Pet health
Articles
Things we find ourselves explaining in the exam room often enough that they’re worth writing down.
Why Is My Cat Peeing Outside the Litter Box?
A male cat straining to urinate is an emergency. Everything else — infection, crystals, stress, or the box itself — is usually fixable once we know which.
How Do You Know When It’s Time?
There is rarely one clear sign. The questions we ask, a simple way to track good days against bad, and why most owners worry they are too early.
When Should I Spay or Neuter My Dog?
The old answer was six months for every dog. For large breeds, waiting longer now looks better for joints. How we pick a date by size, sex, and household.
How to Tell If It Can Wait Until Tomorrow
Which problems need a vet right now, which need a call today, and which can wait for a routine visit. A practical guide for Seattle dog and cat owners.
Why We Do Not Declaw Cats
Declawing is an amputation, not a nail trim. What the procedure involves, why we don’t perform it, and what works instead to protect your furniture and your family.