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How To Know If Your Dog Has Cushing’s Disease
Your pet doesn’t show her typical zest: She’s panting more than usual, drinking and urinating more often, always hungry. These symptoms could apply to many conditions, but one of them is Cushing’s disease. The good news is, it’s often treatable, and your pet can have...
Life in the Emergency Room: Triage, Testing and Treatment
If you’ve visited an emergency room with your pet recently, you know veterinary ERs have become more hectic places than ever. Shortages of doctors and increased numbers of pet owners during the coronavirus pandemic have made the process of assessing and dealing with...
Join CARE in Celebrating Vet Techs During Veterinary Technician Week 2022
To the public, Vet Techs at CARE perform tests, assist with surgeries, tend to furry patients, communicate with families, and so much more. They’re essentially nurses for our pets. Behind the scenes, many take on administrative roles such as managing schedules and...
When Sudden Hind Leg Weakness Strikes Your Dog, What’s Going On?
You’ve been playing with your dog in the park or watching it trot up the stairs when you see her hind legs suddenly weaken and give way. Could this hind leg weakness be the normal toll of old age? Or does your pet have a serious medical condition? Sudden onset of...
Heart Disease in Cats: It’s Difficult to Diagnose but Often Treatable
Heart disease in cats can be an elusive topic. Our feline friends are more secretive in nature when compared to our canine counterparts. The clinical signs they display can often go unnoticed and sometimes can be vague. Vomiting or increased hiding behavior often are...
Longer Wait Times for Veterinary Visits (And What You Can Do)
Have you faced longer wait times for veterinary visits? Patient owners tell us it is harder to get appointments for wellness check-ups with small animal veterinary clinics. We also hear that the wait times are longer for emergency practices and for specialty...
CARE Celebrates Seventh Anniversary with Seven Stories
In 2015, CARE opened in Charlotte with a bold, powerful mission: Our founders — Drs. Laura Dvorak, Amy Fauber, and Peggy Sayer — envisioned setting a new standard by providing board-certified veterinary specialty and 24/7 emergency care with expertise and compassion....
Limb Amputations for Dogs and Cats Are Less Scary Than They Seem
Hearing that your dog or cat needs a limb amputated seems frightening at first. How can pets cope with spending the rest of their days on three legs? Yet animals adjust surprisingly quickly to what veterinarians call “the tripod life” after limb amputations. You can...
Watch Out for “Cherry Eye” When Your Dog’s (or Cat’s) Eyes Turn Red
Anybody with children knows red or pink eyes could mean conjunctivitis. This is a common bacterial infection treated with antibiotics or OTC remedies and isolation. But swelling and redness in the eyes of your dog – or, much less frequently, your cat – may mean...
