July 11, 2018
So, your dog seems to be slowing down as he gets older. Aging in dogs is a big topic in veterinary medicine today because dogs are living longer than in years past. In fact, average life expectancy in dogs is almost double what it was decades ago. Thanks to better wellness care, vaccinations, heartworm preventions, […]
May 9, 2018
Snake Bites in Dogs and Cats So you come home from work to find your dog’s face is swollen twice it’s size and he’s been in your back yard all afternoon. Bad news..,. It means you’ve got a snake in your yard. More bad news… your dog found it and got bit. Snake bites in […]
April 25, 2018
Believe it or now, dogs can get urinary bladder stones. In fact, it’s fairly common. Owners often bring their pet in for frequent urination, accidents in the house, or they are seeing obvious blood in the urine. While these symptoms often just indicate an inflamed or infected urinary bladder, they can also be signs of […]
March 21, 2018
Since the appearance of parvo virus disease in 1980, many questions have risen in the minds of concerned pet owners. Let’s attempt to answer some of these questions. Canine Viral Enteritis is the actual medical description of the disease we call “parvo”. It is caused by a virus of the parvo family which is closely […]
February 28, 2018
Just like athletes can injure their knees and tear their ACL’s requiring surgery, so can your canine family member tear their ACL’s in their knees. In fact, ACL injuries in dogs is one of the more common musculoskeletal injuries we see in vet medicine. ACL stands for Anterior Cruciate Ligament. (A newer term is actually […]
January 24, 2018
Common Eye Problems in Dogs When it comes to eye problems in your dog, we don’t like to mess around. Extra eyes don’t exactly grow on trees. So when your pet is having eye discharge or apparent pain in the eye, at the Rannals Small Animal Hospital in Whitehouse, we take it seriously. Three of […]
December 13, 2017
Texas officials have issued a health alert warning regarding an increase in flea-borne typhus across the state of Texas. While flea-borne typhus has primarily been seen in the South Texas, Gulf Coast areas, this year there has been an increase in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston areas. There are 400 cases expected to have occurred in […]
October 11, 2017
Here in Whitehouse and all of East Texas, ticks on dogs and cats can be a problem for pet owners. While ticks are not nearly as common as fleas around here, they are a health threat to your pet. Unlike fleas, ticks actually attach themselves to your pet with their mouthparts and hang on by […]
September 27, 2017
“Dr. Rannals, I think my pet’s joints hurt. He can’t jump up on the bed like he used to, and he struggles getting up after his nap.” Arthritis in pets is being seen more and more as we see our pets living longer thanks to good care. We see arthritis (or more accurately, osteoarthritis) in […]
August 3, 2017
New Outbreak Canine Influenza Outbreak The summer of 2017 has seen a canine influenza outbreak in parts of the South, including Texas. Canine influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by 2 known strains of an actual influenza virus that is specific to dogs. Dog flu was first reported in 2003 in an outbreak […]
