Anal glands. Even the term conjures up unpleasant thoughts. When called by their other name, anal sacs, there still isn’t a good image that comes to mind. But some dogs and cats struggle with anal gland problems and it really impacts their quality of life, and therefore our quality of life.

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Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic’s photos are being used for teaching purposes at the university level. An important step in implementing our mission statement is to have informed pet-owners as clients, and our photo collection helps us further inform our clients. Now these photos are helping to inform veterinary students in addition to pet owners!

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Extraction of a lower canine tooth is something that requires care and patience. In this post, we want to share an extraction technique that has helped us improved the quality of dental care that we provide for our patients in need. This post is written specifically to our DVM-friends. We weren’t taught this technique as students, and we’re not sure how many DVMs are familiar with it. Hopefully you will be able to incorporate this into your dental practice and have it give you confidence before taking on the dreaded lower canine extraction.

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Dog’s teeth are not proportional to the size of their bodies. One would expect a Chihuahua’s teeth (for example) to be quite small and a Mastiff’s teeth to be quite large. But this is not the case, and it has implications for the health of the mouth. Overcrowding in the mouth is not a healthy situation, but we can help!

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Therapeutic Laser has applications in three particular areas: wound care and tissue repair, inflammatory conditions, and pain control. In the day-to-day world of veterinary medicine and surgery, Therapeutic Laser provides great help in the management of ear infections, arthritis, skin disease, abscesses and infections, surgical recovery, post-dental care oral healing, bruises and other traumatic wounds, back pain, and the list can go on. If you have any questions about Therapeutic Laser, or if you’re wondering if Therapeutic Laser is right for your pet, please don’t hesitate to ask.

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