Burkeview Animal Hospital

07/31/2025

A few species of toxic mushrooms are notorious for causing serious problems.

07/20/2025

Roundworms are among the most common parasites that infect dogs. Learn more about their life cycle, diagnosis, and treatment: https://bit.ly/3P9vK24

06/15/2025

Happy Father's Day!

06/03/2025

Teach pet owners how to recognize heat stroke. Read more: https://mrkmnls.co/3SpGb5Z

05/22/2025

The most frequently diagnosed feline joint disorder is osteoarthritis, otherwise known as degenerative joint disease (DJD). This condition may be caused by an injury to a joint, by gradual wear and tear on a joint that takes place over time, or as the secondary consequence of a disease that compromises the internal structure of a joint.

In all cases, DJD is characterized by the erosion of cartilage, the smooth tissue that protects the ends of bones from rubbing directly against one another within a movable joint. When this protective tissue, for whatever reason, is worn or torn away completely, the bone ends come immediately into contact, and the persistent grinding of bone against bone results in inflammation and pain of varying severity.

All joints in a cat’s body can be affected by DJD, but those that become most visibly apparent to the owner will be the movable joints, most often the shoulders and elbows. But the knees, wrists and hips are also frequently affected. Outward signs of the condition will vary, depending on which joints are most painful, the extent of damage, and the animal’s age.

The earliest visible sign of DJD is likely to be apparent stiffness and a subtle reduction in an affected animal’s activity. Altered gait may eventually occur as the disease progresses or if the joint disorder has resulted from an injury.

Learn more below:
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01/30/2025

this year's valentine deco

01/30/2025

01/11/2025

What we found today; nice color change with ringworm infected hair.

01/09/2025

Those purrs and chirps mean more than you think. 🐈

12/31/2024

A part of silicone brush was what we found from cat belly yesterday. It had been there for a month.

10/12/2024

🐕 Dogs and US Border Crossings 🐕

This past summer, the US made changes to regulations regarding crossing borders with dogs. These changes should have little to no impact should your dog need to visit our sister hospital in Bellingham, Washington.

Set requirements include:

🐾 All dogs must be at least six months old at the time of entry or return.

🐾 The animal must have an implanted International Organization for Standardization (ISO)-compatible microchip, or a universally readable microchip, before it gets the rabies vaccine.

🐾 All required forms and veterinary records must include the microchip number.

You must also have a CDC (the United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Dog Import Form receipt as well as a Canadian export document issued and signed by a Canadian licensed veterinarian, with vaccination and microchip information.

Endorsement by a Canadian Food Inspection Agency veterinarian is not required.

For more information, please visit: https://bbvsh.com/blog/bringing-your-dog-and-other-pets-into-the-us-new-cdc-requirements-to-prevent-rabies/