Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Is your dog suffering from elbow arthritis? Veterinary clinics are starting to offer a new treatment—Synovetin OA®. Synovetin OA® is a form of nuclear medicine. Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty that involves the application of radioactive substances in the diagnosis or treatment of disease. Typically, you might encounter it as a diagnostic tool. For example, the veterinarian will administer…
Bennett was only 6-months-old when one evening, he started limping on his hind leg. Bennett’s parents were hoping his leg had just fallen asleep and he would walk out of it. But he did not. Perhaps he just sprained something? Bennett’s parents saw a vet right the next day to make sure that whatever happened gets taken care of properly.…
Diagnosing CCL tears is easy and straightforward, right? This is a story from Dog Knee Injury website. Having gone through cruciate tears with Jasmine twice, this topic is of special interest to me. Having your dog go through that is frustrating enough. But what if you couldn’t even get it properly diagnosed and treated? Don’t ever hesitate to get a…
A therapist or a veterinarian will perform the drawer test using their hands. The test is positive if the tibia slides too far forward. Faced with a life-altering diagnosis, whether temporarily or for the rest of the dog’s life, we look for ways out. “Maybe it is something else, something that will go away on its own.” I was in…
Hip and elbow dysplasia are a common cause of lameness in dogs. They sound like they should be the same thing, just involving different legs. Are they, though? Definition The word dysplasia has a rather broad meaning. It is from Greek, and it stands for malformation. In the context of veterinary medicine, dysplasia means abnormal development or growth. Both hip…