Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
CBD is the buzz. You cannot ask for advice about any problem your dog has without somebody recommending you put your dog on CBD. My position on any novelty treatments is cautious curiosity. I was tracking the stories and information, and I felt that being aware of the option was good enough for the time being. My dog didn’t have…
Veterinary (and human) medicine is at least as much of an art as it is a science. What does this mean for dog owners? You should consider any diagnosis that your dog receives to be a “work in progress.” No vet would intentionally misdiagnose a dog. However, certain diseases are notoriously difficult to pin down. If your dog is not…
The TightRope surgery was developed as an upgrade to the lateral suture stabilization (LSS) for cruciate injuries in dogs. Is it a better technique with better results? Both techniques have their risks to reward ratio. While stronger than surgical suture, the perception is that the patented braided TightRope material is the main reason for potential complications. It has, however, worked…
Rodenticides are not poisonous just to rodents. There are two kinds of mouse and rat poisons: long-acting anticoagulants (LAACS) cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) While either of them can kill your dog, anticoagulants have an antidote, while lethal levels of Vitamin D3 do not. In my opinion, poisons that don’t have antidote should not be sold in the first place. Yet, cholecalciferol…
If your puppy keeps having pee accidents and nothing is working, it is time to consider a plumbing problem. Your veterinarian ruled out or treated for urinary tract infection and the problem seems to go far beyond a house training problem—what is going on? In a healthy dog, urine travels from kidneys to the bladder which allows urine storage until…