Healthy Pets, Healthy Lives !
Introduction If you are worried about your dog’s dental health, you are not alone. Most dog lovers are worried either because they notice tartar buildup or bad breath. People often tell me they got “a lecture” by their veterinarian about the importance of dental cleaning under anesthesia and that they are unsure what to do and that they worry about the risks. The purpose of this article is to dissolve some myths around dental…
Diagnosis, Prevention and what to do if your dog has a broken nail or possible toe tumour Has your dog ever had a broken nail? Not surprisingly, nail injuries are common in dogs. Sometimes they happen because they are too long, especially if your dog disagrees with you about whether or not their nails should be trimmed. I’m often asked how to cut dog’s nails, and some dogs (and people!) have…
Creating a healthy and long life for your dog Today, I’ll focus on the conditions affecting the head and share what I’ve learned. But before I start describing the most common problems caused by restriction of flow to the head, I want to ask you to test something on your own body. Sit down on a chair Raise your hands Clasp your neck with your hands with thumbs facing forward…
Does good eventually win over evil? It has become very clear that despite our hopes and aspirations for 2021, the world continues to go bonkers. Countries are going deeper and deeper into debt, and many people are getting frustrated and feeling low. But before you throw your hands in the air and say there is nothing you can do, I bet you can feel better than most people by making…
Raise your hand if you have not heard someone complain about allergies in the last few weeks! I would love to see if there was a single hand going up in our community, and I dare to guess if so, there were not many… When it comes to allergies, much of my writing has been focused on the topic of dogs who have been misdiagnosed. A large portion of these…
A veterinary review Recently, I happened to come across a program where the author’s primary goal was to discredit the importance of a detox or cleanse in the process of treating and preventing diseases. He was adamantly against cleanses, suggesting that they are a waste of time and money, a marketing plot hatched by the “natural healthcare industry” to sell more products. The program prompted me to look at some…
Angela Hsieh for NPR Angela Hsieh for NPR In the past 20 years, new coronaviruses have emerged from animals with remarkable regularity. In 2002, SARS-CoV jumped from civets into people. Ten years later, MERS emerged from camels. Then in 2019, SARS-CoV-2 began to spread around the world. For many scientists, this pattern points to a disturbing trend: Coronavirus outbreaks aren’t rare events and will likely occur every decade or so.…
I hope that through my book, Africa’s Wild Dogs, that I can share my passion and knowledge of the wild dogs’ story with animal lovers worldwide. Animals everywhere, I believe, deserve a deeper and greater respect than they currently receive. What’s in a name? The African wild dog is an animal that goes by many names – African painted dogs, painted wolves, African hunting dogs, Cape hunting dogs and more.…
Safer play for your dog’s health and longevity I feel like life provides me with an infinite number of topics to write about. All I need to do is to look around, and there it is, right in my face. One of my favourite places to go here on Maui are highlands in Kula. The long and gently sweeping grasslands were Skai’s favourite too, and it is also frequented by frisbee…
Health and Longevity Course for Dogs Chapter 11 The health of your dog’s heart is crucial for adding years to your dog’s life and that’s why I’ve decided to dedicate this 11th chapter of the Health and Longevity Course for Dogs to the heart. If you’ve not gone through the previous chapters of the course, and especially Chapters 8, 9 and 10, please make sure that…