Mobile Vet for Pets, LLC

02/17/2026

The FDA’s pet food report portal is currently offline. I’ll see if it comes back up. I think if people are aware of the issue and just quit buying the legume containing products it will likely solve the problem. Spread the word. Legumes are bad for dogs.

02/16/2026

I contacted the pet food company and they responded. To summarize, the representative wrote that the FDA has not been able to find any conclusive link between the diet ingredients (she didn’t specifically name legumes) and cardiomyopathy in dogs. Their brand is AAfCO approved. She said I should contact the FDA. I’ll do that too. It just seems to me, that of there is any question, why not just switch your diets carbohydrate source to something besides legumes? That should help veterinary confidence and pet parent confidence in diet safety. As is, it sounds like they’re holding firm on the raw beef/lentil/sunflower seed oil formula. I recommend avoiding legumes. There are plenty of other options out there.

02/13/2026

Beware of dog or cat foods that contain legumes including lentils, peas, chickpeas or other legumes. I lost a patient recently on a raw commercial diet that contained 3 ingredients. Beef lentils and sunflower oil. The lentils caused low carnitine which then led to severe heart failure. This information has been out there for several years and should be well known among pet food makers. But buyer beware. I fear there may be other dogs on this particular diet that are going to get sick.

08/30/2025

Just a curiosity for now. But new world screw worm is working its way north. Extra label treatment and prevention options are capstar and spinosad flea/tick treatments. The oral chews like nexgard and similar products work too.

08/04/2025

Keep an eye on your older dog or cats claws. They don’t wear as much as normal sometimes. Claws can curl and continue to grow into the pad. I just noticed this on two of my cats. It takes special trimmers to cut the mail once it does this too.

07/22/2025

I think everybody likes to help animals. I found this guy stuck in the basement and put him outside. The weather is going to be hot and humid. If you could put out water for a critter or two in a shady spot I’m sure it would be appreciated. And watch out for the humans who might not have AC too. Stay cool 😎

07/08/2025

The heat is causing some issues for pets. If you dont have AC in your home be especially aware of your pets comfort. A fan helps, or if they can sit on cool cement in the shade or in the basement where it’s cool. Keep fresh cool water available and if your dog likes water, keeping pads cool in a pool would help. They sweat through pads and their nose and cool off by panting.
I’ve seen some lethargy, gi upset and a case of maggot infestation in the last two weeks.

05/26/2025

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jvim.16832

A potential cure for feline infectious peritonitis. Available through compounding pharmacies too. Hope for a hopeless disease.

Have a good Memorial Day.

Background Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a viral disease in cats, caused by certain strains of coronavirus and has a high case fatality rate. Objective This case series reports the outcom...

04/23/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DKXvLQVP6/?mibextid=wwXIfr

This solves a few problems lol

04/18/2025

I’m always thinking of prevention tips. Prevention is my bread and butter.

If you want to be proactive, take pictures of your pet in the same location and same pose every three months. I can see age changes at annual visits. If something seems off you can show me the pictures and I can look for changes over time.

03/11/2025

These cuties are up for adoption through humble hounds. (651) 998-9858 Marty and Doc. They are husky mixes currently in foster in Hastings.

02/21/2025

A couple prevention tips of the day.

Strong scents, dust and smoke affect your pets. Red runny eyes, sneezing or coughing are signs. If you see these symptoms try tone down the possible cause and see if it gets better.

Dogs that hang their head out the window when you’re driving might be at risk of ear hematomas from their ears flapping in the wind. Id roll up the windows at higher speeds.

Have a good weekend.