Dr. Liz (Elizabeth) Guise graduated from the University of Minnesota with a doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (DVM).
After working as a small animal veterinarian for two years, caring for dogs and cats, she spent 13 years as a veterinary medical officer and auditor of animal food safety systems for the US Department of Agriculture.
Dr. Guise also earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Animal Bioscience from Pennsylvania State University in 1990.
Sometimes I get a call from an owner asking: “Doc, my dog won’t eat anything. What should I do?” I explain there are various reasons for dogs to lose their appetite and recommend they bring […]
Sometimes, a client would come to my veterinary clinic because it looked like their puppy had something that looked like grains of rice sticking around their bottom. The owners usually noticed the whiteish pieces after […]
When I was in veterinary practice, it wasn’t unusual to get a call from a puppy parent who found worms in their fur baby’s poop. I always advised them to bring their pooch in with […]
In practice, I routinely heard questions like, “Doc, why is my dog lethargic and not eating?” When I heard the question, I would explain the possible reasons for the concerning symptoms and how I could […]
An owner brought her Beagle dog in for an exam at my vet’s practice because the Beagle was gaining weight and seemed to tire quickly on short walks. My examination revealed the pooch had thinning […]
I recently received a call from a client with a two-year-old intact bitch who had a pink mass bulging from her vulva. I figured it was a vaginal prolapse. Upon getting a history and examining […]
When I had a call from a panicked owner about a pink mass bulging from her dog’s hind end, I suspected a prolapse. So, I advised my client to bring her pooch in for an […]
Red lumps in dogs’ eyes can be disconcerting. Fortunately, some of the most common causes of red or pink bumps are benign and treatable. Let’s look at the top 7 reasons your dog may have […]
A pet parent recently brought her Boston terrier to my clinic because she noticed a small circular black spot at the bottom of her pup’s eye. It was a few millimeters in diameter and didn’t […]
A few years ago, my daughter noticed that our Springer Spaniel had tiny white dots on one eye. As a veterinarian, I was able to quickly examine our pooch and confirm that there was nothing […]
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