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Dr. Podlecki is a graduate of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine with more than 12 years of experience working with small animals in the US. Dr. Podlecki spent 10 years working almost exclusively in emergency and specialty medicine before transitioning to relief in general practice and the ER. She also owns her own veterinary consulting company (renewvetconsulting.com) that helps vet hospital improve their internal culture.
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Kidney stones in cats are a condition that may go undiagnosed for a while. It’s more typical to find stones that form within the bladder of cats than stones th…
Dog obesity is unfortunately extremely common in our favorite companions. It can cause not only a decreased life span of your dog but also greatly affect their…
Contrary to what some people believe, both male and female cats have nipples. A general rule of thumb is that cats will have a total of eight nipples (though m…
Sometimes, when playing with your cat, scratches occur by accident. But we also all know cats who will bite, scratch, and cause harm to anyone in their path—by…
Lymphadenopathy, or enlarged lymph nodes, can occur for a number of reasons. In cats, the lymph nodes can become enlarged—most commonly, from bacterial infecti…
Metronidazole is a medication frequently prescribed by veterinarians. Most commonly, it is used to help resolve diarrhea in dogs. Unfortunately, some dogs won’…
Humane societies, shelters, and fosters are overwhelmed by the number of cats needing adoption. Some of these cats were taken in from an outdoor feral situatio…
Sebaceous cysts are benign (non-cancerous or non-life threatening) growths within the skin of cats and dogs that can occur anywhere on the body. They often app…
Jaundice or icterus are terms used to describe when the skin and tissues appear yellow.1 In cats, the most common causes of icterus are liver disease and an ab…
It’s Saturday night, and your veterinarian isn’t open until Monday morning. But your cat is squinting one of their eyes. It has a filmy look to it, the white a…
