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Death Cap Mushroom Poisoning: A Life-Saving Procedure?

Death Cap Mushroom Poisoning: A Life-Saving Procedure?

The death cap is one of the most toxic mushrooms. If your dog ingests even the tiniest bit, it is a life-threatening situation. Symptoms of mushroom poisoning range from mild to severe and include: vomiting diarrhea weakness excessive drooling lethargy jaundice loss of coordination seizures coma Further information: Mushroom Poisoning in Dogs Mushroom poisoning is an emergency. The standard treatment…

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Stem Cells At Work: From Zero To Sixty In Four Days

Stem Cells At Work: From Zero To Sixty In Four Days

Regenerative therapy is high on our list of treatments that were most beneficial for Jasmine. On a gut level, this approach made sense to me from the first time I’ve heard about it and I couldn’t be happier we decided to take that path. Jasmine received stem cell therapy repeatedly and we treated Cookie’s partial CCL tears with platelet-rich plasma.…

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Acute Front Leg Lameness: Jasmine’s Sore Leg

Acute Front Leg Lameness: Jasmine’s Sore Leg

Front lameness can be challenging to diagnose and treat. There are straightforward causes and daunting ones too. The causes of front leg lameness include anything from: nail injuries paw injuries and foreign bodies insect bites and stings snake bites infections elbow injuries, arthritis or elbow dysplasia carpal injuries shoulder injuries neck and spinal injuries Lyme disease (shifting lameness) Shoulder injuries…

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Canine Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus: RIP Barbie

Canine Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus: RIP Barbie

Veterinary Partner calls bloat the Mother of all Emergencies. According to some sources, bloat is the number two dog killer, right after cancer! Gastric dilatation is a distention of the stomach from an accumulation of gas and fluid. Gastric dilatation can be further complicated by volvulus, in which the distended stomach rotates on itself (gastric torsion), cutting off its blood…

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