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Some Skin Lesions Are More Than Skin Deep

Mar 31 2022

Robin E. Riedinger, DVM Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Diagnosis, Diseases, Fungal Disease, Immune Diseases, Infections, Laboratory Testing, Medical Conditions, Skin Disease, Skin Wounds, Treatment

Many active dogs end up with a variety of skin abrasions, scratches, bumps, or wounds over the course of their lives. Sometimes these occur from normal rough and tumble play,…
EXTRA WEIGHT and HYPOTHYROIDISM CAN SLOW YOUR SENIOR DOG DOWN – Both Are Treatable

Dec 29 2021

Robin E. Riedinger, DVM Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Care & Wellness, Healthy Pets, Hypothyroidism, Laboratory Testing, Medical Conditions, Nutrition, Routine exams, Senior Dogs, Treatment, Uncategorized, Weight Loss, Weight Loss and Management

Adam is one of the friendliest, cuddliest chocolate Labrador Retrievers you can meet. He has been coming to Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital since 2009. He isn’t your typical high energy…
Are Food Allergies Causing Your Dog’s Ear Infections?

Dec 01 2021

Adrian Nevill, BVM&S Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Allergies, Care & Wellness, Diagnosis, Ear Infections, food and environmental allergies, Itchy Skin, Nutrition, Treatment

Our pet of the month for November is Ginny! She is a young dog who was diagnosed with a food allergy. Ginny’s food allergy was causing repeated ear infections and…
Disappearing Teeth – do you know about resorptive lesions in cats?

Aug 22 2021

Adrian Nevill, BVM&S Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Anesthesia, Care & Wellness, Dental Care, Dental Disease, How to be a good pet owner, Medical Conditions, Radiographs, Routine exams, Tooth Resorption, Treatment

For August, our Pets of the Month are Luna and Mia! These two sweet kitties are sisters and share many things, including a dental condition called tooth resorption. Tooth resorption…
Dental Care IS Life Saving

Feb 16 2021

Adrian Nevill, BVM&S Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Anesthesia, Cancer, Dental Care, Diagnosis, Treatment, Tumors

February is Dental Health Month and our pet of the month is a very special dog named Riley! By 3 years of age 80% of cats and dogs have periodontal…
Could A Foreign Body Be Causing That Wound?

Jul 30 2020

Robin E. Riedinger, DVM Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Allergies, Foreign Body, Infections, Itchy Skin, Lumps and Skin Masses, Skin Wounds, Treatment

Our Pet of the Month for July is a special cat named Rey. She is a lovely 5-year-old Torbie with a history of inhalant allergies affecting her skin. She gets…
Arthritis Doesn’t Have to Slow Your Older Dog Down

Jun 29 2020

Adrian Nevill, BVM&S Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Arthritis, Laboratory Testing, Medical Conditions, Radiographs, Senior Dogs, Treatment, Weight Loss and Management

Our pet of the month for June is Tut. Tut has always been a high energy dog that plays hard. As he aged, his owners noticed that he seemed sore…
Living With Lymphoma: A Treatable Cancer

Mar 25 2020

Adrian Nevill, BVM&S Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Cancer, Laboratory Testing, Lumps, Medical Conditions, Treatment, Tumors

For March we have a very special pet of the month, Dr. Nevill’s dog Squire. She met and adopted him her second year of veterinary school at the University of…
Update on Diet Related Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Oct 19 2019

Adrian Nevill, BVM&S Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Cardiac, Heart Disease, Heart Murmurs, Medical Conditions, Nutrition, Taurine, Treatment

We originally wrote about Diet Related Dilated Cardiomyopathy back in July 2018 featuring Mariposa. Mariposa is a dog who was diagnosed with this disease following an episode when her heart…
Old Dogs, New Tricks: When Slowing Down isn’t Old Age

Jul 20 2019

Adrian Nevill, BVM&S Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Care & Wellness, Dental Care, Dental Disease, Diagnosis, Medical Conditions, Medical Issues, Radiographs, Senior Dogs, Surgical Conditions, Treatment, Uncategorized

Lily is a 15-year-old athletic hound mix. She has always been very fit and loves going on long hikes with her owners. As Lily has aged, she has shown very…