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🍑 Vet Guide 2025: Emptying Anal Sacs in Dogs and Cats — Relief for Scooting and Discomfort Does your dog drag their bottom on the floor? Does your cat suddenly overgroom beneath the tail? These behaviors often trace back to a very specific issue: anal...

Respiratory Parasites & Air Sac Mites in Birds: A Vet’s 2025 Guide 🦜🩺 Respiratory Parasites & Air Sac Mites in Birds: A Vet’s 2025 Guide 🦜🩺 By Dr Duncan Houston BVSc – avian veterinarian and founder of Ask A Vet 🩺🐥 Respiratory parasites—especially air sac mites—can silently...

🩺 Vet Insights 2025: Understanding and Managing Anal Sac Tumors in Dogs When dogs scoot, lick, or strain near their rear end, it’s often just minor irritation. But sometimes, these behaviors signal something more serious—like an anal sac tumor. As Dr Duncan Houston, a professional...

Air Sac Mites in Pet Birds 2025 🐦 | Vet Guide by Dr Duncan Houston BVSc Air Sac Mites in Pet Birds 2025 🐦 | Vet Guide by Dr Duncan Houston BVSc Air sac mites (Sternostoma tracheacolum) are tiny but dangerous parasites that burrow into a bird's respiratory tract—from the trachea and...

🫀 Pericardial Effusion in Dogs and Cats: A 2025 Vet Guide to Heart Sac Fluid Buildup 🐶🐱 By Dr Duncan Houston, BVSc Pericardial effusion — fluid buildup around the heart — is an uncommon but serious condition in pets. Thanks to modern tools like ultrasound,...

🐕 Vet Insight 2025: Anal Sac Tumors in Dogs – Symptoms, Treatment & Care 🩺 By Dr Duncan Houston, BVSc Anal sac tumors are an uncommon but serious medical condition in dogs. These tumors, particularly the malignant type known as apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinomas,...

Vet Approved Guide: Anal Sac (Apocrine Gland) Adenocarcinoma in Dogs – Early Signs, Diagnosis & 2025 Treatment 🐶🐾 By Dr. Duncan Houston BVSc Anal sac adenocarcinoma is an aggressive cancer arising from the apocrine glands inside your dog’s anal sacs. Though uncommon, it often spreads early and...

Insulinoma in Cats: A Vet’s 2025 Guide to Detection, Treatment & Care 🐱 Insulinoma in Cats: A Vet’s 2025 Guide to Detection, Treatment & Care 🐱 Welcome! I’m Dr. Duncan Houston BVSc, veterinarian and founder of Ask A Vet. In this comprehensive 2025 guide, we’ll explore insulinoma in cats—a...

Gapeworms in Birds: A Vet’s 2025 Guide to Detection, Treatment & Prevention 🐦🩺 Gapeworms in Birds: A Vet’s 2025 Guide to Detection, Treatment & Prevention 🐦🩺 By Dr Duncan Houston BVSc – avian veterinarian & founder of Ask A Vet 🩺🐾 Gapeworm (Syngamus trachea and related species) are parasitic nematodes...

Gapeworms in Birds: A Vet’s 2025 Guide to Detection, Treatment & Prevention 🐦🩺 Gapeworms in Birds: A Vet’s 2025 Guide to Detection, Treatment & Prevention 🐦🩺 By Dr Duncan Houston BVSc – avian veterinarian & founder of Ask A Vet 🩺🐾 Gapeworm (Syngamus trachea and related species) are parasitic nematodes...

🐎 Navicular Bursal Injections in Horses: Advanced Lameness Care in 2025 💉🦴 By Dr Duncan Houston BVSc Navicular syndrome remains one of the most frequent and frustrating causes of chronic front limb lameness in horses. Thanks to advancements in diagnostics and treatment—particularly navicular bursal injections and MRI...

Heartworm Diagnosis in Dogs and Cats: A 2025 Guide to Testing and Early Detection 🐾🩺 Heartworm Diagnosis in Dogs and Cats: A 2025 Guide to Testing and Early Detection 🐶🐱🦟 Hello, I’m Dr Duncan Houston BVSc. Heartworm disease is a dangerous condition that can remain hidden in...

Pyometra in Cats: A Vet’s 2025 Guide to Detection, Treatment & Recovery 🐾 Pyometra in Cats: A Vet’s 2025 Guide to Detection, Emergency Treatment & Long-Term Support 🐱⚠️ Hello! I’m Dr. Duncan Houston BVSc, veterinarian and founder of Ask A Vet. In this important 2025 guide, we cover...

Lice in Dogs and Cats: A 2025 Guide to Detection, Treatment, and Prevention 🐶🐱🪳 Lice in Dogs and Cats: A 2025 Guide to Detection, Treatment, and Prevention 🐶🐱🪳 Hello, I’m Dr Duncan Houston BVSc. Lice are less common than fleas or ticks in pets, but when infestations...