The old time livestock feed industry used to have a tongue-in-cheek motto: "The way to make money is to remember that 1,800 pounds of grain makes a ton of feed." In other words, add some inexpensive filler to adulterate the feed. This would be the same philosophy that resulted in the Chinese sending us poisonous […]
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So how did I become a shill for Hill’s Science Diet? They’re sure not paying me. In fact, it was their latest price increase that got me thinking about this. No, it all started in 1981, when I got into the dog business for the first time. I had never had a dog of my […]
This is Junior. If he looks a little "out of it", then this is a really good picture. Junior is a Bassett Hound, led astray by an old English Bulldog. They both left the yard, but Junior got too far out into the street. [What,no fence, you say? Yeah, no fence. "You pays your money […]
You can read the background of our gala celebrations of the anniversary of our nation's independence in a previous post. We continue to move forward into the information age by putting this 21st year's video on YouTube in five segments. Many thanks to number one son, Tom, for the technical assistance. Part 1, Part 2, […]
I’m headed to Camp Lewallen to spend the week with the troop, mostly because my nephew Joe is going for the first time. Also, I was able to get a relief doctor to cover for me (YES!). I’ve spent several hours writing up where things are, how I do things, and case histories for the […]
The Municipal Band held its TWENTIETH concert last night, and everything went great. I’d have taken more pictures but they would look pretty similar to last year’s. You can check last year’s post for more on the Muni Band. I am such a band nerd. This is me being the M.C. again.
This is Louie. About five days ago, he had a vomiting spell. We couldn’t find anything on physical examination. His vaccination history is good, and his stool exam was negative. An X-ray didn’t show anything, so we thought he might have a little intestinal infection. Hey, maybe he ate some garbage. So, we gave some […]
Why do dogs swallow needles? As Sir Edmund Hillary said about Everest, “…because it’s there.” Oddly enough, if they actually get a needle or pin swallowed, more often than not, it just passes on through and comes out in the stool. Under most (NOT ALL) circumstances, the intestinal tract recoils from those sharp points and […]
I've been thinking about getting started with Comfortis. We're looking for more information. I don't think that Comfortis users should panic, but if your dog needed to take extremely high doses of ivermectin (as in being treated for demodectic mange, not as in Heartgard-30), extreme caution is indicated. Here's a news release: FDA warns of […]
Warning: We have a happy ending, but there are some gross pictures. Crushing injuries are among my least favorite. They not only do a lot of damage, but it is difficult to determine the extent of the damage when you first examine them. Sometimes tissue looks okay, but has had its circulation irreparably damaged. You […]