Articles by Dr. Laci Schaible

Dr. Laci is a US-trained and licensed veterinarian with over 15 years of experience in small animal medicine and surgery. She is committed to educating pet parents on how to be the best advocate for their pets. She is the co-founder of VetLIVE.com and a freelance veterinary author. VetLIVE provides dog owners 24/7 veterinary advice, live chat with licensed veterinarians, nutritional consults, and second opinions. Dog owners are able to upload pictures and medical documents concerning their pets when their vet is closed to get immediate, and cutting-edge unbiased advice. Learn more about Dr. Laci

Understanding Diarrhea in Dogs: A Tale of Many Tails—and What Came Out From Underneath Stories from My Diary-rrhea

Many times throughout my career, I have felt I should just change my name to Dr. Poop. It is a big part of my unglamorous yet rewarding profession, and I often feel like I am a genuine poop doctor. There is hard poop, liquid poop, soft-serve poop, even blue poop! Just upon smell, I can tell you what species of…

by Dr. Laci Schaible

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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