I’ve seen it again and again. A new puppy comes in for its first examination, and it’s a train wreck. A “train wreck” is defined as a patient with so many problems the doctor doesn’t know where to start. Usually…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
