Preventive care protects your pet from cancer in two ways: it lowers the odds of some kinds outright, and it catches others while they are still small. Spaying or neutering early is the clearest example of the first, since it sharply cuts the risk of mammary tumors and takes testicular and uterine cancer off the [...]

Most fractures and deep soft tissue wounds in dogs and cats need surgical repair to heal correctly, and waiting to see what happens usually makes both worse. A broken bone left on its own can knit at the wrong angle, fail to heal at all, or leave a limb your pet will not put weight [...]

A diabetic pet who suddenly seems off can be facing a real emergency, and the two situations to know are blood sugar dropping too low and blood sugar climbing dangerously high. Low blood sugar, called hypoglycemia, comes on fast and can bring on weakness, wobbliness, or seizures within minutes, often after a normal insulin dose [...]

Knowing whether your pet's eye issue can be handled by a general practice or needs a specialist changes how quickly you can act, and many eye conditions can be diagnosed and treated at a well-equipped general practice without a referral. The deciding factors are the nature of the condition, the equipment available, and how urgent [...]

Most pets vomit occasionally, and most pets have loose stools at some point, and most of the time, it resolves without intervention in a day or two. But there's a subset of vomiting and diarrhea cases that are genuinely serious, and the challenge is distinguishing them from the "wait and see" situations without waiting so [...]

Pets make all kinds of sounds. A quick sneeze after nosing through a pile of leaves, a snort when they get too excited greeting you at the door, a brief cough after gulping water too quickly, or a funny snore while dreaming. Most of the time, these pass without a second thought. But when respiratory [...]

Locally Owned and Invested in the Community: What Sets Our Independent Veterinary Practice Apart from a Corporate Chain Something shifts when the person answering the phone actually knows who your pet is. When the veterinarian remembers what was discussed at the last visit without reviewing the chart first. When the team is stable enough that [...]

Dental Surgery in Dogs and Cats: How to Know When It's Time for More Than a Cleaning If you've ever had a toothache, you know how miserable it can be. Now imagine not being able to tell anyone about it. That's the reality for dogs and cats dealing with cracked teeth, infected roots, or loose [...]

Numerous pets are poisoned every year, and these incidents can have life-threatening consequences. Many poisonings are caused by common household substances that you use on a daily basis. Our team at El Paso Animal Hospital wants to help protect your pet by providing information on places in your home where pet toxins are frequently found. [...]

February is National Pet Dental Health Month and the perfect time to brush up on—no pun intended—your pet’s oral health. The truth is, oral health is an area many pet owners forget about until their veterinarian gently explains that their pet has serious dental issues that could be causing them a great deal of pain. [...]