Essential Veterinary Care by Dr. Patti Maslanka, VMD Guide to truly preventative health care and extending healthspan for your furry friend As we welcome these wonderful creatures into our homes…
LEPTOSPIROSIS The Lepto vaccine has recently been shifted from non-core to essential core vaccine status recommendation for dogs in the United States. This really warrants us looking at this disease,…
PARVO is deadly. So difficult. The sweet pups that did not ask to suffer like this struggle as their intestinal lining basically sloughs out and their bone marrow is reduced…
Genetic testing is available for dogs and is becoming more and better refined all the time. Embark is just one company that offers intensive genetic testing looking for markers in…
The array of foods available for you to choose for your friend is simply dazzling. There is a torrent of advice on what is best and how to provide optimal…
About one third of veterinary visits now center around itching. Itchy ears. Itchy feet. Itchy fanny. All over itchies. These dogs are suffering and they are often keeping their owners…
Pain is a disease, in and of itself, independent of the original trigger. Chronic pain morphs or changes into a malfunction of the pain perception mechanism and becomes its own…
