What do these dogs have in common?

All have traveled internationally their owners.

Maggie, the Great Dane, moved with her family to Ireland, Franklin, the Yorkie mix, went to live in London for a year with his owner, and Miley, a Rat Terrier mix, flew with her owner to Austria to compete in the European Open Agility Trials.

The other day I was reminded of why we chose the Fear Free way to practice veterinary medicine at Chateau Veterinary Hospital.

Living in southern Louisiana almost guarantees that you and your pet will have to deal with a flea problem if you are not on a good flea preventative program.  

South Louisiana is probably listed on the internet as one of the top ten places for fleas to live and raise families.                   

We are a flea paradise with our average temperature of 70 degrees and average humidity of 76 percent.

All four are examples of Chateau Veterinary Hospital’s community service.

Kenner Police Dogs:

Chateau Veterinary Hospital provides FREE care, including heartworm prevention, for all of Kenner’s Canine Unit. We are so proud to be able to keep our 4 legged officers healthy.

Does a Dry Nose Mean my Dog is Sick?

Maybe, but not necessarily. Your pet's nose may be dry because of dehydration or fever or possibly because he is not licking his nose as much as usual. If your pet's nose is dry, but otherwise looks normal, and your pet is active and eating and drinking normally, then there is no need to worry. If your pet is acting sick in any way or his nose looks crusty, has sores, or just doesn't look normal, then contact us.

Why is my dog always sniffing?

Dangerous or Healthy Treats

Many times every day, we discuss weight management for our canine patients. First we discuss their main diet, ( see our blog post on choosing a pet food,  https://www.chateauvet.com/services/dogs/blog/how-pick-pet-food) then we have to tackle the treat issue. Treats should not be dangerous to our pets nor provide more than 10% of their daily calorie needs. 

Dangerous Foods for Dogs:

What is Diabetes?

When referring to diabetes, we are generally referring to diabetes mellitus, or sugar diabetes. Diabetes is a disorder of glucose, or sugar, use in the body. Glucose is the most common source of energy for the body’s cells. Glucose comes into our body by what we eat and then the hormone, insulin (which is produced in the pancreas) helps the glucose to get into the cells. Diabetes is caused by not having enough insulin in the body.

Picking a Pet Food Can Be Overwhelming

Providing good nutrition is critically important to your pet’s health, but choosing the right food can be almost impossible. There are thousands of formulas of pet food available and big box pet stores of about 20,000 square feet with most of that space dedicated to pet food. Pet food is big business and marketing has become the most important component of the pet food business. One of the most popular pet food brands was started not by a nutritionist, but by a marketing whiz kid.