Articles by Dr. Daniel Beatty, DVM

Dr. Daniel Beatty, DVM is a veterinarian, and animal chiropractor and acupuncturist. He now specializes in animal chiropractic services for horses and dogs. He runs two blogs and the social network associated with dog and horse health for his main site evetclinic.com.

Dog Health and Vaccines: Problems With Canine Over-Vaccination

First and foremost, vaccinations are an important component of health care, prevention, and wellness for your dog. I am, by no means, recommending not vaccinating your dog. It is vitally important to vaccinate appropriately. For the core vaccines of distemper, parvo, adenovirus (together called DAP), and rabies, appropriate vaccination is as young puppies not before nine weeks of age and…

by Dr. Daniel Beatty, DVM

Canine DLE Alternative Treatments: Alternative Treatments For Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) in Dogs

Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) in dogs is an autoimmune disease. The dog’s immune system attacks the skin in the area of the face and specifically nose. Our dear friend Jana has written about this before in the article Collie Nose: Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE) In Dogs She explained it well and provides the symptoms here The first signs typically are…

by Dr. Daniel Beatty, DVM

Canine Iliopsoas Injury: A Common Undiagnosed Injury in Dogs

Canine iliopsoas injury is relatively common but often undiagnosed soft tissue injury in dogs. Anatomy of the iliopsoas The iliopsoas muscle is actually two muscles fused together – the Psoas Major and the Iliacus. Image massagetherapy.com This muscle is quite long. It attaches to the underside of the last 3-4 thoracic vertebrae, all the lumbar vertebrae and a part of…

by Dr. Daniel Beatty, DVM

Canine Cryo- and Heat Therapy: Should I Use Ice or Heat, Doc?

A client with an injured dog is leaving the office after treatment and asks “Should I use ice or heat on that, Doc?” This question is asked of me a lot. I deal with orthopedic issues and pain in most of my patients. A great therapy to do at home that is very inexpensive to relieve pain is either cryotherapy…

by Dr. Daniel Beatty, DVM

Jana Rade

I am a graphic designer by day, dog health advocate, dog writer, member of the Dog Writers Association of American and an award-winning author. Jasmine, the Rottweiler of my life, was the largest female from her litter. We thought we were getting a healthy dog. Getting a puppy from a backyard breeder was our first mistake. Endless veterinary visits without a diagnosis or useful treatment later, I realized that I had to take Jasmine's health care in my own hands. I learned the hard way that simply seeing a vet is not always enough. There is more to finding a good vet than finding the closest clinic down the street. And, sadly, there is more to advocating for your dog's health than visiting a veterinarian. It should be enough but it often is not. With Jasmine, it took five years to finally get a diagnosis for her initial issue. Unfortunately, other problems had snowballed for that in the meantime. Jasmine's health challenges became a crash course in understanding dog health issues and how to go about getting a proper diagnosis and treatment. I had to learn and I had to learn fast. Helping others through my challenges and experience has become my mission and Jasmine's legacy. I now try to help people how to recognize and understand signs of illness in their dogs, how to work with their veterinarian and when to seek a second opinion. My goal is to save others the steep curve of having to learn things the hard way as I did. That is the mission behind my blog and behind my writing. That is why I wrote Symptoms to Watch for in Your Dog, which has turned out being an award-winning guide to dog owners . What I'm trying to share encompasses 20 years of experience.

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