Heroes for Healthy Pets | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT, Board-certified Veterinary Specialist
Excited to have my veterinary continuing education company, VETgirl, help educate pet owners on infectious diseases in dogs and cats! Heroes for Healthy Pets Program Helps Veterinary and Pet Businesses Maintain Disease-Free Facilities Infectious Disease Management Certification Program Launches LAS VEGAS, Nev., March 5, 2018 – Over the past few years, the incidence of infectious disease outbreaks in dogs in the United States has increased, and one of the best ways to combat this growing...
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Dog food potentially contaminated with pentobarbital euthanasia solution | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT, Board-Certified Veterinary Specialist
If you feed your dog Gravy Train, Kibbles ‘N Bits, Ol’ Roy, and Skippy products, please pay attention! There is a chance that the food may have been contaminated with veterinary euthanasia medication, pentobarbital. Here’s the official release from the FDA here and from the company’s website HERE. You can see the specific products HERE: February 16, 2018 FDA Alerts Pet Owners About Potential Pentobarbital Contamination in Canned Dog Food Manufactured by The J.M. Smucker...
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Important information from the FDA re raw food for pets | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT
If you feed your dog or cat raw food, please see the latest update from the FDA here from February 13, 2018: Important information from the FDA re: raw food for dogs The FDA is alerting pet owners to a history of four recalls of and multiple complaints associated with Darwin’s Natural and ZooLogics pet foods, manufactured by Arrow Reliance Inc., dba Darwin’s Natural Pet Products, over the period from October 17, 2016 to February 10, 2018. In each instance, the company recalled these...
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Raws for Paws pet food recall | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT, Board-certified Veterinary Specialist
For Immediate Release February 8, 2018 Contact Consumers Raws for Paws 612-465-0372 Announcement View Product Photos Raws for Paws of Minneapolis, MN is recalling approximately 4,000 pounds of its 5 lb. and 1 lb. chubs of Ground Turkey Pet Food because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the product and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having...
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What you need to know about dog flu | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT, Board-Certified Veterinary Specialist
Can dogs get the flu? If your dog is showing any of these signs below, get to a veterinarian or an Animal ER, as your dog may have Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (CIRD). One of the causes of CIRD is Canine Influenza Virus (CIV), or “dog flu.” Signs of CIV include: Sneezing Coughing Pus discharge from the nose Fever Inappetance or not eating Lethargy Difficulty breathing Exercise intolerance Gastrointestinal signs (e.g., vomiting, diarrhea) albeit less common Treatment for...
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