Does my Dog Need Prozac®?

By Dr. Anndrea Hatcher

Olive Branch Parke Veterinary Clinic

Does this sound familiar? You come home from a long day at work and open the door into a blizzard. You blink and realize that the inside of your home is actually blanketed with upholstery stuffing. Your Rat Terrier, VelcroBoy, leaps up from the remains of your couch and greats you ecstatically.

Or you come home from your weekly grocery store trip with your arms full of bags. You step…

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By Dr. Anndrea Hatcher

Olive Branch Parke Veterinary Clinic

….. although if he manages to wolf whistle, you might have to wonder. Sorry, but eye disease just lens itself to low brow humor. As a pupil in veterinary school, I thought ophthalmology had such interesting sounding terminology, but I’ll try to stay focused on the topic at hand. (You just have to keep a sense of vitreous humor and don’t let the big words sclera.)

How do you know when your pet’s eye problem…

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By Dr. Anndrea Hatcher

Olive Branch Parke Veterinary Clinic

In 1925, 20 men and 150 sled dogs raced across the Alaskan territory over five and a half days to deliver life-saving antitoxin to the town of Nome that was suffering from a diphtheria epidemic. This was just prior to the advent of reliable aircraft and snowmobiles, making sled dogs the major method of transportation and communication in the territory. This brave trek became known the “Great Run of Mercy”. The Iditarod…

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Thinking Outside of the Litter Box

Part 2



By Dr. Anndrea Hatcher

Olive Branch Park Veterinary Clinic



Last month, in the first part of this article, I talked about the medical problems that can cause cats to urinate outside of the litter box. If your veterinarian has already eliminated a medical cause as the problem, what is left is behavioral. Dealing with behavioral issues in cats can be challenging, as veterinarians have discovered that cats are from Mars and… Continue

In Part 1 of this article, I talked about the medical conditions that can cause cats to urinate outside of the litter box. In Part 2, I talked about preventative measures cat owners can take to help prevent the behavioral issues that can cause cats to urinate outside of the litter box. What can you do if you’ve got a cat who is urinating outside of the litter box, your veterinarian has ruled out a medical cause and you’ve made all the preventative changes discussed in last month’s article?…

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