Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
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…
Can physical therapy help treat vaccinosis in dogs? The familiar phrase “I’m dammed if I do and dammed if I don’t” describes the feeling a dog-owner has when making a decision about vaccinations. If an adverse reaction occurs it is already too late to prevent the negative effects on the dog. Vaccinosis is not a true official diagnosis. The term…
Leptospirosis a zoonotic bacterial disease that attacks many species, including dogs. The infection can cause mild flu-like symptoms or it can cause a life-threatening disease. Leptospirosis is typically treatable with antibiotics if diagnosed early. That is, however, where the culprit lies—catching it early. Most symptoms are quite generic, such as fever lethargy depression weakness loss of appetite joint and muscle…