Behavioral Euthanasia and Dogs

Those who follow us on social media and subscribe to our site via email already know that our long-term foster dog Forest got adopted, returned a month later,

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How a Hospice Veterinarian May Have Prevented My Pet Loss Regrets

Right around the time our Old Man, Ginko, died in January 2016, I was working on an article for a veterinary trade magazine about the growing field of

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Why Not Vaccinating a Dog is a Big Deal

Because Lilly developed vaccine-induced meningoencephalomyelitis / meningoencephalitis (inflammation of the brain and lining of the brain and spinal cord) after getting a rabies vaccine, she can NEVER get

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Pro-Vaccine, Anti-Vaccine? Reflections After an Almost Deadly Adverse Rabies Vaccine Reaction

Today begins another 5-part series of posts about Lilly’s dangerous adverse vaccine reaction to a rabies vaccine earlier this year. Lilly continues to recover from meningoencephalomyelitis / meningoencephalitis

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Quit Making Me Cry, People!

Seriously, I’m a weepy disaster most days from stress and fatigue, but I swear my fellow bloggers and dog friends are wearing me down with sad tales. Empathy

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