Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
If you spend much time on websites dedicated to canine nutrition, you’re bound to run into a debate over Salmonella. In general, veterinarians have considered salmonellosis (a disease caused by infection with Salmonella bacteria) to primarily be a problem in dogs that are fed raw or undercooked meats. However, the Diamond pet food recall shows that to protect both dogs…
What if your intact female dog lost appetite and became lethargic shortly after her heat cycle? How does it fit with your dog’s normal? How does it fit in the big picture? What if your dog was a middle-aged intact female who just recently finished her heat cycle? Would that change your point of view on the same set of…
When I was writing about Ted’s Babesiosis, I kept wondering how obscure this tick-borne disease really is. Mika was treated right around the corner, at a specialty hospital we used to go to. Mika is a 6-year-old Great Dane. Beautiful, lovable, energetic. She was adopted from the US several years ago and only brought her family love and joy. She ended up…
Babesiosis is a tick-borne infection. It is not a bacteria, however, it is a protozoal parasite. This parasite invades red blood cells resulting in anemia. Your dog can contract this disease from multiple species of ticks. Ted is a happy, active, bright and alert Beagle. He’s always been well taken care of, vaccinated and on a flea/tick preventive. With his…
Vaccinating can save lives, or it can hurt your dog. How do you know which is the case? When evaluating the need for vaccinating, you need to consider the disease, how deadly or damaging it would or would not be, whether there is a successful treatment, and what might be your dog’s potential exposure. This particularly applies to what is…