Archive for the 'Health and Wellness ' Category
What Happens After Your Dog Fractures a Tooth
As a former Vet Tech, I believe that anesthesia is essential for all dental procedures. Walter was recently in for his annual dental cleaning and we discovered that his carnassial or pre-molar was fractured. Poor Walter! He didn't show any signs of pain. We would not have had any idea without X-Rays and his annual cleaning!
by Christy Caplan
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October 31, 2017 
Paw Soaks: My Fave Herbal Combo
When Bruiser’s interdigital cysts on his paws don’t flare up I feel like I’ve won the lottery. He has a terrible “reaction” to Prednisone and the less I need to put him on steroids, the better. I’m fairly confident he...
by Christy Caplan
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October 18, 2017 
What’s in Our Dog Food: A Darwin’s Q&A #ad
Javier Morales is Darwin’s Director of Operations and oversees production, delivery, fulfillment, warehouse and purchasing/inventory department. Where Does Darwin’s Source Veggies and Meat? Where does their food come? We wanted to know where the dog’s food is coming from – now,...
by Christy Caplan
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October 1, 2017 
Shallow Breathing in Older Dogs
Guest author, John Devlin and owner -of Dogsbarn.com out of the UK, provided this educational post about Shallow Breathing in Seniors and when to worry. I was thrilled to partner with him on this piece for the blog since it’s a topic...
by Christy Caplan
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September 16, 2017 
Learn To Be a Death Doula For Your Animals
When I was at the park last week with the three dogs, I noticed a man with his old dog walking past our car. He was clearly headed to “his spot” where he sat down with his dog – and...
by Christy Caplan
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September 10, 2017 
My Dog Has Giardia: Now What?
We went in for Walter’s wellness Saturday and of course dropped of a fecal sample. Then days later I find out he has giardia! The last time he go it – it was 2013. So we’re not strangers to the...
by Christy Caplan
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August 24, 2017 
Swan Island Dahlia Farm is Dog Friendly
Top Reasons to Go: It’s DOG Friendly! You can take your well behaved dog on leash and there is enough space to navigate the flower rows without having to run into tons of dogs Labor Day weekend and the weekend...
by Christy Caplan
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August 22, 2017 
Rotating Meats when Feeding Raw or Homemade Diets #ad
Rotating from chicken to beef when you’re feeding raw? Are there advantages to this rotation pattern with your dog’s food? #ad #sponsored There are benefits to rotating meats – dog food formulator and educator, Steve Brown explains, “Alternating from beef...
by Christy Caplan
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August 17, 2017 
Training the Humans: Is Everyone On The Same Page?
August’s Positive Pet Training Blog Hop theme is: “Training the Humans”. How do we get strangers or even our own family members to help and not hinder with training? So! I’m excited about this month’s topic. Here’s why! I’ve learned...
by Christy Caplan
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August 8, 2017 
The Three R’s: How CBD Is Helping Our Dogs #ad
Relaxing, repairing and restoring – is this too good to be true? Naturally occurring phytocannabinoids (CBD) are important for the overall health of dogs, cats, humans, rabbits and all animals. And the use of CBD products with our animals help...
by Christy Caplan
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July 23, 2017 
