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Summerfields Animal Hospital

4536 North Tarrant Parkway
Fort Worth, TX 76244

(817)485-8511

www.summerfieldsanimalhospital.com

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Retained Spectacles in Reptiles

The spectacle, or eyecap, is the scale that covers the eyes in snakes and in some lizard species. The spectacle is formed from fused eyelids that have become cl ...

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Dental Home Care for Dogs and Cats

“Perio” means around, “dontal” means tooth:  Periodontal disease is disease around the outside of the tooth.The Tooth, the Whole Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth ...

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Intervertebral Disk Disease (Herniations of the Disk)

Intervertebral disks are located between the vertebrae (bones of the spine). Each disk has two parts, a fibrous outer layer and the jelly-like interior. When di ...

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Medial Luxating Patella in Dogs

The medial luxating patella, commonly called  a trick knee, is an extremely common problem in toy breed dogs. An owner typically notices a little skip in the do ...

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High Anxiety: Pot and Pets

How high is your hound?Now that recreational marijuana use is legal in some states and medical marijuana is legal in many states, marijuana exposure and intoxi ...

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Why Should I Give her Back?

Recently my friend lost her dog. A gate was accidentally left open and away the dog went. Not knowing what has happened to her dog has been hard for her to live ...

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