both cases it is related to their diet. Thankfully, this condition was caught early, and when fed a traditional diet, their condition should hopefully reverse. Their cases are being reported to the FDA, along with the thousands of others from across the country.

There is no evidence to support feeding grain-free. Most pet allergies are related to environment (pollens, etc) or protein sources. Grain allergies account for a tiny fraction of all food allergies in dogs. Unfortunately, many dogs are becoming very ill or even dying from eating so-called "BEG" diets (boutique, exotic, grain-free), and the terrible thing is nutritionally mediated dilated cardiomyopathy is 100% preventable. There have been zero reported cases of NMDCM in dogs eating foods that meet WSAVA guidelines, currently made by Purina, Hill's, Iams/Eukanuba, or Royal Canin. We strongly suggest if you are feeding a "BEG" diet that you change your dog over to one of the brands listed above. If you have any questions specifically related to your pet, please call us.

We are so hopeful we caught this disease in time for our two beautiful patients to reverse their disease. Their very caring and dedicated owners have already changed their diet to one that meets WSAVA criteria. The articles below will help explain this disease, WSAVA guidelines, and why grain-free was more marketing than science.

http://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2018/11/dcm-update/

https://www.wsava.org/WSAVA/media/Arpita-and-Emma-editorial/Selecting-the-Best-Food-for-your-Pet.pdf

http://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2016/06/grain-free-diets-big-on-marketing-small-on-truth/

https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/dogs-fed-some-popular-diets-could-be-risk-heart-disease/

06/10/2024

We love this puppies name, “Butters”. His face and those big eyes are irresistible!

05/26/2024

I can’t believe summer is already here. Some of you may have seen our Easter egg decorating contest. The staff are so creative! I’m glad I didn’t have to chose!

05/20/2024

Lulu was adorable in her pink Polk a dot dress. She is only 6 months old and a true momma’s girl. She gave lots of kisses.

05/06/2024

05/06/2024

Paddy Lynch, the new owner of Dutch Girl Donuts on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, said plans are for the story to be open by May 12, Mother's Day.

05/05/2024

We are also seeing a rise in Lyme disease. We recommend using flea and tick prevention all year.

A veterinary hospital in Duluth, Minn., has seen an unusually high number of tick- and flea-borne diseases for this time of year, and veterinarian Betsy Madole suggests that dog owners use preventive medications, check their dogs regularly for ticks and consider vaccinating their dogs against Lyme d...