Mushrooms Toxic to Dogs

So far, it's a chilly and rainy summer here in Colorado, which is quite rare. Weeks and weeks of almost-daily rain mean that scads of wild mushrooms keep

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USDA Approves New Parvo Treatment

In early May 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a conditional license to Elanco Animal Health Inc for a new parvo treatment that uses antibodies. Until now,

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Shively Animal Hospital Shooting in Kentucky

As a career journalist who specializes in topics in the veterinary space, I'm compelled to follow and report on the story of the Shively Animal Hospital Shooting on

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Foster Dog Forest German Shepherd Mix

Current foster dog FOREST (who is a German Shepherd mix dog) ended up in our local shelter after likely being hit by a car in late February 2023.

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FDA Approves Generic Cerenia for Dogs

At the very end of March 2023, the FDA approved the first generic Cerenia (maropitant citrate pills), which is used to prevent vomiting in dogs (and cats). This

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Dog Urine Sample Mistake

So much drama from a dog urine sample. I spent about a day last week worrying and wondering how our eldest dog, Clover, may have ended up testing

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Special Needs Dog Named Blue Seeks Guide-Person

Imagine a puppy being born deaf and with some vision impairment, especially in bright light. Now imagine his family returning the special needs dog to Summit Dog Rescue

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Arthritis Supplements for Dogs New Research Review

Well, crap friends. There's some surprising new intel on arthritis supplements for dogs in a recently published veterinary paper that looked at a bunch of prior studies into

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Blood Coming Out of Ear of Dog

Apparently, people get worried and search online for "blood coming out of ear" of dogs. Yikes! So I dug around on the veterinary medical research for insights and

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Patterns in Demand for Veterinary Services

Among the effects of the pandemic came a huge increase in demand for veterinary services. Several things drove that spike. Now, it seems demand for veterinary services is

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