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Creating a home for your puppy

Many people go to great lengths to select the right puppy. They speak to breeders, go see puppies, read books, etc. They purchase their puppy, bring it home without considering a very important fact; creating a home for the puppy. The results of not making a home for your new puppy are well-known. The puppy […]

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Chewing

A dog is in a natural behavioral pattern when he is chewing. From the dog’s point of view, chewing serves the same purpose as reading a book, playing tennis, or lighting a big cigar after dinner. Dogs chew to relax. However, dogs chew for many other reasons, and if the behavior is not corrected properly, […]

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Benefits of spay or neuter

BECAUSE YOU LOVE YOUR DOG Sterilization surgery doesn’t just prevent unwanted puppies; it prevents many health and behavioral problems as well: By Camille J. McArdle, D.V.M. I had another case come into the clinic today, another heartbreak that didn’t have to be. This time it was a huge tumor in the chest that had metastasized […]

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Lymphoma in dogs

Cancer has become the leading cause of death in dogs. Approximately 1 in 3 domestic dogs will develop cancer, which is the same incidence of cancer among men. Lymphoma accounts for 7-24% of all canine cancers. Lymphoma generally affects lymphoid tissues, including the lymph nodes, spleen, and bone marrow, but lymphoma can arise in virtually […]

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Lucybella – Pets in the classroom

Lucybella’s owner shared this nice story with us: “Hi, my name is Lucybella. I am a 15 1/2-year-old wired hair fox terrier. I love the outdoors and one of my favorite activities is going to the river and riding with my owner on our wave runner. You may have seen us; I’m the one wearing […]

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Xylitol: hidden source of pet toxin

Hidden sources of pet toxins could mean trouble for patients Xylitol, a sweetener that causes hypoglycemia and hepatic necrosis (liver failure) in dogs, appears in products you’d never suspect. Many products such as nasal sprays, sleep aids, multivitamins, prescription sedatives, antacids, stool softeners, smoking-cessation gums, and other products may contain unexpectedly large amounts of xylitol. […]

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Xylitol poisonings in dogs from peanut butter

We had posted information about Xylitol and its danger for pets in the past, but need to revisit the subject because the number of reports to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center has increased notably. According to the center medical director Dr. Tina Wismer the center received 3,727 Xylitol-related calls in 2014. The actual number […]

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Titer vs. vaccinations?

“vaccination” is the administration of antigenic material to stimulate an immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate morbidity from infection. According to the veterinary medical experts contributing to the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) distemper, parvo, hepatitis, and rabies are infectious diseases that pets should be vaccinated for. […]

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Safe Handling of Chemotherapy at Home

Since little is known about the potential harm, if any, to people who care for a pet that is receiving chemotherapy, unnecessary exposure to chemotherapy drugs should be avoided. Chemotherapy drugs are given to destroy cancer cells. While these drugs work on cancer cells, they may also affect normal cells. This causes some of the […]

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