This is a blog reprint from January. It is timely right now. We are seeing equal to greater numbers of ticks than we did last year. By: Dr. Regehr Welcome to 2014 everyone. I hope you had a wonderful holiday. Today, I am going to sum up the “Ticks of 2013″ for you. No, it’s not a calendar for lovers of 8 legged parasites, it is the tally of infections spread by ticks that … Read More
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Hip Dysplasia and Arthritis are not the same thing
By Dr. Regehr (original release 8/2013) Molly doesn’t worry about hip dysplasia, but I do. Is there anything that strikes more fear in the veterinarian’s mind than the discussion of orthopedic issues like Hip Dysplasia? Aside from itchy skin, probably not. Why is that? With all orthopedic (bone and muscle) issues we have two problems that need to be managed. We have to first treat the current problem and for your pet that may be … Read More
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Is your dog afraid of thunderstorms?
With storm season upon us, I am republishing a post from last spring about living and managing pets with storm phobia. Welcome to Tails and Tales this week with Dr. Regehr. We have had a few thunderstorms already this spring. This time of year gets the phone ringing about storm phobias in dogs. Dogs have a variety of phobias, but storm phobia is the most common we see. Worse though are dogs that have it, … Read More
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Why Isn’t My Tick Prevention Working?
Hi everybody. Welcome back to Tales & Tails with Dr. Ferrell. Let’s talk tick products this week! This is a longer blog than usual but stick with me because I get tons of questions about this and I think you’ll find the information useful. My dog, Jiggy, uses Vectra 3D, and for those of you that have read about her deer chases through the woods, you know she puts the product to the test. … Read More