Fun subject! Even my daughter likes to bathe the pooches. Most dogs love baths, most cats don’t – there are always exceptions. Do use lukewarm water, do use natural shampoo, do have plenty of towels and prepare for lots of water mess. So, a few pointers: Use a natural...
My short answer is acupuncture can help most conditions; I even use it carefully on my seizure patients! Personally, I use it more on internal medicine cases. Liver failure, kidney failure, and heart patients do better with acupuncture as part of their treatment. But,...
Liver failure can be acute (sudden) or chronic (slowly developing over time). There are many causes of liver failure. Eating sugar free gum, a virus, eating poor quality food, cancer, infection with a bacteria called leptospira, chemical toxicity are just an example...
First, why does this happen? Some dogs’ are water personality – they run from anything new. I had a dog who was fine about thunder until one summer in the mountains when a thunderclap occurred right overhead – too loud!! Some dogs are just nervous and jumpy about...
Grapes and raisins have an unknown toxic factor in them that can cause acute renal failure in dogs. In too high doses, they can be fatal. It seems weird that something we humans can enjoy does that, but our pets can’t tolerate Tylenol either, where we can. Our...
There are many, many possible causes for this. So, let me go through a few of the most possible. First, how long has it been? If everything else seems to be “normal” with your pet, it’s okay to go up to 24 hours without eating. It’s possible he has the flu. Of...
