I’ve been seeing a lot of fuss made among ‘natural’ dog health advocates over a recent study on dogs with Pyometra, a sometimes-fatal inflammatory condition of the uterus. It showed that dogs already ‘infected’ with Pyometra survived at a very …
Roadie About 20 years ago, I got a call from my sister about her 2-year old Pomeranian, “Roadie”. It seemed he had a severe case of Pancreatitis and was having to spend the night at the ER. I don’t remember …
Kennel Cough is supposed to be a “very contagious” illness. And it does seem to “make the rounds” sometimes, as it is said to do. Yet in the decades I’ve been handling dogs and seeing them exposed to other coughing …
Are dogs really “allergic” to chicken? Firstly, if you’re wondering why I have the word “allergic” in quotes, you will want to check out my article and video on “allergies” in general. Basically, allergy is the theoretical concept that attempts …
Question: My 8 yr old girl had Pancreatitis in September and had lots of antibiotics. Her WBC is elevated to 19.98. She has Addison’s disease and a grade 3 heart murmur. I have been adding in a lot of supplements. …
What’s the best diet for your kidney diseased dog? You may have been told by vets and others that s/he needs to eat “low protein”. If so, please read on. Feeding a diet low in protein will not necessarily help …
Many things are typically listed on veterinary websites as causes of bad breath. Among them, kidney disease, mouth tumors, dental disease and a few others. It seems never to be entertained by vets that bad breath might be a normal …
Once again, we’ve been had For over a century now, the “allergies” concept has been used by both practitioner and afflicted as a scapegoat for every unpleasant, anomalous reaction that humans and pets have to varying innocuous stimuli. When no …
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably got a dog with chronic ear inflammation. I did, too, a long time ago, before I knew the truth about this problem. Once I figured it out, I resolved my dog’s ear issues forever …
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Also known as “hunger pukes” or the obvious “bile vomiting”, the vet industry calls it “Bilious Vomiting Syndrome”. You’d think anyone who uses an impressive term like that one to describe a condition in which a dog regularly pukes yellow …
