Dr Erik Johnson - Veterinarian
Companion Animal & Fish Health
Ask The Doc – The monthly question and answer entry at DrJohnson.com
Old Dog Tremors – Is it Normal For My Dog’s Leg To Tremor? Commonly we will see one or two limbs on a dog that simply tremor. Key elements of a “Don’t Worry About It” response are: 1) Pet seems unaware 2) Happens upon some excitement 3) Pet acts perfectly normal in every other respect … Read more
“I am a keeper of koi fish and Dr. Johnson has been so helpful to me in understanding koi health and disease. I have been using Praziquantel for a number of years to treat flukes. Recently, a friend forwarded me a comment made on Koiphen saying that Prazi was no longer effective against flukes and … Read more
Some of you probably have read that you can get coronavirus from your dog, there are retired pharmacists and retired Cardiologist and Retired human dentists who have made themselves experts in veterinary medicine since their retirement. I would never ever retire from veterinary medicine and then hold myself out as an expert on human cardiology. … Read more
Dr Johnson, I got your address from my friend Jason who you recently helped with a pecan nut problem. I may or may not have a KHV problem. If I can give you the story I hope you can tell me if there is anything I should do. I dug a pond last fall and … Read more
How should I make a good dechlorinating solution? I have read about some pretty high doses, like 250 grams in 500ml of water to make a stock solution. A: First, let’s tell our reader how to get dechlorinating granules, Sodium Thiosulfate: See below for link to find like, 5 pounds of sodium thiosulfate for overnight delivery. … Read more
What is “Flashing” in Koi or Pond Fish? “Flashing” is basically just a fish that is “scratching” itself on the pond / tank bottom, or ornamentation. It USUALLY doesn’t mean anything, unless it’s “more and more common” or it’s happening at least hourly. There are lots of causes of flashing koi illuminated here (click). Just … Read more
Vitamins in teleost freshwater fishes are another way to spend money. But before you buy vitamins for freshwater fish, please put the money in an envelop and mail it to the Department of Labor. It will do you about as much good there as it will in your fish tank. Freshwater fish are inundated by … Read more
What’s the Best Dog Probiotic on Amazon? We’ve almost forever known that our gut contains germs. We learned a little more recently that many of the germs in our gut a “good” and necessary. In the recent past, science learned that we can implant / transplant beneficial germs to the gut. Very recently, we realized … Read more
My Koi Ate TWO PECANS Whole! Should I Be Worried? “Before I go any further, I am self employed, and nothing annoys me more than folks expecting me to do what I do for a living for free. In this regard, I intend to pay you for any consultation, so please let me know your … Read more
I Need To Find a Home For A Rescue Dog I’m figuring in Cobb County, Marietta because I don’t know any other “market” for rescues. So, there’s like, four or five avenues, besides dropping a pet off at the dog ‘pound’. Angels Among Us is one of my favorite rescue organizations, I do NOT know … Read more
The Difference Between Heartworm Treatments My friend is fostering a dog through a rescue and the dog is heartworm positive. I was wondering what is involved in slow kill treatment for dogs with heart worms? This rescue seems to be preferring the slow kill treatment while the foster is unsure of the slow kill treatment. … Read more