The AVMA has recently taken what I consider its worst stance in years. The group has formally announced its opposition to raw food diets for animals. Many people do not realize how little veterinarians are required to know about animals (and for my purposes canine) nutrition. I am sure many of you have walked into…
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If you want a friend in Washington…
get a dog. – Harry S. Truman Politics has been called a dog eat dog enterprise, but even the hungriest of mutts would probably steer clear of some of the offal dished out by some pols these days. While President Obama(above with Bo) probably has an edge on his challenger thanks to the whole dog…
Happy Memorial Day
We know dogs help soldiers on the battlefield. Here is a great article about how dogs are helping our vets once they leave the combat zone. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018302714_servicedogs28m.html
Pixie’s Recovery or The 3-Day Buzz
So this is a bit (or very much) late. Pixie spent the night at ACCES. The docs consider 30mg/kg of body weight dangerous levels of phenobarbitol for dogs. Ms. Buttercup was pegging the needle at 64mg/kg. So, in addition to feeding her charcoal and inducing vomiting, they tried a relatively new treatment which injected lipids(fat) into…
Pixie’s Recovery or The 3-Day Buzz
So this is a bit (or very much) late. Pixie spent the night at ACCES. The docs consider 30mg/kg of body weight dangerous levels of phenobarbitol for dogs. Ms. Buttercup was pegging the needle at 64mg/kg. So, in addition to feeding her charcoal and inducing vomiting, they tried a relatively new treatment which injected lipids(fat) into…
the American Canine 