Author: Natalie Thompson As the temperature warms up and we venture outdoors more, encountering wildlife can become an almost daily occurrence.  But what do we do if we stumble upon an animal that we believe needs our help?   Keep in mind that an injured animal is likely to act aggressively, and wild animals can carry a multitude of diseases and parasites so your safety must always come first. As counterintuitive as it seems, sometimes leaving them alone is the kindest thing we can do, as a wild animal’s chance of survival decreases once in human care.   However, we al ..read more

Author: Karen L. McGlothlin, DVM, PhD Veterinarian: Dr. Crawford Patient: Leo Trakas Breed: French Bulldog Age: 14 weeks old Leo New puppies and kittens are a ton of fun! They take a lot of love, persistence, and dedication to keep them on track and healthy and we are lucky to be able to see their progress every day in our line of work. Young pets can get mischievous, however, and find themselves in a bit of trouble! I find that it happens with puppies more often than kittens, but puppies certainly don’t have a corner on the market of mischief with unexpected results. Leo Trakas made his fir ..read more

Author: Karen L. McGlothlin, DVM, PhD Veterinarian: Dr. McGlothlin Patient: Johnny Cash Delafield Breed: Chihuaha Age: 8 years old In mid-October, Johnny Cash, an eight-year-old rescued chihuahua mix was enjoy his regular bath. He gets his bath in the shower at home and was all lathered up with shampoo when a bit of a problem developed! Two of the soapy toes on Johnny Cash’s right hind leg slipped between the spaces in the grate of the shower’s drain cover and became tightly lodged in there. Johnny Cash’s family tried to free the lodged toes from the grated shower drain cover, but their attemp ..read more

Author: Karen L. McGlothlin, DVM, PhD Snake with two golf-balls. Veterinarian: Dr. Crawford Snake with one golf-ball. Patients: Happy and Gilmore Species: Black Rat Snakes Radiographs of two golf-balls. Background: Carole and Mark Bloom love animals of all types and they have been bringing their dogs and their reptile pets to Lawndale Veterinary Hospital for a few years now. They are also licensed reptile rehabilitators with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) and often receive calls about wild reptiles that need assistance. In May, 2021, the Blooms received a call f ..read more

Authors: Karen L. McGlothlin, DVM, PhD (Lawndale Veterinary Hospital, Greensboro, NC) and Heather Garland, DVM (Brevard Animal Hospital, Brevard, NC) Since the first of June, we here at Lawndale Veterinary Hospital have been welcoming clients back into our lobby and exam rooms (one human per appointment, please, except under extenuating circumstances such as euthanasia… see updated guidelines on our website for more details). This past year-plus has been a long, strange trip – for ALL of us. Providing high quality veterinary medicine via curbside service and telephone has been challenging in w ..read more

Author: Karen L. McGlothlin, DVM, PhD Figure 1: Biggie with Complete Heterochromia Lawndale Veterinary Hospital’s surgery technician, Samantha, has a sweet pitbull named Biggie who occasionally visits us for diagnostics to monitor the amount of protein he has in his urine. When he makes his appearances, there are a couple of things that stand out: 1) Biggie is one of the most handsome pittie boys you’ll ever meet and is usually sporting a bow tie or other fashion accessory and 2) Biggie’s eyes are two different colors! Biggie’s right eye is a clear ice blue while his left eye is a golden hon ..read more

Author: Karen L. McGlothlin, DVM, PhD Mid-Knight Veterinarian: Dr. Jelovich Patient: Mid-Knight Jones Breed: Labrador Retriever Mix Current Age: 5 months old Background: Mid-Knight Jones, a Labrador Retriever Mix puppy, had just seen Dr. Crawford for his last puppy visit on December 8, 2020. He’d gotten a little car sick on the way home after his appointment and Dr. Crawford had treated that as a possible vaccine reaction, but over-all he was doing great at home and had passed his physical exam with flying colors. On December 9, 2020, Mid-Knight’s owners caught him in the act of eating choco ..read more

Author: Karen L. McGlothlin, DVM, PhD Veterinarian: Dr. McGlothlin Patient: Dodge Barham Breed: Australian Shepherd Mix Current Age: Almost 2 Years Old Dodge Background: Early last March, Dodge Barham, an Australian Shepherd Mix who was a little over 1 year old at the time, had just been adopted and was brought into Lawndale Veterinary Hospital for his first visit. At that time, Dodge looked great, other than some mild dermatitis, and received a vaccination for leptospirosis.   About a week after his first visit, Dodge’s owner noticed some gray/white mucoid discharge from his eyes ..read more

Author: Karen L. McGlothlin, DVM, PhD Veterinarian: Dr. Burnett Patient: Libby Lauer Breed: Pitbull Mix Age: 8.5 Years Old Figure 1: Notice the swelling on Libby’s right cheek. Background: In late September, 2020, Libby Lauer’s owner noticed that she looked a little different. The right side of her face suddenly seemed slightly swollen and Libby was drooling, which was unusual for her (Figure 1). Although her appetite was good and she was not acting like she was in any pain, her appearance worried her owner and he reached out to Dr. Burnett to see what would need to be done for Libby. When D ..read more

Author: Karen L. McGlothlin, DVM, PhD Even though it seems unbelievable to me, we are indeed already in the thick of the Holiday Season with Thanksgiving, 2020, just on the doorstep and Christmas, 2020, right behind. This has been a challenging year for all of us, and I, for one, am thankful to have had scores of amazing family, friends, and co-workers, in addition to my devoted pets, to me get through. While you are probably starting preparations for a scaled-down celebration this week, you are likely planning a special meal and the temptation is always there to share some of your feast with ..read more