Feeding Foxes, Treating Foxes
Meet Foxy, Carrot Cake, and Scrappy. These foxes are just about done with their mange treatment. Check out how well they're doing. Mange is a skin disease caused by mites. Mites are on and under the skin, and are extremely itchy. Skin infection from mites and constant scratching causes fur loss, scaly skin, and immune issues. If left untreated, foxes can die from starvation because they are unable to hunt. ...
Condition Breakdown: Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Do you know that cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) injuries are one of the most commonly seen sporting dog injuries seen by veterinarians? If you’re in dog sports, chances are you know someone whose dog has suffered CCL injury. Have you ever found yourself asking how a CCL injury occurs and how you can make every best attempt to prevent your dog from suffering this injury? In this blog, we take a deep...
Could My Pet Benefit From Rehabilitation?
There are some obvious cases where rehabilitation can benefit animals including spinal injury, osteoarthritis, or cruciate ligament rupture. But small injuries can happen during normal life and dogs are generally quite stoic and are very good at hiding subtle injuries. If these injuries aren’t picked up on, then as the dog ages, they will adapt how they move and hold themselves, either making the injury worse or causing other areas...
Exercising Your Dog in a Small Space or Apartment
How to Exercise Your Dog When You Live In an Apartment Living in an apartment or having limited space with no yard is not a barrier to giving your dog exercise. There are many ways to exercise your dog by getting out and about or providing activity indoors. Daily Walk The daily walk is crucial for all dogs, especially dogs that live indoors. Firstly, they have toileting needs. Many people...
Luxating Patella in Dogs
Patella luxation is a common problem, especially in small dogs, but it can cause issues in dogs of any size. Also referred to as slip knee, patella luxation can cause issues like cartilage damage, inflammation, pain, and even ligament tears. But by knowing how to recognize the signs of patella luxation in a dog and understanding what can be done about it, pet owners may be able to help protect...
NOT ONE MORE VET - calling attention to the high suicide rates in the veterinary community
"We depend on veterinarians to heal our animals and hold our hand when our pet is suffering. But when the diagnosis isn't good, some of us tend to take our anger and frustration out on them. Vets don’t go to vet school (4 years undergrad and at least 4 year grad school) to become rich. They do it because they have a passion for taking care of animals. But there’s a crisis. We’re...
Muscle building and Strength Exercises for Dogs
When people think of muscle building and strength exercises for dogs they picture the big Pitbull or Rotti conditioning for protection sports or protection work or even the skinny dog needing to gain weight. However, muscle conditioning exercise has benefits for all dogs and is also beneficial in the rehabilitation of dogs recovering from injury or suffering degenerative issues such as hip dysplasia or spine related problems. See “Exercising a...
DJ - the Rescue Dog in Bike Shorts
Some animals have a hard time getting adopted from traditional shelters, particularly if they are handicapped, injured, or have a serious medical condition. That’s where Animal Lifeline in Des Moines, Iowa steps in. As a special needs, no-kill shelter - the only one of its kind in Central Iowa – Animal Lifeline rescues animals who need medical or rehabilitative care before they can be adopted out to their forever homes. Animal Lifeline,...