Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Is your dog left- or right-pawed, or ambidextrous? Why would you want to know, other than that it is fun to find out? Do you know there is a potential relationship between paw preference in dogs and their immune function? One study measured the relationship between left- or right-pawedness and the number of immune cells. It returned some interesting results…
Exiting the practice of human physical therapy after 31 years and entering the field of veterinary physical rehabilitation in 2008 was a huge career transition. Suddenly I entered a world where what I did was no longer called “Physical Therapy” and many of the providers were not actual physical therapists! Most canine rehabilitation practitioners are vets and veterinary technicians who…
This is the kind of thing I love to read about. I understand why the amputation of the affected limb makes sense. But seriously, chopping off limbs doesn’t really qualify as a treatment to me, sorry. Whether amputation is a good option would also have to depend on which limb had been affected and overall condition of the dog. Removal…
Speak of the devil … that’s how that saying goes, right? Just this week I was reading and discussing Dr. Nelson’s post about a rescued Boxer who was completely infested with brown dog ticks. (Apparently, brown dog tick is the most common tick in Arizona, where this dog was found) There must be at least fifty or more ticks on…
Transitional Cell Carcinoma (TCC) is nasty cancer that invades the urinary bladder. Bladder tumors in dogs are relatively rare but if your dog is going to have one, the odds quite high that it’s going to be TCC. The common signs, straining to urinate and blood in pee, are not unique to cancer and can be caused by other conditions.…