My dog just ate fertilizer – is it poisonous? | Dr. Justine Lee
Did your dog just eat fertilizer? Did your dog just eat cocoa mulch? Getting ready to work in the garden this summer? Before you do so, make sure you know about potential garden dangers that can poison your dog. When in doubt, keep your pets inside while working with some of these common garden or yard dangers. Fertilizers During the spring and fall of the year, homeowners often use fertilizers to spruce up their lawn. Fertilizers come in several types: granules or water-based products (that...
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5 changes to make this month… for your dog’s sake… | Dr. Justine Lee
You may have seen the bumper sticker “Help me be the type of person my dog thinks that I am…” After all, pets love us unconditionally and seem to ignore all our faults, stress-attacks, and bad moods. As a result, it’s our responsibility as pet owners to afford our dogs and cats (aka, family members) the emotional, financial and physical attention that they need – to make sure we’re providing an environment that is healthy, safe, and mentally stimulating to them. As a small token of...
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Dog collar and leash review | Pet Products | Dr. Justine Lee
Recently, I had the opportunity to check out a new designer leather, handmade dog collar by iQ Studio. These are heavy duty, 100% vegetable tanned leather and secured with brass hardware. What’s unique about these collars (besides not being made in mass production by China) is that all the collars are hand-tooled (which means that these iQ Studio dog collars are hand cut, dyed, punched, burnished and stitched together by hand). I tried out this type here: While I didn’t get to use...
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A new treatment for dogs with hay fever (atopy) | Dr. Justine Lee
The veterinary drug company, Zoetis, just released a new treatment option for dogs with atopy (e.g., canine hay fever – instead of sneezing and sniffling, dogs itch instead from allergies!). This new drug called Canine Atopic Dermatitis Immunotherapeutic (CADI, for short), is now available for both general veterinarians and board-certified veterinary dermatologists to use. This is an injection of the molecule IL-31, and is an antibody injection to help manage and treat dogs with...
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How to keep your dog safe around the pool this summer! | Dr. Justine Lee
Summer Swimming: Pool Safety With Your Dog The dog days of summer are when many of us hit our backyard swimming pools, but just like our two-legged children, our four-legged friends should also be supervised when enjoying this great outdoor activity. Besides some of the obvious threats that face our pets, like being on the lookout for signs of dehydration and overexertion, we should also beware of other potential perils found underneath the summer sun. While the infographic below warns us of...
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