Pets Honored and Remembered at CCPC Pet Memorial Sunday Ceremony
The attachment we form with our pets is remarkably strong, making their loss a uniquely hurtful experience. Chartiers Custom Pet Cremation has been providing comfort and compassionate care to families in the tri-state area for over fourteen years. Deb Chebatoris, owner of CCPC, knows the importance of a remembrance ceremony to assist human family members […]
Zoulou
Dear ZouLou: When I went to the garden yesterday, I felt you in the sudden gust that rang only the wind chimes next to me. You’re playing your clown games in the woods there. Making noises and calling out to the dogs walking the trails; I see them stop and stare out into nothing. Oh, […]
Diet and DCM Figures
Figures a and b: Right lateral radiographs of a 10.5 year old, mixed breed dog diagnosed with DCM while consuming a grain-free diet. Figure a shows marked enlargement of the heart, prompting treatment with medications to prevent congestive heart failure as well as a change in diet. Figure b shows a smaller heart 5 months […]
Addressing Concerns of Diet Associations in Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) in Dogs
Erin Anderson, VMD, MSc, DACVIM (cardiology) Pittsburgh Veterinary Cardiology March 2019 Lately, there’s been a lot of discussion about a potential association between grain-free diets and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs. We’d like to address this concern with the most up-to-date information currently available. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a serious and unfortunately rather common kind […]