any dog who blows out one cruciate has a 30 to 40% chance of tearing the ACL in the other knee some time down the road.

and occasionally some blood appears in the urine.The majority of cases I see are diagnosed as an incidental finding when the animal is radiographed for another reason.

By: Jeffrey Beall Kidney stones are an uncommon problem in cats (unlike bladder stones.the majority of kidney stones are found by accident when the patient is being X-rayed for another problem.Back pressure builds in the kidney.

My little cat was unusual in that she was in severe pain.which then swells and becomes painful.

but she responded well to pain relief and intravenous fluids and is now back to normal.

and the cat is restless and uncomfortable until the stone is passed.before cellphones and definitely before Facebook.

But there is a dark side to social media as well.professionals and all people have to face a new reality: Internet reputation defamation.

Much of it was small-potatoes stuff.or some folks who just get kicks out of trolling.