Medical Conditions

A Refresher on the Benefits of Feline FeLV and FIV Virus Testing

Sep 30 2022

Brandi Eskesen, DVM Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Care & Wellness, Diagnosis, Diseases, Immune Diseases, Kittens, Laboratory Testing, Medical Conditions, Routine exams

Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus are illnesses that have been around a long time but some of the thinking around them has changed. Feline Leukemia used to be…
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,…
Surprise Kittens!

Feb 28 2022

Brandi Eskesen, DVM Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Care & Wellness, Healthy Pets, How to be a good pet owner, Kittens, Medical Conditions, Nutrition, Pet Adoption, Reproduction, Routine exams, Vaccines

A long-time client of Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital brought Pippa and Bear to us in mid February. Dr. Brandi Eskesen was ready to give the sweet 8 month old littermates…
BABY CANINE TEETH – What Happens When They Stay Too Long, or Point in the Wrong Direction?

Jan 30 2022

Robin E. Riedinger, DVM Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Anesthesia, Care & Wellness, Deciduous 'baby' teeth, Dental Care, Dental Disease, Diagnosis, Medical Conditions, Puppy issues, Retained baby teeth

Tooth development in dogs and cats is similar to that in people. The baby, or deciduous teeth, come in first, and the adult tooth then develops below the gum. If…
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…
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…
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…
What Happens When Baby Teeth Go Astray?

May 30 2020

Adrian Nevill, BVM&S Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Deciduous 'baby' teeth, Dental Care, Medical Conditions, Puppy issues, Routine exams

Max is a sweet, loving Goldendoodle puppy. He was brought to Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital for his puppy vaccines and first checkup. During his oral exam it was found that…
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…
When Young Dogs Don’t Feel Right – Could it be Addison’s Disease?

Feb 22 2020

Robin E. Riedinger, DVM Hawthorne Hills Veterinary Hospital, Seattle WA | Addison's Disease, Diagnosis, Diseases, Inappropriate Urination, Laboratory Testing, Medical Conditions

Poppy is a spunky lovable young Springer Spaniel dog who had a very normal puppyhood and was seen regularly for her vaccinations, her spay surgery and some visits in between…