Tag Archives: hip dysplasia

Jabba And Hip Dysplasia

This started out to be a story about numerology. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m fascinated by numbers. I was examining Jabba because a family was considering purchasing him from his current owner. Jabba had been diagnosed with “some kind of hip problem that needs surgery” and his present master doesn’t have the funds to get [...]

Adequan Canine Heals Arthritis In Dogs

Adequan Canine is a prescription injectable compound designed to improve the health of canine joints, especially those adversely affected by arthritis. It is approved by the FDA under the license NADA 141-038. Adequan’s technical name is polysulfated glycosaminoglycan, or PSGAG, for short. When joints suffer from arthritis the cartilage in the joint becomes broken down, [...]

Avoid Puppy Mills, Adopt From A Shelter

One of the ways we can prevent the sadness we wrote about yesterday in Tila’s story is to stop supporting puppy mills and unscrupulous, indiscriminate breeders. Today I saw Rocky, a two-year-old, mixed breed small dog who is going to make his new family’s life very happy. He came from our local humane shelter and [...]

Dr. Randolph And Staff Lose Their Mascot And Friend

We lost our “mascot” today. Sweet Dorothy, our next-door-neighbor dog who loved to hang out at our clinic succumbed to old age and arthritis today. She was but one month from her 15th birthday, and quite spry for a 70-pound dog who had a human-equivalence age of 109. Dorothy was named after the writer, Dorothy [...]