Pet Health Alerts courtesy of Scripps Parkway Veterinary Hospital

Scripps Parkway Veterinary Hospital

10755-L Scripps Poway Parkway
San Diego, CA 92131

(858)695-9996

www.spvet.com

From recalled food and treats to pollen levels and other pet health concerns, Scripps Parkway Veterinary Hospital is a great resource for information about your pet's health and well-being. If you have any questions that aren't covered in our web pages, please call us at (858) 695-9996.

Alerts from the FDA

Pollen Forecast

Dogs Don't Get Heart Attacks, But They Do Get This

There are all sorts of pluses and minuses to the world of veterinary medicine when compared to human medicine, but in one area veterinarians come up clear winn ...

Hairballs in Cats

"He's throwing up hairballs all the time. I'm tired of stepping on slimy hair."To the client, the problem is simple.But to the veterinarian, it's much more comp ...

Dogs may be good for your heart

VIN News Service photos Carmen Gale walks 1-year-old Pico at least an hour a day, five days a week. A long-distance cyclist and runner, Gale believes the year ...

Changing insulin brands may disrupt diabetics

VIN News Service photo A reporter who asked for Humulin N insulin at a Wal-Mart pharmacy in Washington state was given the package of Novolin N shown above. A ...

Ice or Ice Water Does Not Cause Bloat in Dogs

Neither ice nor ice water will cause stomach spasms in a dog that lead to bloat - "the mother of all emergencies."No matter what veterinarians say, a 2007 emai ...

Diagnostic Crotch Sniffing?

Five dogs (Labs and Golden retrievers) were trained to detect contaminated urine in scent detection boxes. When they came across a contaminated urine sample, t ...