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Blue Iris Pet Portait Days: Oct 7th & Nov 18th

Have you been waiting to have a nice photo taken of your pet? Park Road Veterinary Clinic will be hosting Pet Portrait Days with Blue Iris Art this fall. Blue Iris Art is owned and operated by Joyce Lindsay who offers photo portraits, pencil drawings and oil paintings. Joyce specializes...

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Nothing in Life is Free (NILIF) by Dr. Sarah Martin

Have you ever met that dog who just behaves SO WELL?  Seems attentive to every movement of her owner? Will sit and stay from afar? Doesn’t really need a leash? Won’t take food from a toddler unless he has permission? When you work in the veterinary industry you really appreciate...

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Why Do Dogs Pant? by Dr. Jenny Kungl

A very common question for many pet owners is “why is my dog panting” and “how much panting is too much”? To answer the first question we should look at the placement of certain glands in the skin of the dog. There are apocrine sweat glands found everywhere there is...

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Signs of Heart Disease in Pets by Dr. Sarah Martin

Signs of heart problems are, of course, different in dogs versus cats. They rarely ever seem to read from the same textbook! Let’s talk about cats first. They are the ultimate secret keepers. We often do not know there is a problem until there is a LARGE problem—they are that...