Lyme disease in dogs: Part II | Dr. Justine Lee, DVM, DACVECC, DABT, Board-Certified Veterinary Specialist
Last week, we talked about what Lyme disease is and how to prevent it. Today, we’re going to focus on how to treat it and diagnose it accurately. Is Lyme disease treatable? If your dog tests positive for Lyme disease – or more importantly – is clinically sick from Lyme disease, then treatment includes an antibiotic called doxycycline (which often needs to be given for 4 weeks). While this is a relatively “safe” antibiotic, doxycycline can cause vomiting, esophagitis or reflux,...
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Lyme disease in dogs | Dr. Justine Lee, DVM, DACVECC, DABT, Board-Certified Veterinary Specialist
Ah, Lyme disease. Not only is it the #1 mispronounced disease of the summer (it’s Lyme, not Lymes disease, folks!), but it’s probably the #1 misdiagnosed disease out there too. This Gram-negative spirochete (bacteria-like) organism Borrelia burgdorferi was originally discovered in Old Lyme, Connecticut in the mid-70s. Nowadays, over 90% of the cases of human Lyme disease come from Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,...
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Guggenheim Animal Abuse art exhibit | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT, Board-Certified Veterinary Specialist
This veterinarian is going to call it. It’s animal abuse, folks. Torture is not art. If you haven’t heard, the Guggenheim Art was gearing up for a special exhibit to air on October 6, 2017 called “Art and China after 1989: Theatre of the World.” This was organized by the curator, Alexandra Munroe, and was supposed to show contemporary art coming out of China during the transformative period from 1989 until 2008. Thankfully, an online petition on Change.org asking the...
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What to do if your dog eats ibuprofen (e.g., Advil) | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT, Board-certified Veterinary Specialist
In the past few weeks, I’ve had multiple dog owners bring in their dog for Advil (e.g., ibuprofen) poisoning. While this is “treatable,” the past few cases have been frustrating to treat. Want to know why? Because the pet owners brought their dogs in too late… The last two pet owners waited 4-12 hours to bring their dogs in. They tried to induce vomiting at home, and while they dogs vomited, they didn’t seek further care until hours later, when their dog continued...
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Review of the Furbo Treat-Throwing Dog Camera | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT, Board-certified Veterinary Specialist
While we often use our nanny cams or home security systems to check out what’s going on in our house, we haven’t used technology to spy on our pets until recently. Well, dog technology just got better. I’m excited because I just got my first Furbo Dog Camera, the dog treat tossing camera! The original idea of the Furbo Dog Camera was born back in June of 2014, and after a successful Indiegogo (Indiegogo even tested it also here!), they were able to release them in August 2016....
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My cat has squamous cell carcinoma | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT, Board-Certified Veterinary Specialist
If your cat was just diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma (commonly abbreviated “SCC”), I can whole-heartedly empathize. In this blog, I share my own story, along with some important information for cat owners to know if their cat was just diagnosed with this horrible cancer. My own 19-year-old cat, Seamus, was just recently diagnosed with SCC last month, and I’m heartbroken. Seamus was previously diagnosed with chronic kidney failure (CKF) and so I weighed him once a month...
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