I wish that I had seen this sign when I looked at the appointment schedule today. Wolf was just in for his annual check-up. "By the way, he's got bad breath." Actually his breath isn't so bad. That's his ears you smell. They are full of stinky pus. "Well, I guess he has been shaking […]
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Here's a picture from our Philmont trek in 2004. We constantly reminded the Scouts (and each other) to keep drinking lots of water. Even if you don't feel hot, you're losing a lot of water. You'd think I would take my own advice, especially when it's such good advice. I headed out to the country […]
The June issue of Veterinary Forum magazine came, and was sitting on my desk (on top of the pile of journals and stuff). The cover illustration is the teaser for an article about treating pyoderma (Translation: Pus in the skin, or skin infections). It was really weird to have Star come in looking like she'd […]
Here's Ellie Mae again, back for another check-up, two weeks later. I had to shave a spot in order to do my follow-up skin scrapings. She has no areas of hair loss, no scabs, no scale, no nothing except healthy-looking hair and skin. Two skin scrapings yielded the shriveled carcass of one dead mange […]
At our four weeks follow-up, Ellie Mae was a lot better. This picture is a re-run from that last visit. Today, at 7 weeks of treatment, she looks almost normal from a distance. Her skin isn't lumpy-bumpy anymore. It's obvious that her new hair is shorter than her old hair, but that's not a problem. […]
Most of the cards I received were variations on a theme: "Man, you're old, ain't ya?" You know, "Congratulations, you're officially too old to die young." Thanks. I liked this one much better: "Distinguished, yet youthful". Inside, "It's a look not everyone can pull off." Even if it's not true, I like it. Everybody has […]
A couple of months ago, I received an email asking if I would like to review this book. I looked at some of the pictures they sent (which you'll see here) and immediately said yes. Unfortunately, it took me some time to get around to reading the whole book. Yes, it's a picture book, but […]
So here's a follow-up to the case of Ellie Mae. I promised pictures and follow-up, and here we are. The treatment of choice for dogs with demodectic mange is daily dosing with 400 to 600 mcg/kg of ivermectin. The problem for Ellie Mae is that many Collies carry the MDR1 gene mutation, and these dogs […]
Doxycycline’s Role in the Treatment Process This also relates back to our problems with heartworm treatment. Doxycycline kills L3 and L4 larval stages of the heartworm, and it decreases embryogenesis (the production of microscopic baby heartworms — microfilariae). It has intrinsic anti-inflammatory effects. It greatly inhibits Wohlbachia, which is a symbiotic rickettsial organism needed by […]
Immiticide Treatment to Kill Adult Worms In re failure to clear dogs of worms with the Immiticide treatment, there are several considerations that are important, particularly in dogs that have not been receiving preventive medicines. I have written previously about problems with the treatment. Immiticide does NOT kill immature adult worms, or “juvenile worms”. These […]