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What is Inappetance? This can be a decrease in appetite, or it can be that your dog or cat completely stops eating. If this has persisted, then your pet may be lethargic, weak – although you should not wait this long for clinical signs to appear. The causes are varied. They can include a sore tooth, to an abscess, to… [Read more]
What a crazy weekend.. My son Liam has been sick with flu like symptoms for the last 2 weeks. He had been away at a ski race, so I assumed a cold/flu virus.. But… On Wed AM he wakes up with this unusual ski rash/ swelling of his fingers and toes. I wondered about an allergic reaction, so I treated… [Read more]
Cognitive Dysfuntion This is similar to Alzheimer’s in people. Dogs accumulate deposits of beta-amyloid (a protein plaque) in the brain with age. Dogs show signs similar to people with Alzheimer’s. SIGNS Your pet sleeps much more and plays less. He has a graying muzzle, poorer hearing and poorer vision. You may see cataracts. He may show abnormal signs, such as… [Read more]
Riina Cooke learned her 9-year-old boxer Romeo had inoperable bone cancer, and she was devastated. She is doing something so very admirable and unique.. Cooke created a bucket list for Romeo, and has been filling his last days with adventures. Riding in a firetruck, a police car, a spa day, a massage, a prime restaurant meal: ‘Keg Steak dinner’ Cooke… [Read more]
Do these *really* work? Great question, and it’s one that I always ask myself when I consider using or suggesting an alternate option. A great example comes from treating coughs- in people and pets. For years in veterinary practice I was frustrated in that there was very little that conventionally works…there really aren’t very many good cough suppressants. So I… [Read more]
Veterinary Medicine has a bit of a drug problem As in using too many of them, too often. A classic overused drug.. Steroids. They are used for many veterinary conditions, from treating asthma in cats, suppressing the immune system in polyarthrits, to the most common condition- stopping the itching in allergic pets. But they come with side effects Here is… [Read more]
