Chronic “on and off” Diarrhea in Small Doggos
For some small breeds like Yorkies, Morkies, Maltese, Shorkies, etc there’s a recurring cycle of:
Diarrhea to Colitis to HGE (Hemorrhagic GastroEnteritis)
ERIK JOHNSON
What difference does temperature make
There’s just some highlights I thought I’d bring up regarding temperature and Koi. The way sometimes water temperatures impact treatments and Fish and their metabolism and even the filtration system. You could get some general ideas about health factors in your pond it when the water temperatures are in these ranges. Kind of, what the … Read more
When fish are dying in the bag.
Sometimes you get fish shipped to you especially in the warmer months, or if the bags are over packed, or if there has been a delay, and the bag is a disaster. If fish are dying in the bag, it is advised that you do not go through any lengthy procedure to get the bags … Read more
Acclimating fish as they come in from shipping
When fish are shipped from place to place by air, they are packed in sick plastic bags with pure oxygen, usually an ice pack. By the time they arrive the water is in poor condition. With a lot of ammonia and a high carbon dioxide levels and a low pH. The fish have been retaining … Read more
Getting blood for a blood sugar
If you are diabetic dog has sebaceous warts on it, those are excellent places to get blood samples for glucose testing at home. There are no nerves in a sebaceous wart because they are made of purely sebaceous gland tissue and not the nerves that go with that. The blood in a sebaceous wart is … Read more
Keratin Cysts
A keratin cyst is a little pocket of wax under the skin. There is a small thin capsule of tissue around it that keeps it from bursting. Sometimes they burst out of the skin which is fine. Other times they burst under the skin which creates a massive immune response and a festering sore. Very … Read more
Socking a dog’s head
This is variably successful: some dogs just won’t leave a sock on their head. So sometimes you have to use a sock along with a cone. Other times you can secure it with some tape. Other times, you don’t have to. In any event, depending on the size of the sock and the size of … Read more
Taping a dogs ear in a pinch
Sometimes you want to keep a dog from shaking his ear too much. We need to take the ear down. Sometimes you can cut the toe of a sock out and slide the sock over the dogs head. Sometimes a cone collar can be used to keep the dog from shaking its head. Sometimes all … Read more
If you decide to squeeze a wolf worm
A wolf worm or botfly is a fly larva that gets under the skin. It creates a bump, with a small juicy pore in the middle of it. If you stare at it you will see the wolf worm breathing through the pore in the skin. If you decide to break this, you have to … Read more