Infections

Is it a burr, or a nodule? What’s hiding underneath that scab?

Jun 28 2022

Ravneet Kaur, DVM | Diagnosis, Foreign Body, Infections, Laboratory Testing, Lumps and Skin Masses, Skin Wounds, Tumors

Zilphie is our pet of the month for June. She is a young Bernese Mountain Dog mix who loves to go to the park. We received a call from Zilphie’s…
When You Can’t Scratch That Itch: Pemphigus Foliaceus in Dogs

May 30 2022

Adrian Nevill, BVM&S Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Diagnosis, Diseases, Immune Diseases, Infections, Itchy Skin, Skin Disease, Treatment

Our pet of the month for May is the handsome Murphy! Murphy is a 13-year-old Labrador who was brought into Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital for a skin rash. Skin rashes…
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,…
When Cats Get Abscesses – Your Pet Doesn’t Need Dr. Pimple Popper, You Need a Veterinarian

Mar 27 2021

Adrian Nevill, BVM&S Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Bite wounds, bumps and skin masses, Cat abscess, Diagnosis, Infections, Lumps and Skin Masses, Medical Issues, Skin Wounds

Our Pet of the Month for March is Jet. He is a very outgoing cat that was brought in to our hospital for a swelling on his neck and feeling…
How a Healthy Mouth Can Change Your Pet’s Life

Sep 27 2020

Robin E. Riedinger, DVM Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Care & Wellness, Dental Care, Dental Disease, Infections, Radiographs, Routine exams

Most all of you pet owners know that taking care of your pet’s teeth can make a difference. Just like in people, a healthy mouth requires regular home care, and…
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…
The Sneezing Cat- The Fungus Among Us

Dec 18 2019

Adrian Nevill, BVM&S Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Diagnosis, Diseases, Fungal Disease, Infections, Respiratory Diseases, Sneezing

December’s Pet of the Month is one of our veterinary assistant’s cats named Gus. Emily, adopted him from the humane society in March of this year. Just after adopting him,…
Ringworm is Not a Worm

Sep 18 2018

Brandi Eskesen, DVM Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Diseases, Fungal Disease, Infections, Zoonosis & Human Health

Pluto and Luna came to visit Dr. Brandi Eskesen at Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital when they were just two and a half weeks old! Their wonderful, kind owner took them…
Ear Aches- Not Always an Ear Infection

Aug 09 2018

Adrian Nevill, BVM&S Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | bumps and skin masses, Ear Infections, Foreign Body, Infections, Lumps, Lumps and Skin Masses, Medical Issues, Routine exams, Treatment, Uncategorized

Stockton is a 3 year old Terrier Mix who loves running through the long grass. He also is a big fan of scratches behind his ears. One day…
HEARTWORM DISEASE: Could Your Adopted Dog Be Harboring Heartworms?

Jun 19 2018

Robin E. Riedinger, DVM Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Diseases, Infections, Parasites, Travel

One of the benefits of living in the Pacific Northwest is that we don’t have some of the most serious diseases and parasites that plague pets in other parts of…