Veterinary News & Advice

Pet Fashion Week in New York City

marcussmithdvm — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:32:10 +0000

It is once again Pet Fashion Week, with all manner of accessories and fun things for your pets.

Dogs hit the catwalk, as a New York Daily News article proclaims, with beautiful and cutting-edge pet fashion.

Please check out this link to an article about it.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/08/22/2010-08-22_doggies_hit_the_catwalk_at_pet_fashion_show.html

Great Cancer Therapy

marcussmithdvm — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:13:45 +0000

Read this article. Quite interesting!!!http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20012608-10391704.html

The Importance of Exercise for Your Dog

marcussmithdvm — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:21:39 +0000

The best exercise for dogs is with their owner

It is of course very important to allow your dog proper exercise daily. For large breed dogs, they need at least a solid hour of some type of outdoor exercise every day.

For smaller dog, they may not need as much, but it is still excellent for their

overall well-being.

In these summer months, make sure your dog gets plenty of water and has extra water in their bowl throughout the day. Dehydration can be very detrimental to a dog’s health.

Enjoy!

Video of Brody’s Acupuncture Treatment

marcussmithdvm — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:52:02 +0000

Brody is a loving family retriever with some serious geriatric health issues, such as glaucoma, cataracts and anxiety.

This is a video of one of my acupuncture treatments of Brody.

Brody has improved steadily and is now enjoying a much better quality of life- that is the goal of the treatments.

Here is the link for the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbmQEcYZl80

Pet-Tao Canned Version Sells Briskly

marcussmithdvm — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:16:04 +0000

Our canned Pet-Tao Diet is selling fast!

Our retail locations are stocking and re-stocking, and our distributors are letting us know that customers like it. The standard frozen version continues to sell at the same pace as usual. Some customers are just comfortable with canned food, so they prefer it.

We did a double-take when a retail store rep called and, after a staff member here asked for an update, the rep said, “Yes, we CAN…Please send us another case!”

Pettao Launches Canned Food

marcussmithdvm — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:50:10 +0000

Canned Balance Diet

Today is an exciting day for Pettao. We have already taken over 10 orders for our new canned Balanced Diet. The canned product allows more people to utilize the strengths of the Pettao philosophy. Thanks to Evangers Dog Food for helping us in canning the food. We hope to have the other diets available in the canned form by the end of the year.

Middle Tennessee Floods Wreak Havoc on Pets

marcussmithdvm — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:02:24 +0000

Last week, the Middle Tennessee area was inundated by severe weather and flooding. This is a great story about a horse and how he survived the weather. Read and enjoy:http://www.wsmv.com/weather/23479011/detail.html

Sadie, a Terrier, wins the 2010 Westminster Dog Show

marcussmithdvm — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:07:58 +0000

A Scottish Terrier named Sadie won the 2010 Westminster Kennel Dog Club Show in New York City recently.

Here is a link to the website about the event.

http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/videos/fullep/group10.html?id=1202525

AKC Announces Most Popular Dogs of 2009

marcussmithdvm — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:31:30 +0000

The list is out! The American Kennel Club has released its 2009 statistics, including the most popular purebred dogs. The AKC.org website lists the 164 most popular dog breeds in the US. It is interesting! Check it out at www.akc.org.

The top three most popular breeds are labrador, german shepherd and yorkshire terrier. The 2009 registration stats are extensive, even including most popular dogs by city.

Others in the top ten are: golden retriever, beagle, boxer, bulldog, dachsund, poodle and shih tzu.

Rescue Dogs Helping in Haiti

marcussmithdvm — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:31:37 +0000

Our heart goes out to the victims of the tragic situation in Haiti. We are wondering how we can help in any way. I have a client who has worked in missions in Haiti, so I am somewhat familiar with the country.

One bright spot is that many rescue dogs are helping search and find survivors. There is a video on CNN.com with some clips of dogs searching in piles of rubble. Dogs can get to places that humans cannot. They of course can find people and victims with their powerful sense of smell. They work until complete exhaustion. Remember 9/11 and how the dogs acted heroicly.

Our office wants to encourage anyone who can to give to Red Cross’ relief effort in Haiti. (That is what we have done).

CNN Video of Dogs and Rescuers Returning Home from Haiti