Canine Massage Case Reports
Aimee Johnson of Little Bear Animal Massage (littlebearanimalmassage.com) in St. Paul, MN, reports: One of my clients is a 13-year-old German Shepherd Dog, Izzy,...
Canine Massage Therapy
As a newly board-certified canine massage practitioner, I want to encourage everyone who is dedicated to their dogs to consider adding professional massage to...
Canine Cancer Resources and Hope
For each of the past six months, I’ve written an article for WDJ about the cancers that most commonly afflict dogs. It’s my sincere...
Winter Warnings for your Dog
One might think that growing up in Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin would have inured me to the effects of bitter cold, hip-deep snow drifts,...
Canned Food Is Not Bad for Dogs’ Teeth
If you ever want to see us develop a twitch when asked a question, ask us something about the teeth-cleaning ability of kibble.
First, you...
On the Horizon: Hemangiosarcoma Studies
Every veterinarian who has treated a dog with HSA wishes for better early diagnostics and more effective therapies to stop the growth of the...
You can’t help it: Reconsidering past decisions after a devastating diagnosis
It’s been nearly 2 1/2 years since we lost our precious dog Linus to hemangiosarcoma. He was a sweet, silly, athletic Portuguese Water Dog...
Making the Most Out of the Time You Have
Roo was a large, adventurous, mixed-breed dog belonging to my colleague and friend Tory. In August 2008, at about 13 years of age, Roo...
Hemangiosarcoma in Dogs
While a diagnosis of canine cancer is never good, there are few types worse than hemangiosarcoma (HSA). Like all cancer diagnoses, it’s frightening, shocking,...
She Wrote the Book on Canine Cognitive Dysfunction
Eileen Anderson is an Arkansas-based author who also maintains the Dog Dementia website, a resource for people whose dogs have been diagnosed with CCD...
Nutritional Help for Canine Cognitive Dysfunction
Food and supplements can play a part in maintaining optimal canine cognitive functioning and supporting an aging canine brain. Dr. Fry advises talking with...
Dog Dementia: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Mercury, my Chihuahua-mix, turned 17 years old this year, making him (by far) the oldest dog amongst all of my friend’s dogs. When people...