Veterinary Blog in Gilbert
On September 12, Mars Petcare, manufacturer of Pedigree, Ol’ Roy, and numerous other pet food lines, announce a voluntary recall of products manufactured at a Pennsylvania facility. Production at the facility was stopped in late July when Mars was alerted to a possible link between the dry pet food and two isolated cases of Salmonellosis…
Read MoreWhat started last week as a well-intentioned press release from a Michigan animal shelter is rapidly developing into a full-blown case of internet hysteria in the dog-owning community. This press release has morphed into an email containing a numer of inaccuracies and describing an “extremely fatal,” new variant of canine parvovirus. Many of you will likely find a…
Read MoreThis dog is healthy, wealthy, and abused. – By Jon Katz – Slate Magazine I was turned on to this article by a short blurb in Trends, a publication of the American Animal Hospital Association, during my travels to a recent veterinary conference in Florida. Although it was written in 2004, the article–describing the life…
Read MoreAfter three weeks of trips around the block, I finally got to take the “walk” I’d been waiting for last weekend. Mom and dad took me down to the San Rafael Valley in southeastern Arizona, home of oak-studded grassy canyons and the Mearn’s quail, a really cool little bird that pointing dogs love. While I…
Read MoreWe went to see Dr. Lirtzman today, and I got the news I was looking for! Two or three brief walks a day in the neighborhood for the next few weeks, with increasing “road time” after that. Although I still have some soreness in my shoulders, there is very little swelling and I no longer…
Read MoreIt’s been over a month since my big day and I’ve been doing great (Thank you to everyone who asks about to me, BTW). I’ve been cooped up like a chicken since my last post, partly because my folks took turns having vacation and I’m a lot for one parent to handle, and partly because…
Read MoreSo, it’s been 9 days since the shoulder surgery, and (aside from a dorky haircut and some surgical staples) you’d never know I’ve been under the knife. I am still taking anti-inflammatory drugs and injections to help my cartilage heal, but Mom and Dad stopped sedating me a day or two ago, and I’m driving…
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