Crayons manufactured by reputable companies are made safe to ingest (at least in small quantities) because those companies’ owners know that somechildren will be chewing on them. Crayola brand crayons even say “non-toxic” right on the box. As a result, we know this tip is safe. We like for our clients to participate in our [...]
What will your dog be wearing for Halloween? This great costume is available on Amazon.com. If you like it, click here to buy. And send us photos of your pet’s costume! See you tomorrow, Dr. Randolph.
We must be careful to prevent allowing human concepts from interfering with the treatment of our dogs and cats. Today I suggested beginning a nearly-14-year-old Chihuahua on Hill’s Prescription Diet k/d, when the pet owner resisted. “Dr. Randolph, I had a dog 15 years ago who had kidney failure, and we tried to use k/d [...]
SAMe is a neutraceutical. Neutraceuticals are nutrients with pharmaceutical properties. SAMe is the abbreviation for s-adenosylmethionine. It is also abbreviated SAM-e. SAMe occurs naturally in the body, manufactured by combining methionine, an amino acid, with adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the body’s main energy molecule. That reaction occurs throughout the body, but mostly in the liver. As with [...]
The phone call started in an ordinary way, “Dr. Randolph, I need to make an appointment for Gus.” A quick glance at Gus’ file in our computer system showed he wasn’t due for a routine visit, so I inquired of his owner about possible problems as a reason for the visit. “He has a yellow-green [...]
Katherine writes, “My dog’s sebaceous cyst burst today and it has left a hole just large enough for a Q-tip to fit. I’m a nurse and have cleaned the area and flushed the hole with NS (normal saline, a salt-balanced solution). Is there anything else I can do as my dog is 11 and my [...]
Peg writes from Pennsylvania: Dr. Randolph, my puppy recently had a Cuterebra larva removed. I was wondering, would it have been safer for the fly to develop and self-extract itself for a 9 week old pup vs. surgery. Also, what would the surgical procedure typically cost? Any comments would be helpful. As a new pet [...]
“My cat doesn’t need a microchip. She never goes outside.” “My dog doesn’t need a microchip. He’s always with me.” Willow is a beautiful tortoise-shell-colored cat who never, ever went outside. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Until the contractors working on the Squires family home left a door [...]
Sometimes administering pills to pets is a challenge. Every possible tactic you can think of has probably been tried. Some are a rousing success. Some are remembered for the magnitude of the failure. Many are recalled because of how well they worked at first, only to have the technique rejected later. When our Peyton [...]
The United States government is well-known for generating red tape. Still, when the will of a dedicated pet lover intersects a dog in need, even governmental regulations can be managed. Air Force Technical Sergeant Benjamin Collins is an 81st Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog (MWD) trainer. Not long ago his unit needed a new [...]
The Caribbean Cove Hotel and Water Park in Indianapolis, IN, is a kids’ dream come true. Granny and I took the opportunity of Labor Day weekend, 2011, to enjoy some special time with our two oldest grandchildren, Sara Riley, 9, and Charlie, 6. They are the children of son Jeremy and daughter-in-law Regina. Not surprisingly, we “stopped in” [...]
Labor Day. What does it mean to you? OK, one person says you mustn’t wear white after Labor Day. And, you are correct. You, in the back. You’re right, it’s a Monday off from work. And, you over there, with the Australian shepherd. Yes, it is a good day to go to the dog park [...]
Dewormings come in pairs. Deworming medication can kill only adult worms, so if your pet is diagnosed with hookworms, whipworms or roundworms, common intestinal parasites, treatment must follow the proper schedule in order to be effective. If the “first deworming” is given today, the “second deworming” will usually be administered in 2-4 weeks. In that [...]
“That preanesthesia laboratory testing is just for people. You don’t need to spend money on that before your dog has surgery.” That was the “advice” one of our clients got from a pet-owning friend when we discovered that her dog, Sweetie, had a mass in the mammary glands and needed surgery. So, we sat down and [...]
Lenticular sclerosis, also called nuclear sclerosis, appears as a greying of the lens of the eye. Most commonly pet owners first see it when light hits a pet’s eyes just right and some of the light is reflected back, cloudiness appearing through the pupil. Lenticular sclerosis is caused by the natural lens hardening process [...]
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