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Samba’s Story

August 29, 2015 | Leave a response

Samba’s Story: Samba, a little Miniature Pinscher, had a couple of conditions that are sadly super common to a lot of dogs. She had 3 surgeries doen to fix these problems! She had breast tumours. Dogs have a scary high incidence of breast tumours if they are not spayed – by middle age, about 6 … Read more

Knowing What to Look For… Why Pets Need a Check-up

January 18, 2014 | Leave a response

Have you ever seen a cat with its ankles hanging down to the ground? That cat is probably diabetic – this is a form of nerve damage that results from diabetes. Have you ever seen a pot-bellied dog with skin so thin you can see the veins?   That dog likely has a serious hormonal … Read more

Osteoarthritis Part 4: Lasers and Stem Cells

August 10, 2013 | Leave a response

There are new frontiers now in arthritis therapy! Now, instead of just using medications to stop the body from sabotaging itself, we have modalities to encourage it to heal itself.  Laser Therapy A subject near and dear to my heart! A better option for dealing with arthritis was my prime motivation for getting my laser … Read more

Osteoarthritis Part 3: Supplements

August 9, 2013 | Leave a response

It was not that long ago that supplements were viewed in the same light as voodoo, mysticism, and the power of positive thinking (also called the placebo effect.) But now the evidence is undeniable: these things WORK, and make a significant difference in the management of arthritis. Cartilage builders: Remember how in part one, we … Read more

Osteoarthritis Part 2: Medicines for Pain Control

August 8, 2013 | Leave a response

  As discussed in the last post, the new anti-inflammatories are a great tool to use in managing arthritis. They are only part of the medication story, though.   Medication: Multi-modal Pain Control Pain perception is a pathway. We have: The source of the pain. In the case of arthritis, this is the joint, which … Read more

Osteoarthritis Part 1: Anti-inflammatories

August 7, 2013 | Leave a response

There is so much more now that we can do for arthritis than we used to be able to. When I started practising over 2 decades ago, we had one approved anti-inflammatory for dogs, that was it. If a dog did not respond to “bute” (phenylbutazone), or got an upset stomach on it, too bad … Read more

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