Golden Retrievers are great family pets

Reilly  always brings devotion and love to his human family.  There is never a dull moment when Reilly is exploring his environment. We at Animal House Calls must maintain some degree of objectivity.  Our canine patients are distributed among various breeds.  We ourselves have owned dachshunds, shepherds, goldens, boxers and

Patting or talking to “Biscuit” lowers blood pressure

Let’s use our pets as a means of decreasing our blood pressure.  Our relationships with these beings can alleviate hypertension. Who would ever realize that pets can help lower our systolic and diastolic blood pressure.  Apparently, our relationships with our canine, feline and other non human companions helps alleviate hypertension.

Big Jack could not be happier

Some pets are born with unsightly congenital anomalies.  Often these are not detrimental to their daily health. The decision to adopt such a pet as Jack is an individual one.  We often are drawn to other living beings based on physical traits. (There is a deep analysis of human character!) 

Sunshine,helped by physical therapy

Who knew this cat from Peabody Animal Life Savers, a feline rescue organization was born with a congenital cerebellar brain condition. In veterinary medicine, we have made some progress in incorporating physical therapy into animal treatment and care.  In this case, sunshine, a well rehabilitated shelter kitty presented to the

Dental cleanings: a necessary procedure

Eye to eye:  There they stand, deciding to clean Lilly’s teeth or not?   Unfortunately for our pets, dental work is a major part of veterinary practice, although good nutrition and owner care will minimize frequency. Unfortunately for our pets, dental work is a major part of veterinary practice, although

Biscuit invents the mini canine sleeping bag!

How often can one find a canine inventor?  Biscuit the Animal House Calls wonder dog has ( on her own ) invented the new canine mini sleeping bag. We gave our Biscuit an old pillow, with a cover naturally.  Within 5 minutes, she devised a more comfortable means to use

Spencer needs a friendly direction

Spencer a beautiful Golden Doodle is as friendly as is humanly, sorry caninely possible.   All pups need an early period of training before they rule their master. We were quite lucky today and provoked the nurse into allowing a quick photo with Spencer.  In fact, we took a second

This lab, Max is particularly susceptible to otitis.

Max and his ears!  Usually, this is an annual issue.  Yeast or bacteria usually prefer damp warm environments.   Yup, still summer! As veterinarians, we encounter a variety of medical ailments.  Dermatology, gastroenterology and behavioral issues are 3 major areas which cause the cats and dogs we see to have

Pets hate being fat!

Pet obesity has been a growing problem.  The biscuit has a strict diet. Actually….only dog food! Remember that our pets do not usually open the fridge, or cupboard.  This should insure a far easier time controlling their body weight.  Veterinary medicine has come up with various diet regimes  as well

Rickie having a meaningful relationship with the vet.

Rickie, the golden giving Dr. Witkov the “cold shoulder”, during an allergy visit. Rickie is a fairly new member of Susan’s home.  This owner is one of several of our clients who kindly adopted rescued pets after hurricane Katrina.  Susan has been one of our clients for over 25 years.