Tag: erikjohnson

12
Jun
2021

Acclimating fish as they come in from shipping

When fish are shipped from place to place by air, they are packed in sick plastic bags…

12
Jun
2021

Getting blood for a blood sugar

If you are diabetic dog has sebaceous warts on it, those are excellent places to get blood…

12
Jun
2021

Keratin Cysts

A keratin cyst is a little pocket of wax under the skin. There is a small thin…

11
Jun
2021

Removing glandular growths from the edges of the eyelid

Cysts on the edges of the eyelid can be snipped off, or they can be removed with…

11
Jun
2021

Socking a dog’s head

This is variably successful: some dogs just won’t leave a sock on their head. So sometimes you…

11
Jun
2021

Springtime coat rehab

Springtime coat rehab this is how I get Ajax ready for summer. This is how I pull…

10
Jun
2021

Anatomy Bulging & Ruptured Disc Explainer

10
Jun
2021

Taping a dogs ear in a pinch

Sometimes you want to keep a dog from shaking his ear too much. We need to take…

10
Jun
2021

If you decide to squeeze a wolf worm

A wolf worm or botfly is a fly larva that gets under the skin. It creates a…

10
Jun
2021

Putting a Ziploc bag in the sock when socking a dog leg

Sometimes you want to protect a dog foot from drying, sock lint, and or keep medicine on…

10
Jun
2021

Crushing a pill in a Ziploc bag

Sometimes crushing a pill is easier in a Ziploc bag than it is in an actual pill…