Pet Health Library

The VestaSoul Pet Health Library provides veterinarian-reviewed pet health information for dog and cat owners. Every article is written or medically reviewed by Dr. Susset Diaz Castillo, DVM, PhD, a licensed veterinarian and founder of VestaSoul — My Vet At Home®, a mobile veterinary house-call practice serving Miami-Dade County.

Why a veterinarian-reviewed library matters

Much of the pet health information online is written for advertising rather than accuracy. Every guide in this library is grounded in clinical practice: what these symptoms look like during real in-home exams, which findings are truly urgent, and what diagnostic steps a veterinarian actually uses to reach an answer. Articles include a "when to seek care" section so you can tell the difference between something you can monitor at home and something that needs a professional evaluation.

Browse by Category

  • Dogs — Health topics, symptoms, and conditions specific to dogs.
  • Cats — Health topics, symptoms, and conditions specific to cats.
  • Symptoms — What common signs mean and when to call a veterinarian.
  • Medical Conditions — Veterinarian-reviewed guides to diagnosed conditions.
  • Diagnostics — How bloodwork, ultrasound, ECG, and other tests work.
  • Preventive Care — Keeping pets healthy before problems start.
  • Pet Travel — Health certificates and traveling with pets.
  • End-of-Life Care — Quality of life, hospice, and saying goodbye at home.
  • Clinical Cases — Real anonymized cases from our house-call practice.

How to use this library

Start with the symptom or condition closest to what you are seeing — appetite changes, vomiting, diarrhea, increased drinking, skin problems, mobility changes, or age-related conditions in senior pets. Each guide explains common causes, red flags, what a veterinarian looks for, and how in-home evaluation works. Clinical case studies show how real Miami-Dade patients were diagnosed and treated at home, from first exam to outcome.

When reading is not enough

The library is educational and is not a substitute for an examination. If your pet needs an exam, diagnostics, or hands-on care, our veterinary team comes to your home anywhere in our selected Miami-Dade ZIP codes: same-day sick visits, in-home diagnostics, ultrasound and imaging, and senior pet care. Every visit is a fixed $695 and includes a $250 Medical Credit toward eligible laboratory testing. For emergencies — collapse, difficulty breathing, uncontrolled bleeding, seizures, or inability to urinate — go directly to the nearest 24-hour emergency animal hospital.

VestaSoul — My Vet At Home® is a mobile veterinary house-call practice serving select Miami-Dade ZIP codes.