Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Infectious bronchitis, Kennel Cough, can sometimes progress to life-threatening bronchopneumonia or chronic bronchitis. A dog sick with Kennel Cough may or may not need medical treatment depending on how hard the infection hits them. And sometimes things can get complicated. Thank you, Jodi Chick, for sharing Kol’s story. Kolchak’s story Looking back, I wish I had just trusted my gut.…
When it comes to your dog’s symptoms, how do you know when you’re too paranoid and when you’re not paranoid enough? I admit I am incredibly paranoid as soon as there is anything different about my dog. Everybody tells me I’m too paranoid. The sad truth is, there is always a reason. I have seen too much. Every time I…
A common medical dilemma is a positive Lyme test in a healthy dog. What if a sick dog tests negative, though? What if your dog has all the symptoms of suffering from active Lyme disease but the test does not reflect that? Gus’ story Every dog can pick up an unwelcome deer tick here and there. Gus caught a number…
Shortly after I saw a couple of my veterinary friends announcing this service, our vet informed us about this opportunity with his clinic as well. Very cool. What is a veterinary care plan? It might come under different labels, our plan is called FVH Family Plans for Your Pet’s Health. Veterinary care plans are managed care plans versus the conventional…
Infrared thermography detects heat patterns in the infrared wave-length spectrum that are not visible to the eye. I have been excited about the veterinary thermal imaging stuff for a long time. It’s non-invasive, and I feel it can offer unique insights. I’ve been trying to get any of our vets or physical therapists to get one of these. I talked…