The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that a Canadian cow that tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also known as “mad cow disease”) may have been used to manufacture dry dog food, some of which was reported to have been shipped to the United States. The Canadian government prevented the BSE positive cow …
Revised December 2011. Some breed magazines a few years ago carried a short article by Doctors Foster and Smith on dewclaws. Now, these are good vets and good businessmen as well as lovers of dogs, and besides, one of them looks a little like me, so they must be really good, right? However, I would …
An old dog is a special friend. We remember the times we shared and are often saddened by the changes we see. As our companions age, they undergo both physical and metabolic changes that affect our interaction with them. These physical and metabolic changes can often manifest themselves as behavioral changes. Understanding these changes can …
This article is slightly more than an update on the hip registries operating in the U.S. (and Canada, to a great extent). I hope to not only bring you the current status of each as we turn the corner into 2003, but also stress again the importance of lobbying for an …
PREVIOUS PAGE FLUTD FLUTD is one of the intractable diseases encountered in feline practice. The July, 1993 edition of the JSAP carried an article by Sydney University, Associate Professor ADJ Watson in which he reviewed the work of Markwell (JSAP 34 pp157-162) and commented on the work of Osborne et …
PREVIOUS PAGE FOUL MOUTH AIDS – A DIETARY DISEASE The following paper was published in the Post Graduate Committee in Veterinary Science’s Control and Therapy Series. Raw Meaty Bones Promote Health Control and Therapy No. 3323 The raw versus processed food debate became obstipated. A stand-off occurred across the …
Previous Page POLITICS AND ECONOMICS In our modern world the final arbiters of truth are the ‘experts’ (until the populace tires of being misled). Consequently politicians, bureaucrats and consumer watchdogs defer to the veterinary profession as presumed experts for a ruling as to what is acceptable. In fact, the veterinary profession appears to have abdicated …
(A MODERN VETERINARY SNAFU) Presentation to: Staff & Students Faculty of Veterinary Science Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand 9 September, 1993Please visit Tom’s Web Site http://www.rawmeatybones.com/ Table of Contents Summary Introduction The Name Logic Psychology Politics and Economics Environmental Impact Veterinary Science Health Periodontal Disease Periodontal Consequence Foul Mouth AIDS – A Dietary Disease …
(One woman’s fight against GSD Myelopathy and the apathy of the GSDCA) August 4, 1998 Perhaps I have led a charmed life, for nothing in my life could have prepared me, on that infamous day, for having to euthanize my companion of 13 years, my sweet German Shepherd Dog, Jack Flash. I knew Jack was …
“Dog owners are not mushrooms – we don’t need to be kept in the dark and thrown manure from time to time! “ Myth No. 1 Vaccines protect our dogs against disease, helping to ensure they live long, healthy, happy lives. Wrong! Vaccines only sometimes protect our dogs against disease (if at all). …