Dr Erik Johnson - Veterinarian
Companion Animal & Fish Health
When I do a “V”-plasty on your dog’s eyelid(s) there’s a notch taken out of the eyelid and it’s opposed again with tiny, dissolvable stitches. But is it THAT easy? Nahhhhhhhhh There’s stuff to watch out for. And that’s in this document. Post Op V-Plasty Instructions Illustrated
Three Foolproof Skin Strategies for Itchy Dogs include antibiotics and a scorched-earth policy using shampoo that eliminates fungus and bacteria. Followed by Cytopoint. Alternatives include steroids and antibiotics, or even taking your pet to a dermatologist. (In Cobb County half of them don’t require referrals anymore.) Here’s how these three things can be ‘sure fire’ … Read more
This is a three page PDF download that steps a veterinarian or other advanced biologist or technician through the diagnostic algorithm for figuring out a fish disease case. (Simplified) https://drjohnson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/advanced_navigating_disease.pdf
There is an approach to ALL fish disease cases that people want to short circuit. They want to go from identification of a sick fish, to the potion that cures it. Sadly, almost all fish health cases are tied to water. So while people are trying to figure out what medicine they need, they’re losing … Read more
APHIS To Indemnify Damages for SVC to Breeders or Sellers, APHIS has released the following document that identifies the circumstances that they will, although unfunded and unable to pay, remunerate breeders and sellers of Koi and pond fish for livestock destroyed in their SVC eradication program. https://drjohnson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/APHIS_SVC-IndemnityMovement-FinalRuleSVC.pdf
The practice of Veterinary Medicine “without a license” would have you diagnosing diseases and making prescriptions for fish*. To avoid doing that, you can make an assessment of the pond and fish and note ‘what you found’ without actually referring to a parasite or condition as a diagnosis. Identifying the presence of a parasite isn’t … Read more
Broodstock health is a 7 page PDF file with all my slides from a presentation I made at University of Georgia on the subject of fish health in broodstock when they’re gathered for breeding purposes in the Spring, usually. It is instructive on the parasites, water quality issues, viruses and handling considerations when you put … Read more
This is an old diet. It employs some technologies that have since become mainstream like feeding low carbohydrate to cancer patients to mess up the cancer cell’s metabolism (they get sugar directly instead of normal-response to insulin) https://drjohnson.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/DogAntiCancerNutrition.pdf
This diet is intended for regular dogs that benefit from ‘people’ quality foodstuffs and would eschew fillers, second-rate meat, by-product meals, etc. If you cook for your dog, this will ensure that your dog gets EVERY nutrient in the right amounts. Without being fat as a result. It’s a PDF free download that’s thorough all … Read more
Full color, full page slides from a Powerpoint presentation made for tropical fish store retailers, pet shop owners. Of import I talked about water trickle systems as a way to get the best quality water possible, an overview of parasites and treatments, the use of salt and then discussed Bioseeding. Tropical Fish Health Presentation For … Read more
