Tag Archives: Dachshund

Pets Can’t Think. Help Them.

Sometimes it’s necessary that we use more sense than our pets. I pulled into a gas station to fill a can for my lawnmower. Our oldest son wants us to have a self-contained, battery-powered electric mower like his, but the terrain at our house is just too rugged for anything less than a brute of [...]

Longevity And Aging Of Dogs and Cats

This week it was announced that Chanel, the “world’s oldest dog” celebrated her 21st birthday. In fact, the dog with the greatest recorded age was an Australian cattle dog named Bluey. Bluey was euthanized at 29 years and 5 months of age. Of course, this is an extreme case and most dogs live nowhere near [...]

Dog and Cat Fat Will Get You A Reality Show

Ever watch that reality show, The Biggest Loser? We’re thinking of starting such a reality show here at our practice. We can start with Amy, who was our first patient of the day today. Amy is a Dachshund who has had a weight problem for quite some time. We had started her on Hills Prescription [...]