The clocks turn forward, the trees start to green up, the days seem longer — the signs of warmer months are upon us, and spring and summer are, thankfully, on their way. This is an excellent time of year for us all (unless, maybe, you live in Arizona), and our Dobermans and dachshunds are sure […]
Preventing Human Illness From Animal Contact
We love our pooches and pups and felines and other pets, and want to be around them as much as possible. Those lovable creatures are more than just animals—they’re a part of the family. Yet just as a young child can pass on diseases to adults, or when one person in the family is sick […]
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Tick Testing for Tick-borne Diseases?
Have you wondered what might be in that tick you pulled off your leg or off your dog? Sometimes the least expensive approach to determining disease exposure is testing the tick you carefully removed and saved, just in case. We receive requests for tick testing services regularly. While we don’t do tick testing at Galaxy, there a […]
Cat Scratch Disease Findings from CDC study
An important new study on Cat Scratch Disease (CSD) was recently published by researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the journal Emerging Infectious Disease. CSD is an acute infection with the bacteria Bartonella henselae and characterized by acute fever and persistent swollen lymph nodes. Based on an analysis of 9 years of private health insurance claims data […]
What is Bartonellosis?
Bartonellosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria in the genus Bartonella. Bartonellosis causes similar disease manifestations in cats, dogs, horses, humans and potentially other wild and domestic animals. Popularly known as the key agents causing Cat Scratch Disease (Bartonella henselae) or Trench Fever (Bartonella quintana), Bartonella species (spp.) are very difficult to detect in patient blood, cerebrospinal fluid, joint fluid or […]
