by Brian Evans | Mar 8, 2024 | Facts and Myths
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...
by Brian Evans | Jan 24, 2024 | Pet Health and Wellness
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...
by Brian Evans | Oct 16, 2023 | Pet Health and Wellness
Today we are going to discuss all of the different ways you can spay a female dog and what you, as a pet parent, need to consider when making this decision for your dog. The first decision you will need to make is which modality of surgery your pet will receive. Your...
by Brian Evans | Apr 13, 2023 | Pet Health and Wellness
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,...
by Brian Evans | Dec 10, 2021 | Pet Health and Wellness
An edited transcript has been provided below: Today I want to talk to you about heartworm meds and heartworm testing. A lot of questions about heartworm testing and why we do it on an annual basis. It’s something that’s part of the standard wellness...
by Brian Evans | Nov 12, 2021 | Facts and Myths
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...
by Brian Evans | Oct 18, 2021 | News, Pet Health and Wellness
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...
by Brian Evans | Mar 1, 2021 | Pet Health and Wellness
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...
by Brian Evans | Dec 27, 2020 | Pet Health and Wellness
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...
by Brian Evans | Oct 6, 2020 | Pet Health and Wellness
We have received a lot of calls since the FDA released their report on June 29th 2019 regarding grain free diets and their link to a heart disease called Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM). This is a pretty scary report for most pet owners since grain free diets have been...
by Brian Evans | Sep 15, 2020 | Pet Health and Wellness
An edited transcript is provided below: Today, we’re going to do a little update on flea medications. I haven’t talked about this in a little bit, so I kind of want to circle back to it because there are always new products that are out and I want to give...
by Brian Evans | Aug 31, 2020 | Pet Health and Wellness
An edited transcript is provided below: Today I want to present a special message about the current situation of the world, which with COVID-19 and all the lockdowns, how things are different and what’s the state of veterinary medicine today, because...
by Brian Evans | Feb 1, 2020 | Facts and Myths, Pet Health and Wellness
An edited transcript is provided below: Today, my goal is to save you some money. And that’s because you can go to pet stores and you can buy these various tests. There are genetic tests you can buy but one I’m going to focus on today is the food allergy...
by Brian Evans | Jan 21, 2020 | Pet Health and Wellness
An edited transcript is provided below: Today, we are going to go back to talking about food. I know it’s like every other blog that I do is talking about diets, but there’s always so many questions about it and there’s also so much marketing that is...
by Brian Evans | Jan 20, 2020 | Pet Health and Wellness
An edited transcript of the video is provided below: What I want to talk to you about today is an update for cat vaccines. Now, we make our recommendations for cat vaccines based on these national guidelines that are created by the experts in the field, typically...
by Brian Evans | Aug 31, 2019 | Facts and Myths, Pet Health and Wellness
An edited transcript of the video is provided below: Today I want to talk to you about spaying. And the difference between what we should be doing, and what a lot of vets are actually doing, which is an ovariohysterectomy verses an ovariectomy. We will discuss why it...
by Brian Evans | Aug 16, 2019 | Facts and Myths, News, Pet Health and Wellness
https://vimeo.com/350888264An edited transcript of the video is provided below:We’re going to broach a subject today which everybody’s talking about, it’s all over the internet, it’s the new thing that everybody’s trying to treat their...
by Brian Evans | Jul 31, 2019 | Facts and Myths, Pet Health and Wellness
https://vimeo.com/350888273An edited transcript of the video is provided below:I get a lot of questions about when is the best time to spay a dog. People come in, they’re really stressed out about it, they want to make the right decision and they’ve gotten...
by Brian Evans | Dec 2, 2018 | Facts and Myths, Pet Health and Wellness
What’s Wrong with Anesthesia Free Dental Cleanings? By Greg Bishop, DVM I think anyone who’s ever been around a dog recognizes that their mouths usually stink pretty bad. “Doggie breath” is an endearing term for halitosis, or foul breath, and it’s extremely common....
by Brian Evans | Nov 12, 2018 | Facts and Myths, Pet Health and Wellness
The Great Outdoors (debate) – what are the health risks of letting your cat roam free?\ By Greg Bishop, DVM Of all the domesticated animals, cats are certainly the most polarizing; it’s pretty hard to find someone who is just ambivalent towards cats. When you...
by Brian Evans | Oct 11, 2018 | Facts and Myths, News, Pet Health and Wellness
Dear clients, We have been receiving a lot of questions since the FDA recently released an advisory regarding flea products such as Nexgard and Bravecto. This class of drugs is known as the Isoxazoline group of medications and has an overall very wide safety margin....
by Brian Evans | Aug 16, 2018 | Pet Health and Wellness
Should little dogs get the same amount of vaccine as a big dog? A common question we get asked is: “Why does my little 2 pound yorkie get the same amount of vaccine as a 90 pound rottie?” Seems like a reasonable question since their flea and heartworm...
by Brian Evans | May 24, 2018 | Team
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...
by Brian Evans | Apr 19, 2018 | Facts and Myths, Pet Health and Wellness
One of the funny things about living in Southern California is knowing that some people won’t go hiking because they are terrified of rattlesnakes. They think as soon as they step foot onto a trail, a horde of vicious, fanged menaces are going to leap out and inject...
by Brian Evans | Feb 15, 2018 | Facts and Myths, Pet Health and Wellness
Let’s talk about anesthesia. To pet owners, it can sound like a scary thing to be avoided at all costs. To us veterinarians, though, it is a daily and necessary part of keeping your pet healthy. When we do it well and safely, we can fix common pet problems like...
by Brian Evans | Aug 25, 2017 | Pet Health and Wellness
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...
by Brian Evans | Apr 10, 2017 | Facts and Myths, Pet Health and Wellness
An edited transcript of the video is provided below: Today we’re gonna conclude our three-part series on pet food – the new religion, and, provide you with information on how to choose a good pet food. Our goal is to help you figure out how to navigate a...
by Brian Evans | Mar 15, 2017 | Pet Health and Wellness
An edited transcript of the video is provided below: This is our second in a three-part series regarding pet food, the biggest religious topic that we deal with on a day-to-day basis. People feel very, very strongly about it but there is such bad information out there...
by Brian Evans | Feb 27, 2017 | Facts and Myths, Pet Health and Wellness
An edited transcript of the video is provided below: Today we’re starting the first of our three-part series on a very tough topic to talk about. And the reason why it’s tough to talk about is because people are bananas about it. Pet food is a religion for...
by Brian Evans | Dec 22, 2016 | Pet Health and Wellness, Useful Tips
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...
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