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At the dog physio where Snowie has underwater treadmill sessions, he’s dried off with a chamois. Then a final rub down with a towel. They said that it saves having to dry sodden towels. So we bought a chamois (not the leather one, the “fake” chamois). Oh my word!! The magic of drying up! And I...

As many of you know, Snowie has had epileptic seizures since he was 1.5 years old. Infrequently, about one every 4-6 months. At 3.5 yo he was put on potassium bromide, but continued to have the same frequency of fits. Two years ago I decided to stop all flea and tick pesticides and chemical...

Snowie does not like being rinsed off after a bath. I use a watering can and it’s made a huge difference—he races around the pool when he sees the hosepipe. I also feed treats to keep him in one place. But feeding treats while rinsing off is very difficult. Today I accidentally dropped a treat...

Snowie has two skin tags on his right groin/inner hip area where there’s not much hair. Should I be worried? The first appeared about 3-4 months ago. A vet saw it and dismissed it “oh, just a skin tag”. But the other evening I felt another which is probably just starting cos it’s very small. Is...

https://www.hillspet.com/productlist The page has been updated on 20 March to add further canned products with excessive Vit D.

This Blind Runner Will Be the First to Race the NYC Half Marathon Guided Only By Dogs (Mods, please move to a more appropriate category if necessary—Thanks!)

I’m sure all the regulars know all of this. But I thought this article put it all in one place so well. The Importance of No

We’re painting our house. Everything needs to be moved (it’s a nightmare—we’ll have to move out at some point). Good time to declutter. First to go: the two Caesar Milan books I bought when we got Snowie as an 8-week-old puppy. Felt so good to throw them into the recycling. Ordinarily I would...

I’ve never given it a second thought that Snowie might make three poos on a walk. He poos on his morning walk and on his evening walk, but very seldom at other times. I was walking with my cousin today—he knows very little about dogs—and he commented about Snowie making a poo, then around the...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/suicides-among-veterinarians-has-become-a-growing-problem/2019/01/18/0f58df7a-f35b-11e8-80d0-f7e1948d55f4_story.html?utm_term=.519150c71e80 For me, it’s about treating everyone kindly. I have a lovely friend who lives in Oregon, US, who...

Tastes Like Chicken - The Science Dog From this article: “Take Away for Dog Folks: In this study, steamed chicken was evaluated as the highest protein quality, followed closely by raw chicken. Retorted chicken was of moderate quality, while the chicken meal, the form of chicken that is included...

Snowie has a great sense of humour. And he loves to tease us! I’m wondering if anyone else experiences similar? He gets a peeled raw carrot every night after dinner. He comes inside after eating dinner and one of us will give him the carrot. On many occasions, we’ll hold it out for him and...

All In The Mind - ABC RN by ABC Radio National on Apple Podcasts Description: If you love your pet dog, do they love you? This question intrigued Professor of Neuroscience Gregory Berns. He wanted to know what it’s really like to be a dog—if they feel the same emotions and have similar thoughts...

Yesterday Snowie broke his dew clew. Pretty sure it happened when he did the hooliest of hoolies when I was trying to rinse him off after a shampoo (he’s so itchy right now, poor boy—might be because of molting). I had the watering can in hand asked him to come to me on the “lawn” (not much in a...

Snowie took his last tiny dose of potassium bromide today. We’ve been weaning him off the meds since May. He’s not had a seizure in almost two years. When he had his blood panel done in April, the meds in his blood were in any case at a sub-therapeutic level so our vet said no need to be on...

Animal Drug Safety Communication: FDA Alerts Pet Owners and Veterinarians About Potential for Neurologic Adverse Events Associated with Certain Flea and Tick Products Our personal experience is that, since stopping all tick and flea pesticides, Snowie has been seizure free for 1.5 years. He’s...

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FDA Investigating Potential Connection Between Diet and Cases of Canine Heart Disease