Book review of “101 Essential Tips You Need to Raise a Happy, Healthy, Safe Dog”
Excited to have just finished reading Dr. Jason Nicholas‘ book 101 Essential Tips You Need to Raise a Happy, Healthy, Safe Dog. You can check out his website Preventive Vet, where he provides important information on common emergencies such as: Heat stroke Gastric dilatation-volvulus Lily poisoning High rise syndrome Feline urethral obstruction Puppy socialization In this short, 55 page, soft covered book, Dr. Nicholas provides simple tips that are short and sweet (The book is about...
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The Dangers of Esophageal Foreign Bodies in Dogs
Your dog’s throat The esophagus is a thin sheet of muscle located within the thorax that connects the mouth with the stomach and aids in pushing food and water down into the stomach. Once in a while, if a dog (or rarely, a cat) swallows something too large – or too sharp – for it to pass out of the esophagus, it can become an esophageal foreign body. Esophageal foreign bodies typically get stuck in two locations in the esophagus: near the base of the heart or in the back (i.e., caudal)...
Read MorePEDIGREE Adult Dog food recall affecting Mississippi, Arkansas, TN, and LA!
Mars Petcare US Announces Voluntary Recall of 22 Bags of PEDIGREE® Brand Adult Complete Nutrition for Dogs Sold at Dollar General in Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 26, 2014 – Today, Mars Petcare US announced a voluntary recall of 22 bags of PEDIGREE® Adult Complete Nutrition dry dog food products due to the possible presence of a foreign material. The bags were produced in one manufacturing facility, and shipped to one retail...
Read MoreThe Honest Kitchen | Dr. Justine Lee Product Review
So, I had my first opportunity to try out The Honest Kitchen (THK)’s dehydrated dog and cat food. [As my dog has food allergies and atopy, he’s on a hypoallergenic diet, so he didn’t get the joy of trying this out. That said, my cats tried both the cat and dog formulation as a result!] First, kudos to the packaging. Ecofriendly with a really small carbon footprint. It’s compostable, recyclable cardboard and BPA-free packaging (Remember that BPA is traditionally only in...
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How to treat cocaine poisoning in dogs | Dr. Justine Lee
In the animal emergency room, I occasionally see dogs poisoned by illicit substances. This is more prevalent in working police dogs who are often exposed to these potentially life-threatening drugs (e.g., as part of a drug bust or during training). In the next few blogs, I’m going to review overall management and treatment of some common toxins that I see. In today’s blog, we’ll talk about how to...
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