Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is one of the infectious diseases transmitted by ticks. Even though the microorganism resembles bacteria, it behaves like a virus. It attacks and damages blood vessels, tissues, and organs throughout the body. That’s why the symptoms can be all over the place. It is most prevalent in the east coast, midwest, and plains. Even though it…
Surgical glue is used by surgeons and vets when they need to seal an incision quickly, cleanly, and securely. It also has its application for closing wounds as part of first aid. Did you know that? I didn’t. When Cookie cut her paw pad, I was double-checking the best ways of taking care of the wound and getting it healed…
Dog paw pads are tough but they can still be cut by sharp objects. Cut pads take their sweet time to heal because the edges are pushed apart with weight-bearing. Cookie’s paw pad injury The new territories we’ve been exploring include neighboring fields that are open and far enough from the swamp. They are surrounded by woods and we walk…
Dietary indiscretion is an extremely common cause of diarrhea in dogs. Dogs are perfectly happy to eat anything that fits in their mouth, particularly when is smells good. Note: what smells good to a dog and to a person may or may not be the same thing. Garbage gut diarrhea is often self-limiting, meaning it resolves on its own. There…
While loving, affectionate and eager to please, Cookie has a strong wild side to her. It’s kind of ironic because one of the reasons we wanted a Rottie again was that they don’t have a strong hunting instinct and prefer to stick around. At least all of our other guys did. Cookie is the exception that confirms the rule. A…