Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Do you have a hard time getting your dog to eat their pills? Some dogs accept medications well, some are quite finicky and some, like Jasmine was, couldn’t be fooled. She accepted a pill hidden in food once. Found it in there and that was it forever. She could tell whether the food was manipulated or not. If she really…
The body has an amazing capacity to heal itself. Regenerative medicine describes a group of processes that harness the natural ability of the body and enhances or concentrates it. Platelets When the body becomes injured, a natural healing process occurs to repair the damaged tissue. The body naturally signals platelets and other components in the blood supply to migrate to…
Dogs with different clinical conditions with different outcome goals, including musculoskeletal conditions, can benefit from platelet therapy. Pearl’s story Pearl was found as a stray on the streets. She was a bloody little malnourished baby girl. Veterinarians were not able to determine exactly what caused her leg disfigurement. However, because of the scar tissue and the scarring around her torso,…
When you’re trying to figure out what’s wrong with your dog, sometimes the obvious is the answer. Sometimes, though, your veterinarian might be missing a part of the picture. BooBoo’s story BooBoo is a rescue who loves hiking in the woods with her family. Her mom is sharing her story to help save lives. That spring, the whole family went…
Cats lick themselves all the time; they are big on self-grooming. It’s when they stop that you need to worry. Dogs, though, are not like that. That is not to say a dog won’t ever lick themselves—sure they do. Some of that has to do with keeping themselves clean too. However, when they lick themselves incessantly, there is a problem…