Welcome to our blog-ACCES for Pet Health

We started this blog with the Seattle P-I because we feel it is our responsibility to give back to the community in whatever way we can. One of those ways is to provide information pet owners can use to improve the life of their pets. If you have any comments or questions about our blogs, feel free to email us at blog@criticalcarevets.com.

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What Veterinary Medicine Can Do

By Dr. Beth Davidow. An introduction to ACCES and our blog.

So Who Am I?

By Dr. Beth Davidow. Meet our medical director and get to know the person providing information for our blog.

Toxic Food for Pets

By Dr. Beth Davidow. A look at common human foods that could prove harmful if eaten by pets.

What to Do if your Pet Eats Something Toxic

By Christina Ryan, Marketing. Helpful hints on how to avoid disaster with toxic foods, and a guide to what to do if your pet does ingest something harmful.

Pet Health Insurance-Is it Important

By Dr. Beth Guerra. Information you may not know about pet health insurance, and how it could benefit you.

How to Pet-Proof Your Home

By Dr. Beth Davidow. Get information on how to make your home as safe as possible for your furry friends.

Thanksgiving Tips to Keep your Pet Safe

By Dr. Dave Gill. A look into some of the most common mistakes people make during Thanksgiving that could make pets sick, and how to avoid them.

The Importance of Compliance

By Dr. Beth Davidow. A veterinarian's comments on the importance of following all directions in regards to medication and your pet's health.

How Do I Give My Pet's Medication?

By Dr. Beth Davidow. Easy guidelines to giving your pet medication effectively and correctly.

It's Hard to Be a Pet Sitter

By Dr. Beth Davidow. Information you need to know-and have ready-for your pet sitter before you leave for vacation.

Get Your Pet Home Safely!

By Dr. Beth Davidow. Information about microchipping and other forms of identifying your pet in the event she or he gets lost.

Blog #8b: The Real Pet Detectives

By Christina Ryan, marketing. A look at a local group of people dedicated to helping you find-and prevent-runaway pets.

Blog #9: Christmas Pet Hazards to Watch Out For

By Dr. Beth Guerra. Christmas hazards to avoid for the safety of your pet.

Walk the Dog for the New Year

By Christina Ryan, marketing. Tips on how to properly walk your dog for a healthy New Year's habit.

What Veterinary Information Can you Trust?

By Dr. Beth Davidow. Tips on how to tell if the information you are getting is trustworthy, and what to watch out for while surfing the internet.

Managing Grief after Euthanasia and the Loss of a Pet

By Dr. Jean Maixner. Words about how to deal with grief, guilt and loss after the death of a pet.

Peanut Butter Outbreak & your Pet's Food

By Dr. Beth Guerra and Dr. Patrick Miles. What the recent outbreak of salmonella in peanut butter means to you and your pet's diet.

The 3P's of our Bottom Line: Profit, People & Planet

By Dr. Beth Davidow. A look into the social responsibility of making a veterinary business as "green" as possible.

Ecodog-Being Green With your Pet

By Christina Ryan, Marketing. Tips on going "green" as much as possible when you care for your pet.

The Pet Food Question

By Dr. Beth Davidow. A look at the debate over the best kind of food to feed your pet.

Dental Disease & Emergency Medicine

By Dr. Dave Gill. Information you need on how to prevent serious complications resulting from dental disease.

Prepare your Pet for Disaster

By Dr. Dave Gill. Tips on disaster safety and survival for pets in the event of a natural disaster.

Cats & Dogs & Blood Donation

By Dr. Beth Davidow. How transfusion medicine is changing veterinary care for the better.

Dogs & Cats as Superheroes

By Dr. Beth Davidow. How the ACCES Blood Donor Program works, and how you could get your pet involved to start saving lives!

Common Outdoor Pet Toxins

By Dr. Jean Maixner. As summer approaches pets spend more time outdoors-but beware of these common items that could cause them harm.

ACCES now has Laparoscopy

By Dr. Jean Maixner. Information on the latest veterinary technology to come to the ACCES surgical department and how it can benefit you and your pet.

Kidney Failure & Cats-What you Need to Know

By Dr. Jean Maixner. Kidney disease is very common in cats but not fully understood. Dr. Maixner explains some things you need to know about Renal Disease and your cat.

Dog Waste & Pollution

By Dr. Jean Maixner. Dog waste is contaminating the beautiful Puget Sound watershed. What you need to know that can help keep the water safe and fresh.

Nate, Nate, Nate the Great!

By Dr. Beth Davidow. A reflection on the imperfections of veterinary medicine.

 

 

 

a Pet Safety Tips for the 4th of July

By Dr. Beth Guerra. Tips to help you keep your furry friends safe.

a Moving with your Cats

By Christina Ryan. Misadventures in moving to a new home with 4 crazy cats.

a Tips on a Successful Move with Cats

By Christina Ryan. A look at the best ways to move cats with the least amount of disruption.

a Keep our Waterways Safe

By Dr. Beth Davidow. Tips on how to dispose of medications so they don't pollute our waterways.

a BEWARE-Heat Stroke is Life-Threatening

By Dr. Beth Davidow & Christina Ryan. The dangers of heat stroke, what to look for, and how to keep your pets safe.

a Ibuprofen is Toxic to Pets

By Dr. Patrick Miles. A look at how and why ibuprofen can make your pet very sick.

a 10,000 hours of training

By Dr. Beth Davidow. What makes Veterinary Specialists exceptional, and how they are an important part of the overall health of your pet.

a Trimming your pets nails

By Christina Ryan. Tips on why and how to trim your pet's nails.

a Is my cat straining to urinate, or is she constipated?

By Dr. Patrick Miles. How to tell if your cat has a serious urinary tract infection, or if she is constipated.

a CSI in the Veterinary World

By Beth Davidow. A look at the importance of post mortem exams to further veterinary knowledge.

a Getting an accurate health history

By Beth Davidow. How it is very important to give as much information as possible to your veterinarian in order to help them properly diagnose your pet.

a Canine Influenza

By Beth Guerra. A description of what canine influenza is, its symptoms, prevention, and other things you should know.

a Antifreeze Poisoning & Pets

By Beth Davidow & Christina Ryan. What to look for with antifreeze poisoning and how to keep your pets safe this winter.

a Lessons from the Mayo Clinic

By Beth Davidow. How ACCES can learn from one of the premiere human hospitals in the country.

a A Season to Give

By Beth Davidow. The ACCES Charity Matching Program and how we give back to the community.

a Vet Techs & Assistants

By Dr. Beth Guerra. A tip of the hat to the veterinary technician & assistant.

a Don't Assume-The Case for a Complete Diagnostic Workup

By Dr. Beth Davidow. Why it's important not to forgo diagnostic testing if there's an illness.

a What can a Urinalysis tell us?

By Dr. Beth Davidow. What a urinalysis can tell about the health of your pet.

a Leptospirosis-a CDC Fact Sheet

An article from the CDC about leptospirosis and how you can protect your pets and yourself.

a A Second Location

By Dr. Beth Davidow. ACCES will soon open a second emergency hospital in Renton!

aACCES Renton is being built "GREEN"

By Christina Ryan. What ACCES is doing to help preserve the planet while we build our new hospital.

a The Geriatric Cat-Common Diseases

By Beth Guerra, DVM and Beth Davidow, DVM DACVECC. Part one of two looking at common diseases in the older cat: kidney disease and hyperthyroidism.

a Diabetes and the Geriatric Cat

By Dr. Beth Davidow. Part two of two looking closely at diabetes and the effects is may have on cats.

a Give it Time

By Dr. Beth Davidow. Sometimes letting things take their own course could be the best for healing.

aAddison's Disease-The Great Imitator

By Dr. Beth Guerra. A closer look and explanation of Addison's disease in dogs.

a Kirby's Rule of 20

By Dr. Patrick Miles. A look at the general guidelines veterinarians use to make decisions about a pet's course of treatment.

a CPR in the Veterinary Setting

By Dr. Beth Guerra. The process and protocol of administering CPR in the veterinary setting.

aCute but Deadly

By Dr. Beth Guerra. Raccoons are cute but carry diseases that are harmful to people and pets.

a Lillies and Cats-A Toxic Combination

By Dr. Beth Guerra. Lillies are beautiful but be careful with them around cats.

a Bee Stings and Your Pet

By Dr. Patrick Miles. What to do if your pet is stung by a bee.

a Emergencies and Exotic Pets

By Dr. Beth Guerra. What kinds of emergencies should you be aware of for exotic pet owners.

a Parvovirus

By Dr. Beth Guerra. A look at this potentially fatal disease in dogs and how to protect your pet.

a Reproductive Emergencies

By Dr. Beth Guerra. Potential dangers to dogs and cats when giving birth.

a The Dangers of Dog & Cat Bites

By Dr. Beth Guerra. How dog and cat bites can become serious infections or cause severe trauma.

a A Night in the Life of an ER Veterinarian

By Dr. Beth Guerra. Looking into all that goes on during an overnight shift in for a doctor in emergency veterinary medicine.

a Massage and Your Pet

By Julie Posch, LVT VTS (ECC). How massage can be a health benefit to your pet.

 

 

 

aThe Importance of Radiographs as a Diagnostic Tool.

By Dr. Beth Guerra. Looking at how x-rays can really help the veterinarian figure out what ails your pet.

a 10 Tips for Dealing with Veterinary Care in Tough Economic Times.

By Dr. Beth Davidow. How you can decrease some veterinary expenses.

a Animal Cruelty: I know it when I see it.

By Jean Maixner, DVM and Christina Ryan. How to recognize animal cruelty and how to report it.

a Paintballs, Playdough & Macadamia Nuts

By Dr. Patrick Miles. How these three items could be bad for your pet's health.

a Repeat Testing: Why it helps diagnose and treat symptoms

By Dr. Beth Guerra. A look at why your veterinarian may want to repeat tests already done on your pet.

a NSAIDs: Good vs. Evil

By Dr. Beth Guerra. About Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, uses, pros and cons.

a Medical Terms Demystified

By Dr. Patrick Miles. A shortcut to many of the medical terms used by your veterinarian.

a Fun Stories from the ER

By Dr. Patrick Miles. Great anecdotes to entertain.

a What's in a CBC?

By Dr. Beth Guerra. An explanation of what goes into a Complete Blood Count.

a Beyond the Dog Catcher

By Dr. Jean Maixner. A Salute to these servants of the community.

a The Veterinarian's Oath

By Dr. Beth Guerra.

a A Christmas Gift

By Dr. Beth Davidow. A New Year's wish to all.

a Fire Safety-Important for People and Pets

By Dr. Beth Davidow. Looking into the fire hazards around the home and how you can protect yourself and your pets.

a Leptospirosis-An Update

By Dr. Beth Davidow. An update on the disease and how to protect youself and your pets.

a The Truth About Metacam

By Dr. Beth Davidow. Looking at what some consider a dangerous drug.

a Brr! It's Cold Outside

By Christina Ryan. Tips to keep your pet safe outdoors during extreme weather.

a Bird Emergencies: From Cockatiels to Cuckoos to Chickens

By Dr. Jean Maixner. Emergencies involving avian pets.

a Rats! My Pet Ate Rodenticide!

By Dr. Beth Guerra. The ins and outs of rat bait poisoning in pets.