Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
At no point is panicking part of our job description as dog parents. That doesn’t mean that we don’t volunteer ourselves for it. I know I do. However, not panicking doesn’t mean complacency. Cookie’s story On Sunday morning, Cookie got up looking quite sick. She was quite lethargic and weak and had no interest in food. She did come out…
What constitutes excessive drooling/hypersalivation? When should you worry about your dog’s production of saliva? Dogs drool; there is no way around it. Some will drool more, some less, depending on the breed and other factors. For example, if you have a Saint Bernard or a Newfoundland, you are used to drowning in excess saliva—with these dog breeds, a considerable amount…
This story was a good lesson that seeing doesn’t have to mean understanding. Observation and facts are one thing. What one makes of them, however, can be something else altogether. That’s why you always have to question how you interpret what you see. Jasmine’s story Jasmine was a senior Rottweiler girl who’s gone through many health challenges. We thought that…
When your dog sustains a serious injury it is always difficult to figure out what is the best treatment option. When the recommended treatment means surgery, it gets even more challenging. A surgical intervention always comes with risks. Knee repair surgeries are successful for most dogs. However, potential surgical complications range from minor to severe and include: anesthesia complications surgical…
by Dr. Greg Magnusson, DVM Generally speaking, dogs don’t get nosebleeds as often as people do. Bumps on the dog nose do very little internal damage, and injury-related bleeds are super uncommon. So when a dog’s nose starts dripping blood, there is often cause for concern. The worst part about nosebleeds in dogs though, isn’t the various and sundry causes…