By: Dr. Fional Caldwell For Pets Best Insurance It’s all too common, a big athletic dog suddenly comes back from the park limping, or even holding up the hind leg completely. You end up at the veterinarian’s office, where you are told your dog has just injured its ACL. ACL stands for Anterior Cruciate Ligament; [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell For Pets Best Insurance Heartworm disease is a pet health condition that is becoming increasingly more prevalent in the United States. It has currently been documented in all 50 states and is most common in the Mississippi valley and southern US. Even if you and your dog don’t live in the [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell For Pets Best Insurance Idiopathic vestibular disease is a pet health condition that can initially be terrifying to any pet owner. Imagine one day your older dog is fine, then the next she is falling down to one side, sometimes even rolling because she can’t keep her balance and her eyes [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell For Pets Best Insurance About two thirds of US households include at least one pet, and it’s no wonder why. Having a pet can provide so much joy, friendship and not to mention laughs! Studies have even demonstrated that having animals can keep you healthier, by encouraging exercise, providing companionship, and [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell For Pets Best Insurance I met an inspirational canine the other day named Maggie*, a 14 year old german shepherd. She came to me unable to walk due to a degenerative nerve disease common in older German Shepherd dogs and couldn’t use her back legs. She also had a serious heart [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell For Pets Best Insurance Benji is a sweet, spunky little 3-year-old mixed breed dog weighing just 12 pounds. He really does look like Benji from the old TV movies! He was presented to me for an unusual problem that ended up being very serious. Unbeknownst to his owners, Benji ate about [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell For Pets Best Insurance It is an unfortunate fact that our pets age faster than we do. Even with pet insurance and the best care, Fido will likely reach his or her senior years before you, or will eventually surpass you. In addition to common medical problems such as dental disease [...]

Posted by: H.R. For Pets Best Insurance Pets Best Insurance solicited questions from our Facebook page fans relating to pet health, happiness and everything in between. Dr. Fiona Caldwell, a practicing veterinarian at Idaho Veterinary Hospital weighs in! Read on to see if your question was answered: Question: Any suggestions on the origin of a [...]

Posted by: H.R. For Pets Best Insurance Pets Best Insurance solicited questions from our Facebook page fans relating to pet health, happiness and everything in between. Dr. Fiona Caldwell, a practicing veterinarian at Idaho Veterinary Hospital weighs in! Read on to see if your question was answered: Question: We adopted my Mom’s female cat when [...]

By: Dr. Fiona Caldwell For Pets Best Insurance Cancer is epidemic in the human population, with millions of dollars set aside annually for research to help treatment and diagnostic efforts. Most people have been touched by this disease in some way, either themselves, or by a loved one. But did you know that the cancer [...]