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Canine Dental Health: Veterinarians Answer Whether Chewing Promotes Dental health

Dogs love to chew. It gives them something to do, and it can keep them out of trouble. Or it can get them in trouble if you disagree with their choice of objects to chew on. Could chewing benefit dental health? See what veterinarians answered. Does chewing promote dental health? The answer of course is, it depends. Why chewing should help…

by Jana Rade

Canine Lyme Vaccination: Veterinarians Share Their Opinion About Lyme Vaccination in Dogs – Yay or Nay?

Is canine Lyme vaccination a useful and safe way to prevent Lyme disease in your dog? After a year of finding ticks on Cookie back-to-back, we were deliberating what the best options were to protect her from tick-borne infections. Lyme disease is the disease most commonly transferred by ticks. Lyme vaccine did make it on the list of things we…

by Jana Rade

Top 10 Symptoms in Dogs: Veterinarians List Their Top Symptoms To Watch For In Your Dog

How often do we say we wish our dogs could talk to us, tell us when they hurt? But they do. We need to learn how to listen. Veterinarians share their list of top 10 symptoms to watch for in dogs. Dr. Julie Buzby Having just experienced a tragedy that still has my friend’s children crying themselves to sleep, I…

by Jana Rade

What Veterinarians Wish For? Veterinarians Answer What They Would Wish For If They Could Be Granted One Wish

What would veterinarians wish for if they could be granted one wish? I asked my veterinary friends, what their one wish would be. I would wish that every single person could see the beauty and spirit in every living being. Every animal has the ability to love, care for, and provide companionship. My wish would be for humans to look…

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Biggest Breakthroughs in Veterinary Medicine: Veterinarians Answer

Are you curious about what veterinarians consider the biggest breakthrough in veterinary medicine? I broke the question into two parts for them to answer what they consider the biggest breakthrough: of all times in the last decade Are you ready to find out? Dr. Daniel Beatty, DVMDog KineticsDr. Dan on Facebookand Twitter I believe that the biggest breakthrough in veterinary…

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Jana Rade

I am a graphic designer by day, dog health advocate, dog writer, member of the Dog Writers Association of American and an award-winning author. Jasmine, the Rottweiler of my life, was the largest female from her litter. We thought we were getting a healthy dog. Getting a puppy from a backyard breeder was our first mistake. Endless veterinary visits without a diagnosis or useful treatment later, I realized that I had to take Jasmine's health care in my own hands. I learned the hard way that simply seeing a vet is not always enough. There is more to finding a good vet than finding the closest clinic down the street. And, sadly, there is more to advocating for your dog's health than visiting a veterinarian. It should be enough but it often is not. With Jasmine, it took five years to finally get a diagnosis for her initial issue. Unfortunately, other problems had snowballed for that in the meantime. Jasmine's health challenges became a crash course in understanding dog health issues and how to go about getting a proper diagnosis and treatment. I had to learn and I had to learn fast. Helping others through my challenges and experience has become my mission and Jasmine's legacy. I now try to help people how to recognize and understand signs of illness in their dogs, how to work with their veterinarian and when to seek a second opinion. My goal is to save others the steep curve of having to learn things the hard way as I did. That is the mission behind my blog and behind my writing. That is why I wrote Symptoms to Watch for in Your Dog, which has turned out being an award-winning guide to dog owners . What I'm trying to share encompasses 20 years of experience.

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