Ear problems are unfortunately very common among our furry friends. While others may suggest using a chemical solution or immune-suppressive drugs, I prefer to try to treat ear problems in a more natural way. Ear problems are very often the effect of something else wrong in the body, such as a food allergy. Remember when …
Have you ever been told your animal companion has allergies, or maybe suspected she did? Many vets see allergy cases by the thousands. Routine steroids, anti-inflammatory, antibiotics, salves, creams and ointments are prescribed, although their success is variable and the price the animal’s body pays may be very steep. Here are some natural ideas to …
Revised December 2011. Copyright May, 1998, 2010 Some questions have been raised about how long results are good for, in the PennHIP reading, the OFA description of two-year-olds, or the SV ‘a’ stamp, OVC (Ontario Vet College), or other evaluations done at one-year of age. The terms “precision” and “accuracy” may be used by your …
PennHIP: Misconceptions and Misinformation Breeders have a very interesting tool these days in the Internet and/or e-mail. Information gets out much faster than print media can disseminate it. Among the accepted characteristics of such transmission are slightly higher “I.Q.” (inaccuracy quotients) and emotion levels. It seems that these minor failings are forgiven in the informal …
Detoxify means to rid of poisons or the effects of poison. Poison is defined as any substance that has an inherent tendency to destroy life or impair health. Pesticides, chemicals, devitalized food and vaccinations all set up toxic situations in the system. The body must rid itself of these poisons. We see symptoms of detoxification …
The Disease: Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) was first described as a specific degenerative neurologic disease in 1973. Since then, much has been done to understand the processes involved in the disease and into the treatment of DM. Hopefully, this will help you understand the problem and to explain further the steps that can be taken to …
This post is designed to give you facts about feeding dairy products of all kinds to your carnivore (cat/dog). I do not advocate feeding dairy products at all, and you may find the same for your own diet as well. Quite simply, no dairy product is a species-specific food. No where in the wild canine/feline …
Originally Published in The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Canada Newsletter. This is the time of year when we’re all starting to get really fatigued with winter in the northern climates, and when breeders start fantasizing about the upcoming litters they are planning, and dreaming of young puppies frolicking on …
Modified from an article in the September 1996 issue of the American Canine Sports Medicine Association Newsletter, volume 2, issue 3. This information has also been published in Field Trial Magazine, volume 1, no.1, pp. 12-13, 1997. “Limber tail” syndrome is a condition known to people who work with hunting dogs, but most veterinarians are …
Most animals get worms at some point in their lives. The key to successfully getting rid of worms and preventing their return is a healthy immune system. The common types of intestinal worms are tapeworms, roundworms, hookworms and whipworms. To see if your animal has an of these worms, as well as other intestinal freeloaders …