2020 | Long Beach Animal Hospital

22 12, 2020

Anesthesia

Carl Palazzolo2021-04-01T05:39:01-07:00December 22nd, 2020|Avian, Cats, Dogs, Ferret, Guinea Pig, Pot Bellied Pigs, Rabbit, Rat, Reptile|

One of the most important tools available to veterinarians to thoroughly and painlessly treat pets is the advent of modern day anesthetics. These anesthetic agents allow us to sedate and anesthetize a wide variety of animals with negligible chance of serious side effects. In addition to sedating them for surgery, these anesthetics enable smooth and pain-free recovery. We work closely with the American Animal Hospital Association and their guidelines for anesthesia. The doctors at the Long Beach Animal and emergency hospital have been successfully anesthetizing a wide variety of exotic and domestic animals since 1989. If your pet requires anesthesia

22 12, 2020

Laser Surgery in Animals

Carl Palazzolo2021-02-15T17:04:19-08:00December 22nd, 2020|Avian, Cats, Diagnostics, Dogs, Ferret, Guinea Pig, Rabbit, Rat, Reptile|

We have been using the laser for surgery in animals at the Long Beach Animal Hospital for over 28 years on a wide variety of surgery. Our laser is a carbon dioxide laser, not the Lasik laser used for eye surgery of the cornea. We are one of only a handful of animal hospitals in California that have this capability. It is a highly advanced and technical piece of equipment that we never dreamed about having while we were training to be veterinarians. Its one of the ways we offer state-of-the-art care at the Long Beach Animal Hospital. This is one

21 12, 2020

Feline Radiographs (X-rays)

Carl Palazzolo2020-12-21T18:46:43-08:00December 21st, 2020|Cats|

This page has a wide variety of radiographs on cats. Before going through this page you might want to take a gander at our Learning How to Read a Radiograph page. Once we show you the normals that are labeled see if you can figure out what is going on with the abnormal radiographs. Good luck and have fun! Normal Radiographs This is a labeled normal feline DV (dorsoventral) chest X-Ray of a fat cat This is a labeled normal feline DV (dorsoventral) chest X-Ray of a fat cat. The top red arrow points to the aorta. The bottom red

18 12, 2020

Brushing Your Pet’s Teeth

Carl Palazzolo2020-12-18T16:18:31-08:00December 18th, 2020|Tips|

Dental disease is prevalent in almost every adult dog and cat we examine. Prevention is the key, and in addition to professional cleaning which we provide, the most important thing you can do is to brush your pets teeth. If started at an early age this "bonding time" is an enjoyable time for all. Start the brushing when the adult teeth are in, which is around 5 months of age. You need to start brushing your pet's teeth long before the start of plaque and gingivitis like in this tooth. Tooth brushing now will not correct this problem. People sometimes wonder why pets

18 12, 2020

Dog and Cat Asthma

Carl Palazzolo2021-04-01T15:04:47-07:00December 18th, 2020|Cats, Dogs|

Asthma is a disease goes by several names- feline bronchial disease, allergic bronchitis, and allergic airway disease. We tend to see asthma more often in in young to middle aged cats than dogs, with the Siamese cat being the most prevalent feline breed. It is a disease of the lower airways that affects up to 5% of cats. Feline asthma is not cured, only controlled. It is technically a type-1 hypersensitivity reaction to allergens in the air like pollen or spores. This reaction causes the releases of compounds called cytokines, leading to the following: Bronchoconstriction- the airways constrict and air