Does your dog smell like maple syrup?

Does your dog smell like maple syrup? Well, we have been getting a bunch of calls on this all week. The good news is, if your pet is otherwise happy, healthy, and not showing any signs other than smelling like maple syrup all of a sudden – it is likely one of...
Telemedicine in California

Telemedicine in California

During the pandemic, telemedicine for pets (and humans) became a necessity and rapidly moved the adoption of the technology forward. While Coastal Animal Hospital has been utilizing telemedicine since 2014 (and actually published the very first scientific article ever...
Does your cat have arthritis?

Does your cat have arthritis?

Arthritis is a common problem among older cats, in fact studies show that greater than 90% of cats over 12 years of age have arthritis. It is a degenerative joint disease that causes inflammation and pain in the joints. The symptoms of arthritis can be quite severe,...

Stop expressing your dog’s anal sacs!

An edited transcript has been provided below:  Today I’m going to talk to you about a disgusting topic, but I’m going to do it for your own good because it’s going to save you some money. That’s what I like to try to do with these blogs is to...

Blood cancer testing for dogs

An edited transcript of the video has been provided below: For more information go to: PetDx.com Today, I am very excited to talk to you about this new development, which is an early way to detect cancer in dogs non-invasively. And a huge kudos to the San Diego team...

Sago Palms are toxic for dogs and cats

An edited transcript is available below:  What I want to talk to you about today is about sago palms. This is a toxicity, which is actually a really scary toxicity, because sago palms are all around San Diego. They’re here and are a nice decorative landscaping...

Leptospirosis – now in San Diego

Because 2020 is the year where everything falls apart, San Diego animals (including residents of Encinitas and Carlsbad) are now facing a bacterial disease that traditionally hasn’t been prevalent in our area: Leptospirosis. Leptospirosis (Lepto) is a bacterial...

Sizzle Reel

  Did you know Dr. Evans and Dr. Bishop filmed a sizzle reel for a reality TV series? Well, they did and are only slightly embarrassed by it! This came to be because Dr. Evans and Bishop started working on an idea to travel down through Central and South America...
Sunscreen for pets??

Sunscreen for pets??

People and animals are more alike than we realize. Walk along the beach at Moonlight and you’ll see a bunch of Encinitians soaking in the sun. Walk into my backyard and you’ll see my dogs laying out flat enjoying the warming rays. Lucky dogs, lucky people, to live in...
Muzzle Training

Muzzle Training

We have been spending a lot of time talking to people recently about a fear-free experience in the vet office. How many of our pets are nervous, trembling, or flat out terrified when they come to the vet? That is a terrible existence and we really want to turn that...