Dr Erik Johnson - Veterinarian
Companion Animal & Fish Health
Sometimes crushing a pill is easier in a Ziploc bag than it is in an actual pill crusher. You’re going to want a freezer Ziploc bag because the thin Ziploc bags will be punctured. You can put all the pills in the Ziploc and then smash it with a meat tenderizer on the smooth side.
Uses Vicryl small suture, 2-0 or smaller.
One knot finishes the whole line and the tails can’t get into the eye.
2-0 Vicryl is used in case any suture remains in the skin there will be minimal consequence.
The suture starts with a very long tail at the edge of the lid. The pattern is a simple continuous, except with each returning throw you either capture or avoid the first ‘free end’ as it follows the line down to the terminus of the incision.
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)
You will need:
A LOT of the time, you have to give a medicine to a dog or cat that won’t eat.
Worse, there are dogs who have no problem at all with biting their owners. (My dog would sooner die)
When you get a dog that won’t eat a pill, in a treat or piece of cheese or bread, you need to push the pill down their throat, or make it into a ‘drink’. And syringe that into the dog.
Measuring spoons that are ‘fairly’ accurate to the amount and milligram for things which have a very high and wide safety margin. Great spoons for measuring sodium ascorbate and rhizoma coptidis. https://drjohnson.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Dosing-Powders-Pretty-Accurately.pdf
I’m no genius but these three medicines work wonders on Arthritis in canines. I’m sure it’s because it intercepts three out of five of the common factors in canine arthritic symptoms. (I’ll pick all that in another article) Here’s the three medicines How they’re used What we want to achieve What we do with those … Read more
Hand Sanitizer? No, I Like Ethanol Spray Better Note to my family on how to protect themselves. Personal. See note at end about corrosive side effects of some alcohols*. Hand sanitizer is great. Above 60% ethanol it’s effective. But it’s not great for keypads, door handles, chair-arms, etc. You go to the gas station and … Read more
Folks sometimes call the office looking for something they can do for their dog til it can get seen, or over the weekend, or just IN CONJUNCTION with a standard treatment. And they ask about AZO, AZO Standard. Which is FINE to ask about except it turns out, the compound in AZO STANDARD is toxic … Read more
The Ultimate House Call Kit I think it would be cool to have a house-call Dodge van, shaped just like a fish, and maybe five porters to carry my gear, but I travel, and I need my gear to be SMALL, so I put together this kit to use for seminars, pond calls, pet shop … Read more
Management of fish “jumpers” When a Koi, goldfish and pond fish decides to end it all and makes the leap to the floor, there are several factors which may dramatically extend it’s survival on the ground until found. If the ambient temperatures are cool the fish will fare better. If the surface is non absorbent … Read more
