Everything You Want to Know About Your Pet

What is an aural hematoma?  An aural hematoma, also known as an ear hematoma, is a blood blister that develops between the skin and cartilage…

“Cherry eye” refers to the appearance of a pet’s eye when their third eyelid gland is prolapsed. Here’s what that means. Dogs and cats have…

An enucleation is the surgical removal of an eye. This is usually done for conditions in which the eye is chronically painful, especially if the…

With ectropion, a pet’s eyelid rolls outward — rather than rolling in toward the eye, like with entropion. This gives a pet a very droopy-eyed…

Entropion (the opposite of ectropion) is a condition in which the eyelids roll inward toward the eyes. One or both eyes may be affected on…

Urogenital surgery refers to any surgery performed on the urinary tract (most commonly, the urinary bladder or urethra) or the reproductive organs (penis, testicles, vagina,…

Gastrointestinal surgery is an umbrella term for any type of surgery of the stomach or intestines, sometimes including other surgeries on abdominal structures such as…

Patellar luxation is a type of instability of the patella (kneecap), most commonly found in toy and small breed dogs. It’s much less common in…

Femoral head ostectomy, or FHO, is a surgical procedure in which the top portion of the femur (thigh bone) is removed, usually due to an…

ACL stands for “anterior cruciate ligament,” although in dogs and cats it’s more commonly referred to as the CCL, or “cranial cruciate ligament.” The CCL…