Pets are amazing communicators, despite not being able to speak to their pet owners. From longing looks to the back yard, to endless staring at the cookie jar, you likely know exactly what you pet is trying to communicate, because your bond is so strong. If your pet is approaching their grey muzzle years, you [...]
You know that an eyelash in your eye is extremely irritating, but what if you were a pet with claws instead of fingers, and a stick fragment in your eye instead of an eyelash? Imagine that excruciating pain. And worse, you can’t tell anyone about how a splinter in your eye feels. This is how [...]
Fungi represent an array of eukaryotic organisms that is so vast, it’s earned its own kingdom. Classified separately from plants and animals in the kingdom of life, fungi come in many shapes, sizes, and forms. From mushrooms that we eat, to molds we find on expired foods, fungi are everywhere in our environment—including on our [...]
Cats are prone to all sorts of eye mishaps, and an accidental scratch can lead to a corneal ulcer, and possibly a corneal sequestrum. Corneal sequestra develop fairly often following feline ocular injuries, although cat owners are rarely familiar with this condition until they notice an odd spot on their cat’s eye and take them [...]
You know having a hair or eyelash in your eye can be extremely uncomfortable. Now, imagine the discomfort you would experience if the annoying hair could not be blinked or rinsed away. Abnormal hair growth near or on—yes, you read that correctly—a pet’s eye can cause persistent irritation, corneal ulceration and scarring, and vision changes. [...]
Like our canine and feline friends, rabbits require regular veterinary care visits to ensure they remain healthy throughout their life. Pet rabbits are especially prone to problems with their eyes and teeth, and without care and a proper diet, can develop chronic problems that may become deadly. Our Veterinary Vision Care team wants to ensure [...]
If your cat has been diagnosed with feline herpesvirus (FHV), you may have a lot of questions. You are not alone—more than 50% of cats have FHV, but many show no signs. FHV is the No. 1 cause of viral respiratory problems in cats, and can also affect their eyes. Here are some facts about [...]
“What better way to start the new year than with new life,” Mrs. Jones asked herself, as she lovingly gazed at her beloved basset hound tending to her litter of week-old roly-poly puppies. Then, this idyllic moment suddenly came to a grinding halt as Mrs. Jones realized that several of the puppies’ still-closed eyelids were [...]
When you hear the word “orbit,” you likely picture planets orbiting the sun, or think of a minty fresh gum, but the term “orbit” also refers to the bones, muscles, ligaments, fat, and other tissues that make up the eye socket. A variety of diseases can affect your pet’s or your horse’s orbit—here are the [...]
What allows you to see the breathtaking splendor of a sunset? The retina, an eye structure equal in beauty to a sunset—in the opinion of eye nerds, at least—plays an important role in vision. This 10-layered structure that lies against the back of the eye is responsible for changing an image into a nerve impulse, [...]