Our Expert: Dr. Mary Fuller
Is Surgery the Only Option for Cruciate Ligament Tears?
By Dr. Mary Fuller | April 9, 2013The pain of a cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture is usually obvious — most dogs will dangle their rear limb in the air and put little or no weight on it. But owners feel the pain too. In…View Full Post ›
Pet Poisons From A to Z — 26 Common Items That Are Dangerous to Cats and Dogs
By Dr. Mary Fuller | March 15, 2013It can happen to even the best pet owners. You turn around for one second and the dog is into the chocolate that was sitting on the counter, or the cat has discovered the Easter lily you thought was…View Full Post ›
Sometimes Dog Owners' Lives Are Meant to Intersect
By Dr. Mary Fuller | January 16, 2013I didn’t meet Frances and her dog, Juno, in an exam room. It was on the shores of a city lake, where she cradled her Border Collie on a park bench. Something about the way Frances held her…View Full Post ›
Bird Watchers Flock to Cape May After Hurricane Sandy
By Dr. Mary Fuller | November 13, 2012When most people in Cape May, N.J., were boarding up windows and scurrying out of the path of Hurricane Sandy, Sam Galick was packing for the beach. For serious birders like Galick, hurricanes are…View Full Post ›
Why Even CPR Couldn't Breathe Life Into NBC's "Animal Practice"
By Dr. Mary Fuller | October 26, 2012Apparently, it was too much to hope for: a smart TV comedy about a veterinary hospital. I know, silly me. I watched Animal Practice, which NBC canceled last week, thinking that it might…View Full Post ›
What You Need to Know About Canine Glaucoma
By Dr. Mary Fuller | October 17, 2012Sadie is an 8-year-old female Cocker Spaniel who recently started bumping into furniture. Her owner also noticed that Sadie’s right eye looked cloudy and red, and she was blinking more than…View Full Post ›
Animal Eating Disorders — They're More Common Than You Think
By Dr. Mary Fuller | October 3, 2012If humans can have eating disorders, is it possible that pets can too? While dogs and cats can suffer from issues with eating, their problems don’t always parallel the disorders that commonly…View Full Post ›
5 Things Every Pet Owner Needs to Know About MRSA Infections
By Dr. Mary Fuller | September 20, 2012Any bacterium with a tongue-twister name like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — a.k.a. MRSA — must be serious, right? Well, it can be. In humans, MRSA infections can even be…View Full Post ›
Why Does My Cat... Sit Down to Eat?
By Dr. Mary Fuller | June 14, 2012Believe it or not, researchers have studied whether felines prefer feasting on rats over commercial food (you’ll get the answer to that shortly), but no one has ever thought to take a scientific look…View Full Post ›
Beach Safety Tips for the Dog Days of Summer
By Dr. Mary Fuller | June 12, 2012Ready to grab that beach towel and head to the shore with your canine companion in tow? While a straw hat and a pulp-fiction novel may be at the top of your packing list, you also need to bring…View Full Post ›
Why Does My Dog... Snap at the Air?
By Dr. Mary Fuller | June 5, 2012Nothing gets a dog owner’s attention like 42 canine teeth "biting" at the air in front of him. If those teeth are attached to a playful pup, getting your attention may be precisely…View Full Post ›
What’s the Deal With... Tails?
By Dr. Mary Fuller | June 4, 2012For some creatures, tails have some pretty spectacular uses. Geckos, for example, are capable of shedding their tails when they feel threatened. Believe it or not, the disconnected tail will…View Full Post ›
