The Difficult Decision to Amputate Your Dog’s Leg
Early last year, one of my friends fostered a young dog through a long recovery from an extensive surgery. The dog had been hit...
Taking Care of Three Legged Dogs
I’m not sure which is more difficult: making the decision whether or not to have your dog’s diseased or broken limb amputated, or picking...
Matters of the Heartworm
Heartworms are just what they sound like: worms, up to 14 inches long as adults, that develop and live within the blood vessels of...
Canine Knee Injury? Brace Yourself
Ten years have passed since WDJ explored “conservative management” – the nonsurgical treatment – of knee ligament injuries (see “Saying ‘No’ to Surgery,” February...
What Canine Conditions is CBD Proven to Treat Successfully?
Researchers are looking at CBD from a variety of angles: Is it effective? How does the canine body absorb, synthesize, and metabolize CBD? What is the recommended dosage for different ailments in canine patients?
Maintaining and Protecting Your Dog’s Paws During Winter
The sky was a brilliant blue, with glimmers of sparkling snow flashing across the path ahead as a light breeze blew it into the...
Add-On Wellness Plans
At the close of 2019, 2.82 million pets had health insurance, according to the North American Pet Health Insurance Association. Over the past five...
Which Dogs Should Not Receive CBD?
Continued research is essential to furthering our understanding of how CBD affects the canine body
Heartworm Prevention for Dogs with Food Allergies
Did you know that there are unflavored monthly heartworm preventative chews?
Canine Stem Cell Therapy
At this time last year I didn’t know stem cell therapy for animals was a thing. While searching for a job where I could...
Ringworm Isn’t Either
Ringworm is not a worm. Nor is it always ring-shaped. This misnomer of a term derived from an early inaccurate belief that the infection...
Behavioral Probiotics
The gut’s primary job is complicated and critical – extracting nutrients from food and moving waste products out of the body – it’s a...
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First Rattlesnake of the Season
I have relatives visiting from out of state, and after a two-day drive to get here, they want to stretch their legs...
