Pet Loss Guided Meditation for the Holidays

Wow! The holidays pose extra hardships on grieving hearts. I decided to create a pet loss guided meditation to help those hurting this time of year due to

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Can I Give My Dog Dramamine?

Thanks to access to better tools that analyze big data I now know that people ask questions like this: Can I Give My Dog Dramamine: Is It Safe?

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Mistakes Dog Owners Make

Rather than mistakes dog owners make, maybe I should call this ... the dumbest things I ever did when it comes to dogs. Granted, most of them happened

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Shelter Dog Behavior After Adoption

A study done by researchers from the veterinary school at Ohio State University and published in August 2023, looked at shelter dog behavior after adoption at 7 days,

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Sulfa Drug Sensitivity in Dogs

Sulfa drug sensitivity in dogs often makes us think about Doberman Pinschers, but they are not the only breed potentially affected by sulfonamide medications. Let's look at theories

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Post Operative Bleeding in Dogs

Many of us likely think that post operative bleeding in dogs happens right away, but it turns out, in some breeds, some pretty scary post-op bleeding can happen

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CYP2B11 Deficiency Dogs

If dog lovers are aware of CYP2B11 deficiency dogs, they likely think of sighthounds. The list of breeds with the CYP2B11-H3 gene mutation, though, reaches far beyond greyhounds

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MDR1 Dog Breeds

Thankfully, all 3 of our dogs carry 2 normal MDR1 genes. We know that thanks to DNA testing. Most MDR1 dog breeds with mutations come from the herding

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FHO Surgery Dog

Let's take a look at FHO surgery dogs sometimes need. Click through to see Mr. Stix's actual pre- and post-operative x-rays from his FHO surgery in 2019. We

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Give Rice to Dogs? Why I Can’t Stop

Recently, I mentioned in another dog diarrhea post about how some dog lovers and veterinary hospitals no longer recommend you give rice to dogs with upset tummies. When

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