How to keep your geriatric dog more comfortable
Thanks to the developments in veterinary medicine, our dog and cat population is living longer and longer! This is due to preventative medicine, good nutrition, anti-arthritis pain medication and improvements in quality of care. Two of the easiest things you can help your dog or cat live longer? Prevent obesityRoutine preventative care with your veterinarian Prevent obesityA long-term study conducted by Purina found that dogs that were fed less and in good body condition lived on...
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How to euthanize a dog with Tylenol… and why you don’t….
As a veterinarian, I never thought I’d be writing on a blog on how to euthanize a dog or cat with Tylenol at home… A few months ago, a fellow veterinarian contacted me about a blog that she saw on Petbloggish.com about how to euthanize a dog at home with Tylenol (which contains the active ingredient acetaminophen – which is more commonly called paracetamol in other countries). How to kill your own pet at home. For real. (Thankfully, they have since removed this...
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