Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Regardless of the problem at hand, if your dog’s treatment isn’t working, there are two possible reasons. Either the diagnosis is wrong, or the approach to fixing it is. Either way it means going back to the drawing board. Cookie’s story It all started when Cookie had a run-in with an electric horse fence. We thought her leg was sore…
The other weekend, Cookie got acquainted with the electric fence around the horse run. She was not impressed! There are several runs at the horse farm. The horses stay in one or another based on the season. Most of the year, the horses are at the back of the property. The runs up front are empty, and the fences are…
Should one clean their dog’s ears regularly? I am one of the people who don’t like fixing what isn’t broken. I don’t bathe my dog unless they need it and I don’t fuss with their ears unless there is a problem. Some dogs do need regular ear cleaning, though—especially if they are prone to ear infections—quite frequently. Further information: Instructions…
So Cookie got a new family of her own and she took to us immediately. I don’t think she looked backed once. She was ecstatic. But she had no idea how to use man-made structures, how to live indoors and what the rules might be. Cookie’s story Cookie grew up outside, pretty much by herself. That’s all she knew. Suddenly…
Through their lives, our dogs hurt themselves and became lame enough times. Cookie was just recovering from her own limp when JD hurt his leg. When I called for a vet appointment for JD’s hind left leg lameness, the receptionist jokingly asked, whether JD was having sympathy pains. Cookie’s footsie saga continued into the last week, when, after presumed all…