dr. jill chase. today we're tackling a topic that many pet owners face... and it could start as a silent >>> it is friday. time to check in with our pet expert dr. jill chase. we are tackling a topic that pet owners face that could start as a silent problem. first, i want to introduce "christmas." >> she has been on many times before and she is so comfortable. [ laughter ] >> i know. she is great. she lost it here. we should put her on the payroll. [ laughter ] >> let's talk about the problem that can start up silent. >> right. we are hearing the part of urinary bladder crystals in cats and i want to tell the story about bruno who was adopted about a client of mine from the humane society, seemed fine, everything was good, and then one day she peed on the floor about a year after they had her and it was brown and it was brown because there was blood in the urine. when we checked, she had tons of urinary bladder crystals. so what that means is that the wall of the urinary bladder becomes very thick, it's very painful, inflamed, uncomfortable. it's completely

dr. jill chase joins us now with some advice. you brought along indigo. >> yes.his is my dog. >> yes. >> so kennel cough is actually just inflammation of the trachea in and bronchus. we vaccinate for bordtatella. shelters get more kennel cough than in the world. but this is a little bit of a concern. we don't usually see that. they have this loud dramatic cough that sounds like they are trying to clear their throat and that's one of the things that we worry about is, is there actually something in the throat? if they are fine in every other respect then we diagnose kennel cough as the problem and treatment, depending how much they are coughing can be anti- coughing medication and sometimes antibiotics if there's a virus and they might get a secondary bacterial infection. so if this dog has a discharge they need to be attended to. normally in serious cases we see more eye, nose discharge, more the cough. i should also mention that the length of time for the disease can be as small as two weeks to as long as six weeks. and it's highly contagious. so while the dogs

dr. jill chase is here with cody to give us some tips to keep them safe. >> cody has been coming on since he was a little baby so now he is almost a year old. cody is a tv star! so we are going to talk about halloween. the not too much to say except that to remind people that chocolate is very toxic to animals and can be lethal so be careful. also black cats if you have a black cat try to keep the black cat inside because we don't want them to accidentally be the victim of some unkind person. and, um, what was the other thing i wanted -- oh, when you're taking your dog out for a walk, make sure it's well lit so that reflective tape or lights or whatever and another thing is to keep them very close to you when you're crossing in a crosswalk because cars don't often see the little dogs. they will see but not the dog. so sometimes people will walk their dogs and the dog will be ahead or behind and that's how they can get hit by a car. >> we always hear about chocolate being dangerous but nuts are toxic, too. >> my rule of thumb no people food for dogs and cats. if you follow that rule, you w

dr. jill chase joyce us along with quincy -- joins us along with quincy with some answers. good afternoon. >> anytime there's discharge we're concerned. we are taught that eyes are considered medical emergencies and one thing i wanted to show owners is that if you are looking to see if there's redness in the eye lift from the upper eye little from the top. if you lower the lid like this it's always going to look red so always look at the top. and one of the things that we are going to check when the animal comes this is, is the white of the eye red? are there any -- is there any evidence of a foreign body in there? does it look like there's been a trauma? is the cornea scratched? so green discharge from an eye is not okay. definitely needs to be addressed. >> quincy here is fine? >> he looks great, yeah. um, i do wonder about the scab buy peels she is talking about and so if she is talking about discharge around the eye, so as i show on quincy, around here, if there's any fur loss, then that would increase the things we would be thinking about, maybe allergies would be on m

dr. jill biden will be here at the chase center for the memorial service this afternoon. you may recall biden was by the scene last saturday sharing condolences with firefighters on lakeview road, that was about a week ago. he will deliver remarks at the memorial service. yesterday thousands gathered for services for lieutenant christopher leach and senior firefighter jerry fickes. two firefighters are recovering in the hospital. a woman confessed to setting fire to the home and is charged with first degree murder. we will be here as firefighters and their families arrive and try to bring comment from them as the morning progresses. live in wilmington, monique braxton, nbc10 news. >> the memorial service for lieutenant christopher leach and jerry fickes at the chase center at 1:00 p.m. and on the nbc10 app. >>> from the concert hall to the streets. patrons had to settle for an outside serenade as the musicians went on strike. it started before the start of orchestra season. all concerts scheduled this weekend are cancelled. they put down instruments and picked up picket s