What leads any species to get a cold in the winter? Is it the ambient temperature changes or is it the changes in our bodies? I learned in veterinary school that anytime temperatures change more than 30 degrees in a 24 hour period that we are looking for respiratory...
Calcium lactate, calcium citrate and calcium carbonate are the most common calcium supplements (and all sorts of variations thereof, like calcium citrate/malate). Everyone says theirs is the best. But which one really is? Here’s the can of worms: some say the source...
n my view of the world, it is not acceptable to blame hair loss on a breed, unless we’re talking Chinese Crested dogs. Boxers should have a full coat of hair, like anyone else. If the hair loss is seasonal, what goes along with seasonal changes? Is your dog intact?...
I would have done a full panel. You can have normal T4 but the conversion to T3 (the active form of thyroid hormone) can be abnormal. Another thing that can be abnormal is the autoantibodies (which means that the thyroid gland is having an autoimmune problem and...
Just like humans, puppies and kitties lose all their baby teeth. In most cases, the teeth come out by 6 months old. In fact, that is one tool vets use to judge the age of a puppy – if she has her canine tooth (the big fang) she is 6 months or older. So, what happens...
