Category: Ask The Doc

Ask The Doc – The monthly question and answer entry at DrJohnson.com

09
Jan
2020

Making Dechlorinator – Sodium thiosulfate

How should I make a good dechlorinating solution? I have read about some pretty high doses, like…

01
Jan
2020

What is “Flashing” in Koi or Pond Fish?

What is “Flashing” in Koi or Pond Fish? “Flashing” is basically just a fish that is “scratching”…

01
Jan
2020

Vitamins For Freshwater Fish Are a Waste of Money

Vitamins in teleost freshwater fishes are another way to spend money. But before you buy vitamins for…

31
Dec
2019

What’s the Best Dog Probiotic on Amazon?

What’s the Best Dog Probiotic on Amazon? We’ve almost forever known that our gut contains germs. We…

30
Dec
2019

My Koi Ate TWO PECANS Whole! Should I Be Worried?

My Koi Ate TWO PECANS Whole! Should I Be Worried? “Before I go any further, I am…

20
Dec
2019

I Need To Find a Home For A Rescue Dog

I Need To Find a Home For A Rescue Dog I’m figuring in Cobb County, Marietta because…

11
Dec
2019

The Difference Between Heartworm Treatments

The Difference Between Heartworm Treatments My friend is fostering a dog through a rescue and the dog…

26
Nov
2019

Fish Symptoms of Disease

Fish With White Eye White-eye is often a Flexobacterial infection. Injections are curative. In other cases, a…

26
Nov
2019

Stunting of Discus While Attacking Hexamita

Sadly, stunting can be permanent if it goes on long enough. I got a question about Hexamita,…

26
Nov
2019

For Discus, Metronidazole Injectable

Intestinal parasites in Discus are vulnerable to several methods of clearance, not the least of which is…

25
Nov
2019

Case: Can My Dog Food Cause DCM? Cardiomyopathy?

Hi, Dr. Johnson, Just ran into this article on the internet and was horrified that the food…