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The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) received confirmation of canine brucellosis (CB) in five Michigan breeding kennels that sold small, mixed breed, and pure bred dogs in Michigan. The Missaukee, Osceola, Wexford, and Van Buren county kennels have been quarantined and MDA is in the process of notifying purchasers. Continue Reading »
Epilepsy is a neurologic brain disease which has seizure activity as its symptom. The seizure can be from mild to severe and may be proceeded by a sign (aura) from the dog, such as whining, pacing, or there may be no sign, or it may be missed by the owner. There are medications for treatment.
The very best articles on Epilepsy and its treatment options are at :
http://www.labbies.com/epilepsy.htm
Dr Dodds has questions about the implication of frequent vaccination on seizure activity :
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/chang_vac.htm
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today is announcing the approval of Slentrol (dirlotapide), a prescription drug for the management of obesity in dogs. Slentrol reduces appetite and fat absorption to produce weight loss. A veterinarian will determine whether the dog should be treated, based on the dog’s weight and general health.
“This is a welcome addition to animal therapies, because dog obesity appears to be increasing,” said Stephen Sundlof, D.V.M., Ph.D., director of FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine. “Veterinarians are well aware that overweight pets are at a higher risk of developing various health problems, from cardiovascular conditions to diabetes to joint problems.” Continue Reading »
A team of Oklahoma State University (OSU) veterinarians, virologists and pathologists at the Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (OADDL) recently published a paper in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology on their findings from a Canine parvovirus (CPV) study. Led by Dr. Sanjay Kapil, the group is the first to describe the CPV type 2c variant in the United States. Continue Reading »
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(CPR) is an attempt to supply blood flow and oxygen to the body when normal respiration and/or heart function have failed.
Time is critical as irreversible tissue damage occurs within 2-4 minutes of respiratory or circulatory arrest.
Print out the pdf file to keep at home and in your car.
dogcpr.pdf
..”although this set of guidelines cannot be made into hard and fast rules or (worse yet) regulations — because the situations of each individual dog breed and even each breeder are different — yet I believe we all need faithfully to attempt to apply the principles discussed …, in order that our dogs may have long, healthy lives upon the earth.”…if you are concerned about inbreeding, genetic diversity, and inherited illnesses, you might wish to consider implementing some of the following principles whose observance we have found useful in the Seppala Siberian Sleddog Project.”
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