Usually, the recommendation is surgery. Have you looked at the pros and cons to this? Here’s the PRO: the affected leg gets immediate stability. Here are the list of CONS (which also help explain what happened and why): It certainly costs a lot! 80% of dogs who...
There I go. Bold and aggressive. Again. I cannot tell you how many times clients have said to me that their dogs tumor was cut off and the surgeon “thinks he got it all“ because they had 2 cm margins. And because of this information, the pet owner thinks that their...
Let’s picture this scenario: your dog hurt something…whether he’s limping or holding up a leg or not walking. The advice from the regular vet is no exercise. No movement. Sit in a cage for six weeks. And yes, I’m sure they prescribed something, allegedly...
So, your dog has an ear hematoma… should you go to the vet? . There are a couple of questions you need to ask yourself in order to make this decision. . First of all, does your dog appear to be in pain? Some hematomas, which is a fancy word for blood blister,...
Where do we get the idea that cancer is causing pain? Sometimes I can see your pet is in pain or uncomfortable. However, the pain often is a consequence of all the conventional treatment… like surgery (obviously that can hurt A LOT). Bone cancer can be...
We live in a time where information is at our fingertips. So when your pet is prescribed a medication—any medication—please take a moment to look it up. And don’t just search for side effects in pets. Look up the side effects in humans too. . Why? . Because humans can...
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