Thyroid Medicine. Does Your Dog Really Need It?

So many dogs get prescribed thyroid medication- not sure if it’s lack of understanding on the part of the veterinarian or if it’s simply how they’ve been trained. . Here is what we learned in Vet school: For dogs with a potentially under functioning thyroid gland ,...

How Do I Tell If My Dog Has an Environmental Allergy?

So… I’m guessing your dog is scratching? That’s usually the first reason that people think their dogs have allergies.  Scratching dogs are not because of allergies all the time. Some of the time, yes, butt not all scratching dogs scratch due to allergies. ....

What Do I Do About Pet Dandruff?

Let’s start with this: what is pet dandruff? Basically it’s dry skin.  And what makes skin dry? Dryness. Dry food. Dry environment. Dry skin. Winter.   What you really want to know is how to fix it and ultimately the fix comes from the inside.  But first –...

What To Do About Flaky Skin

We have a huge disconnect between humans and animals when it comes to flaky skin. Sometimes called dandruff.  In humans, if we have flaky skin, we know what to do. We wash it. A lot. In animals, we are terrified to touch it, which makes it build up more.  So we don’t...

What “They” Don’t Want You to Know About Bird Flu

Who are “they”?   I’m going to define “them”. “They” are the group who don’t want cat owners to know what’s up with the bird flu. “They” make money misdirecting the public. “They” were very likely involved in making dog owners think grain free kibble caused heart...

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