Commercial Foods (Part 1)
My first Irish Setter puppy was raised on Nutro Natural Choice. I knew it was supposed to be one of the top notch commercial foods available out there, at least I thought so. When he reached about 2...
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Obamacare and your vet bills
Unfortunately, "Obamacare" will make it more difficult and expensive for any veterinarian to run his business, as it taxes all medical equipment/supplies that we use. Most vets will have to re-pass the...
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Taxonomically, domestic dogs belong to the family Canidae. This family also includes the African dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackels. Many of these animals are considered omnivors, as is the...
View ArticleWellness for a healthy pet!
Wellness Exams Aging is a progressive degenerative process tightly integrated with inflammation. Cause and effect are not clear. A number of theories have been developed that attempt to define the role...
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Commercial Foods (Final Part)
Nutritional Adequacy Statement: the National Research Council (NRC) recommendations were once used to provide guidelines as to the nutritional adequacy of pet foods. The last NRC update occurred in the...
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Annual Wellness & Cancer
Cancer is a major cause of pet animal death. I say this based on a study that looked into more than 2000 necropsy cases. This study found that 45% of dogs that lived 10 years or older died of cancer...
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"To vaccinate or not to vaccinate... that is the question"
After graduating from vet school I spent a few years in equine and small animal practice. As a young practitioner, I had many questions about our understanding of the disease processes and their...
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Life goes on... much better!!
For all of those faithful blog followers, my wholehearted apologies. No, I have not stopped this blog and have no plans to do so! The reason for putting my posts on hold is because I've been quite busy...
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LIVE LONGER BY OWNING A PET!!!
Most pet owners are aware of the joys that come with sharing their lives with cats and dogs. Yet, many remain unaware of the physical and mental health benefits that come with all the pleasures...
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Quill Season in SE Alaska!
Alaska: the true land of the free, home of the brave! The "Last Frontier", where people love the wilderness, the open spaces, nature! Alaska has turned out to be one of the most pet-friendly states in...
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Cat Onwers Neglecting Their Feline Friends!
OK - it's time to write about cats, because I do care for them. In addition, the current statistics about cats are troubling. Despite becoming the most popular family pet in the United States -...
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The End of Dollar Hegemony
This article is worth reading!THE END OF DOLLAR HEGEMONY ====Before the US House of Representatives, February 15, 2006By Ron PaulA hundred years ago it was called “dollar diplomacy.” After World War...
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Life... Alaska Style!
Bear activity has been increasing all around as thousands of salmon are returning from the Pacific Ocean to enter fresh waters (rapids/creeks and rivers) in order to spawn (lay eggs). So, the bears are...
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Remembering 9/11. Above all RETHINKING it.
Yesterday we remembered 9/11. It was a devastating event in American history. Yet, 9/11 has to make us consider what has gone wrong in our nation. After much reading and studying our own history, I...
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Bear Attack (graphic photos)
I love Alaska. Life here is incredibly beautiful, as unscathed natural beauty surround us everywhere we go. Even with the challenges brought by the weather and isolation, Alaska is worth it,...
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Beautiful Sunny Day in SE Alaska!
Nope, this is not a post about veterinary medicine. It is about BEAUTY! The beauty of this amazing, great state of Alaska. Literally, after a month of pouring rain... a sunny day!!Southeast Alaska...
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Genetically Modified Organisms in your pet food... and yours!
In May 2013, two million people in over 50 countries expressed outrage over Monsanto's desire to own the food supply through genetically-altered (and patented) seeds that threaten all life on this...
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Chronic Vomiting & Diarrhea in Cats: Not So "Benign" Conditions!
I haven't posted in a good while. I guess my blog also went into "hibernation mode" together with the bears here in Alaska. It's time to wake up from winter slumber. And nothing better than a new,...
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Vector Borne Diseases
The prevalence of tick-borne diseases in the East Coast (Pennsylvania in particular) is very high. Diseases transmitted by ticks are very serious! I regularly find ticks and fleas on my patients....
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BREEDING BITCHES: WHAT ARE WE TO DO WITH THE C-SECTION FAD?
By Claudio Lagoa, DVM, MS"How do you make a million dollars breeding dogs? Start with 2 million dollars"– the saying goes. Breeding dogs is not cheap…monetarily, emotionally, or with the amount of time...
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