Recent content by The Quahog

All right, it's been awhile for me but having followed this thread I am going to play bomb thrower. Please, this is not intended to be aimed at anyone, any post, or any medication mentioned here. Yes, chondroitin/glucosamine/MSM is a reasonable nutraceutical to use. It will not make your dog...

Yes, in all likelihood he had a urinary stone which blocked the urethra which he managed to pass. If this is the case e very likely has more in his bladder and should be brought in for an X-ray.

You might inquire about a thyroid test. If hypothyroidism is not severe a dog will not actually lose hair, but it will not grow back well if shaved. I had a dog 2 weeks ago who had had the abdomen shaved for an ultrasound in March and the hair had not grown back , turned out to be hypothyroid...

It can get weird when you have different veterinarians with different viewpoints in one practice. One crazy example - about 30 years ago when we were moving from annual vaccinations to extended protocols a young lady veterinarian in a practice about a mile from me was working for an older dr...

We have quite a few clients who have always asked us to do nails, either because its a pug how likes to turn blue when you touch her feet or dogs who just go nuts at the groomer but like to come to us. Unfortunately we recently just had to give that up. Like every other veterinarian we are...

And you know this how exactly? And please, I am not making light of the OP's post and am very sorry that her dog has contracted Lyme. I practice in Rhode Island, about 40 miles from Old Lyme Connecticut, the birthplace of Lyme Disease, and we see LOT of it. While people are always very upset to...

Speaking of doxycycline, I had some rosacea and the dermatologist told me "I'm writing you a prescription for doxycycline- 100 mg twice a day for a month." I replied ," Thanks, but don't really need one, I have a pharmacy. I know its slightly sketchy, but I'll just take mine." She said sure. So...

Welcome to the board. Under a year of age is young for environmental allergies, but for what it is worth here is the lecture we give on the subject at our hospital- https://www.mercyahri.com/post/5-ways-to-soothe-an-anxious-pet (I dont know how that link got its name but that is not what it...

Well, yes. Particularly these days, when everyone is rather crazed. A little gentle humor is a good way to get let a client know to relax, they are among friends. For example, at my age I often gett he question during office calls, "So Doc, when are you gonna retire?" My traditional pre-pandemic...

Well thank you. As always you folks are way, way too kind. Chris, I've been hanging around in the shadows, making the occasional contribution on the health boards but trying to keep out of trouble. Though it is true I haven't spun any yarns here for awhile. I'll toss off another that happened...

Please delete if this isn't the place. But perhaps people here will get a little amusement. As my technician who assisted me on this said "I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, though my first reaction was to scream." Ok, I don’t usually do veterinary gripes, love my job and you have to take...

We have a saying "Dog nail trimmers are like exercise bicycles- everyone buys them and no one uses them." That probably is even more applicable to canine dental equipment. :bag:

Ok, I have to ask- what is the point of a vasectomy in a dog? There are basically 2 reasons for neutering your dog- 1) behavioral, 2) medical. (We can get into the worthiness of those justifications, but another story.) Now if you want your male dog to still have the often obnoxious male...

Alkaline urine burns lawns. Some urinary bacteria split the urea to form ammonia, a very strong base (alkali), causing irritation, ammonia smell , and burning the lawn, and possibly stone formation. Struvite stones form in alkaline urine. Presumably they are using the C/D to make the urine more...

Fully agree. We have to get away from the "if only those dumb doctors could find the right pill it would solve my child's behavior problems." And psychotropic drugs are far more difficult to use rationally in animals than in people as we can not ask them. My only point was when we mention...