Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
There is a great benefit of physical therapy and rehabilitation to help your dog. But can you do any of that at home? Of course, that depends. If you don’t know what you’re doing you could cause harm or make no difference at all. Although gentle massage is always great it might not be effective. It is always best to…
Lilly, the fearful Border Collie who served as the canine heroine in my life, is a bit famous for being bitten. Lilly turned seven years old this spring and her tally includes: Many fly bites over three summers, leading to creepy larva under the skin Two rattlesnake bites to the face and one close call, in four known encounters at…
As technology evolves, there is more and more your veterinarian can do for your dog without your dog’s physical presence. One day, you might just have your smartphone collect vital data and transmit the information to your vet for assessment without the need for an office visit for most things. We are not that far yet but there is veterinary…
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…
Do you know that too much heat can seriously harm and even kill your dog? Hyperthermia is a term that describes [dangerously] elevated body temperature. It falls in two categories: fever non-fever Fever is an increase in body temperature as part of the immune response. A heatstroke is a form of hyperthermia that happens that the body’s ability to cool…