Your Patient of the Week candidates for the week of 3/8 -- 3/12:

The winner for last week's vote was Charlie, with 11 votes. Have a picture of your pet getting his/her prize pack in the mail? Email it to info [at] azzore.com and we'll add it to the photo album on our website: You've Got Mail!

Who will be next?  ~~~~~>>>

CASE HISTORY:
Angel is an Italian Greyhound who is 15yrs old and weighs 8#.  She was sent to us by Dr. Doug Leach of Stanton Animal Hospital for acute onset of right rear lameness 2-3 weeks previous.  Dr. Leach identified a LPL which was manually reduced.  

Your candidates for the week of January 11 through January 15th:

Last week's voting was exciting!  Annie came in for first with 166 votes and wins the Pet of the Week.  Will your baby win this time???  Vote directly over here  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>>>

Jaguar

CASE HISTORY:
Jaguar, a 2-1/2 year old German Shepherd was referred to us by Dr James Herring at Wedington Animal Hospital.  Jaguar had his Right Total Hip Replacement back in January of 2009.  His family and Dr. Herring decided that it was time for his Right Hip to be corrected.

Happy New Year! Pet of the Week for January 4, 2010 thru January 8, 2010

The voting this past week was almost vicious!  Closing at 180 votes, Bailey wins POTW.  Congratulations! This vote includes 7 surgical patients this week, so who will it be??? ~~~~~~~~~>>>>>>>

Lola

CASE HISTORY:

Lola is a 4yr old Pekapoo who came to us from Dr. Hollensworth at Springhill Animal Clinic in Bryant.  She had an acute onset of bilateral rear limb paresis (paralysis) three days prior.  She was

Vote For Your Patient of the Week

We are adding a new feature to our blog this week. We want you to vote for your favorite patient. You'll find the poll over there to the right. --->

Their pictures and stories follow.  At the end of the month we'll repost the weekly winners and have you vote for your favorite for the month.  The winner will receive a gift package from Azzore with treats for both pet and owner.  So, if one of these babies is yours, be sure to cast your vote and have your friends and family vote for them as well! Your pet just may win the Patient of the Month prize from Azzore.

Back, Knee, Elbow, Trachea, and Hock Round out the Week!

Please take a moment to provide a comment on our new blog posts. These new entries are long, but we are trying to provide the information that you -- the reader -- is most interested in.  So, take a moment to give us your reaction, or post a comment on what you like, don't like, would like to see more of, would like to see less of... you get the idea...

Thursday, November 19, 2009
A busy day ahead for the Dew Crew!  Five post-surgery rechecks, three procedures and four surgeries.

The Week in Review... our first "new" post

Can you believe the year is almost over?  Is next week really Thanksgiving already?  My calendar says it is. Amazing...

I've been struggling with The Dew Review.  You may have noticed... since there have only been two posts -- ever -- and the blog was created back in August. It finally hit me why I've been struggling.  The Dew Review was, well, boring.  There.  I said it.  With all of the information available on the internet, who could possibly be interested in yet another boring, informational blog? 

Weighing in on Pet Obesity

A staggering 33% of American adults are obese. But, if you think this problem is limited just to humans, think again. Our lifestyles directly affect our pets, so the number of obese pets has risen at a similar rate in the last few years.

As in humans, the primary causes of obesity in pets are overeating and underexercising. It is estimated that 25 to 30% of cats and as much as 50% of dogs in America are obese today. Unfortunately, many pet owners are totally unaware that their pet is overweight and equally unaware of the health problems their pet can suffer due to obesity.