When time is critical, activated charcoal could prevent a beloved dog from dying. So owners must learn to be proactive. After all, harmful absorption of toxic substances is all too common when it comes to canines. Giving your dog activated charcoal does not have to be intimidating. Keep readi...
When your dog is poisoned with xylitol, glutathione can help protect the liver. (If you remember, liver failure is a major contributor to poor prognoses.) The highest level of glutathione exists in the liver. It’s no accident that the liver is the major organ of detoxification and desperate...
Remember, the sooner you get help for a dog who's eaten a poisonous plant, the better the chances your dog can recover from poisoning. Treatment, whether at home under a veterinarian's orders or in a veterinary hospital, will be specific to the plant that poisoned your dog. Your veterinar...
I am never going to answer another customer satisfaction survey. You won’t be satisfied until I’ve lied and given you all fives, so I’m going to lie like a dog and give them to you. But the truth is that Ford-Lincoln has burnt some goodwill by the refusal to accept “this was...
It’s 1985, and Harvard plastic surgeon Joseph Upton has a problem. The hospital emergency room has sent him a five-year-old boy whose ear has been torn off by a dog. For an experienced surgeon, reattaching a severed ear is a straightforward matter. But the reattached ear will have ...
When a pet has been or is suspected to be poisoned, time is of the essence. Delays in treatment can cause damage to their organs and possibly have fatal results. Contact your veterinarian as soon as you are aware or suspect poisoning of your pet with a rodenticide. In order for a veteri...
When you start adding the costs of consultation, vaccination, worming and heartworming (not to mention the costs of dog food, flea medications ... the list goes on) the costs can be significant and unexpected. Most receptionists have a basic list of vet charges at their disposal so that...
Actually they are so crunchy and loud but when they attack you, you don’t even know they are there. They are the silent attackers but even they have to sleep so you can avoid them if you get up at 5:00 a.m. Sammy’s dog ate too many cicadas and got sick. They almost had to...
is a single dad of two tomboys who owns a local winery. When Susan's dog Rusty (voiced by Jay Mohr of "Ghost Whisperer") falls for Jake's poodle Cheri (voiced by Nikki Cox of "Las Vegas"), these canine matchmakers help their owners fall in love too. Now with a Christmas Day weddi...
Maybe I’ll trade her for a dog. Dogs are never sarcastic about helping. No one’s ever given me a girl before. *** It’s been a few days and Lydia (the girl) is still following me around and being snarky about carrying things. I’m trying to figure out if I need to feed her...