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)
Dog & Cat Library
All Things Dog and Cat, canine and feline diseases, treatments, trends, nutrition and more.
Stages of dental disease
Dental disease tends to center around the carnassial tooth which is the large tooth up under the eye. Pull the lip way back to see this tooth. The gumline may recede ahead of infection or tartar. Exposing the roots.
Luxating patella
The luxating patella can be the result of stretching or breaking of one of the patellar collateral ligaments, meaning one of the four suspensory ligament that hold the patella or kneecap in place. If the kneecap tends to stay out of place a lot, it may actually fuse or adhere in that position which makes … Read more
Chronic Skin Diseases
This is a video that addresses food allergy, atopy, and chronic skin infections.
Dermatology and some of the changes in its utility are discussed.
Several points of “bad medicine” are brought up.
Notably
- Lots of steroids (Even continuous steroids)
- Apoquel immune suppression
- Cytopoint vaccine
- Lots of antibiotics, even 24x7x365
- Changing food
Copperhead Snakebite
Snake Bite (Envenomation) of Dog or Cat by Copperhead
With the turn of Veterinary Medicine towards ‘not using steroids’ in animals, I’ve watched delayed-type-hypersensitivity reactions, and Addisonian-crises dogs die in the care of knowledgeable Emergency Clinic and Specialty Hospital clinicians. I’ve seen Copperhead bites cause unnecessary damage, and take weeks to heal.
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) for Dogs In Powder Form
I am a fan of Vitamin C in dogs. (And people)
I take 2 grams once a day. That’s not a recommendation but it IS a statement of experience. I know how it feels, tastes and it’s influence on my health and habits. (There is a concern about bowel effects and I’ve experienced none)
Triad
The arthritis “triad” is a combination of THREE commonly used medications for canine arthritis discomfort. Tramadol is used WITH the other three medications in highly severe cases of osteoarthritis pain. Normally “triad” refers to the combination of Deramax, Methocarbamol and Gabapentin. Methocarbamol and Gabapentin have a WIDE therapeutic index but given together can make a dog kind of “out of it” at first.
Feeding Puppies (Exhaustive, Complete)
I’ve answered this question a thousand times and never wrote anything down ha ha ha ha. This article answers all possible quesstions from what to feed, how much to feed, what brands to feed, when to feed and how many times a day to feed among other concerns. It’s downloadable or read online.
BlackBox
Diarrhea is a Black Box. You Can’t Tell What’s In There. See also: drjohnson.com/poop Diarrhea is a Black Box
Vitamin C Ascorbate for dogs
Vitamin C
Research seems to be validating more and more of Linus Pauling’s hypotheses about Vitamin C (ascorbate). Linus Pauling won the Nobel Prize, twice.