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 [...]
An error occurred in sending Tuesday’s post to subscribers and some did not include the video that was to accompany the story. By clicking this link you may access the post and see the video, as well. Enjoy, Dr. Randolph
Cataract is defined as “an opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye” (credit Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 25th Edition). This definition is often expanded to include the capsule, or outer covering of the lens. Throughout life the canine lens produces new fibers. These fibers are contained inside the capsule, preventing the lens from [...]
Thank you for indulging Brenda and me as we continue the saga of Willie and Emmylou. For the scary start we got off to with Emmylou yesterday, things were unbelievably different by the time I got home from work. Even as early as our arrival at home after the airport Emmylou had begun to be [...]
Frankly, it was scary. Not just a little scary, but really scary. We opened the crate our new puppy came to us in, and she stared off into the distance like a zombie. My mind reeled. “Are you sick? Are you dehydrated? Did you get overheated on the flight? Or worse, do you have a [...]
Heidi writes, “Our cat, Meowser, has some hard object just below her knee joint. We tried to clip the hair around it to see if we could loosen it. It does not seem to be attached to the main part of her leg, but it may be underneath the skin. Although we had her front legs [...]
Saturday appointments at your veterinarian are special. Currently many veterinarians are closed on Saturday. Those of us who still work on Saturday are typically open four hours, usually 8 AM to Noon. Last-minute appointments are usually scheduled as work-ins because Saturday mornings can often be booked up weeks in advance. Therefore, if your pet is [...]
A client family, a retired engineer and his retired schoolteacher wife, has taken an engineer’s scientific approach to a problem that has bugged him for a long time. Their cats (the current one, Sedona, and their previous one, Sofa) caused problems tracking cat litter onto the cars. With unlimited access to the attached garage in [...]
Brenda and I are in Louisville, KY, attending the birth of our fourth grandchild, second grandson. His name is Owen Andrew Christ, named after his father, Andy, plus a first name they liked. He is happy, healthy and everything else a little boy should be. He was born on Sunday afternoon at 4:45 PM, weighed [...]
We didn’t want to make a decision, we wanted Martha to tell us when she was ready to go. We have prayed extensively, we have listened to Martha and observed her actions. We have documented that it has been a month since she last ate, and she has been living on water, love and will-to-live [...]
It happened again. I often get the impression that people think I’m “the lawyer speed-reading a radio commercial disclaimer” when I tell them that their dog needs to come back in six months for another heartworm test because they missed one or more doses of heartworm preventive. The exact script is here. And, no, I don’t rush [...]
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