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MetroPet Veterinary Clinic, Berea, Ohio: Posted on Monday, December 03, 2012 9:48 AM
Hit the Road Jack Holiday Travel with Pets Taking a road trip with your furry family members can be a great experience, provided you do a little planning.  1.Pet travel anxiety: There are many natural remedies to reduce pet anxiety now available to us. The doctors atMetroPet Veterinary Clinicprefer to 1st try these methods before prescribing heavy sedatives for pets while traveling. Some examples include, Thunderjackets, Anxitaine, or DAP collars. |
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Alice Toriello, DVM: Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 7:35 AM
 What Does a Veterinary Technician Do? In celebration of veterinary technician week, October 14th-20th 2012, I'd like to explain some of the things our technicians do on a regular basis. If you think it's an easy job where you play with cute puppies and kittens all day, you're partially right. However, their job is often far more challenging. So let's take our hats off to vet techs this week. Below are some typical tasks assigned to vet techs in our small animal practice every day. |
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MetroPet Veterinary Clinic, Berea, Ohio: Posted on Saturday, July 14, 2012 6:07 PM
Keep Your Pets Safe! Posted on Sunday, July 08, 2012 3:08 PM The general public, as a whole, is not aware of the infectious disease risks that pets are exposed to at grooming salons. Many grooming salons operate under the general assumption that "just a rabies vaccine" is enough. This is a dangerous assumption. Many other highly infectious diseases are rampant in grooming salons across the nation. The majority of grooming companies neglect proper requirements in an effort to get pets in the door to make money from a "quick grooming". |
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April Adcock, Pre-Veterinary Student at MetroPet Veterinary Clinic: Posted on Monday, July 09, 2012 8:08 PM
Summer time. It’s warm weather, swimming at the beach, and cold lemonade. What can ruin such a perfect time of year? Mosquitoes. Not only are they a nuisance to us but can be harmful to our pets! Mosquitoes can transmit heartworm, a disease that can be deadly to our pets. Even if cats or dogs are indoors only, mosquitoes can easily get into our homes when we open windows or doors. Mostly a common worry for our canine friends, heartworm can infect both dogs and cats. |
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Posted on Thursday, April 12, 2012 5:28 PM
Pet Exercise Tips: Avoiding Heat Stroke and More  1. Bring Water: Make sure that you have enough for both of you and a bowl for your dog. An easy and free trick is to layer a plastic bag into a hat and use that as a bowl. You can wear the hat and put the bag in your pocket, and then you don’t have to carry a bowl.2. Work Up to that 5K Gradually: Nobody wants to spend the season in pain, so make sure that you take it easy and then increase your level of activity over time. |
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Alice Toriello, DVM: Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2012 1:06 AM
It can be difficult to find reliable reptile information. Here are some wonderful dietary recommendations from this year's conference by Dr. Boyer.  What To Feed Reptiles (EX28) Western Veterinary Conference 2011 Thomas H. Boyer, DVM
The Pet Hospital of Penasquitos, San Diego, CA, USA Most reptile and amphibian (herps) diseases are nutritionally related; therefore, it is essential that veterinarians be a solid source of nutritional information for owners. |
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Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 10:56 PM
Purchasing Pet Drugs Online: Buyer Beware On this page: "Discount pet drugs—no prescription required" may appeal to pet owners surfing the Web, but FDA experts say it can be risky to buy drugs online from sites that tout this message and others like it. Some of the Internet sites that sell pet drugs represent legitimate, reputable pharmacies, says Martine Hartogensis, D. |
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Alice Toriello, DVM: Posted on Monday, February 06, 2012 2:28 PM
Does My Pet Have Periodontal Disease? 1. Does your pet have bad breath, otherwise known as "halitosis"? 2. Is your pet's gum line red or bleeding? 3. Are there any loose teeth in your pet's mouth? 4. Is there recession, or moving upward, of their gum line? Any of the above could mean that your pet has periodontal disease, or infection and inflammation of the gum line. When the gum line recedes and begins to bleed, these bacteria from the teeth and gums can enter in to your pet's blood stream, leading to more serious health concerns and systemic infections. |
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Dr. Alice Toriello: Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 11:10 AM
With all of the headlines in the last couple of years about seasonal flu and the swine flu, another influenza virus outbreak has not gotten the attention that it deserved. I'm talking about Canine influenza, or Dog Flu, and it's worth talking to your vet about it.
Canine influenza is similar in many ways to the human types of influenza, both in the ease of spread and the symptoms that it causes. The only main difference is that it causes them in your dog. People are not at risk for dog flu, as there has never been a case of dog-to-human transmission, but humans are able to spread the disease between dogs. |
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Dr. Alice Toriello, DVM: Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2011 8:30 PM
Lost and Found The Details of Pet Micro chipping Micro chipping is the single easiest and cheapest way to ensure that your pet comes home safely. At our hospital,MetroPet Veterinary Clinic, in Berea, OH, we strongly recommend it for all dogs and cats. This procedure does not require anesthetic and is as simple as giving a vaccine, taking little more than 30 seconds to implant. Most pets respond the same way they would to a vaccine, a short pinch and then it's done. |
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