Referral dermatology in canines and felines with atopic / allergic skin conditions yields good results but at what cost and using what technologies? All of them? A typical dermatology referral: The itchy…
Category: Cases
Cases We’ve Had, And Learned From
Protected: Putting a Dog Down For Biting Someone in the Face
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Case: Elderly 40 pound dog with anxiety and arthritis
Case: Elderly 40 pound dog with anxiety and arthritis Signalment: 40 pound older Beagle with anxiety about separation which has been met with vocalization (howling) and recently: Destructive behavior. He’s already on…
Winston’s Continence Diaper by Pet Parents
This is a picture of Winston (serial marker) in his belly band. After 6 years of marking, this has been a great solution for us. These are available at Amazon.com. They are…
8 Year Old Dog With Mast Cell Cancer – Amputee – Gaining Weight
So hey! We talked about a lot yesterday. Take all of the following as ‘helpful’ and not as a directive. I approach cases like “What I would do if this were Ajax”…
Randomskin
Skin cases can be confusing, frustrating and drawn-out. Owners get upset. I get upset. The dog can suffer a while. Here are some skin cases that were solved by “wild guesses” or…
Unthrifty Pointer With Loss of Condition – Seems nutritional
Ehhhhh He will probably do very well on that. Wayyyyyy better than ‘dog food’ But… The ratios on their diets are 55% protein 45% fat 1% fiber 0% carbs It reads 15:13:1…
Pointer With Nutritional Signs, Loss of Condition and Eosinophilia
So we got his bloodwork back and he has a very high “EOSINOPHIL” count. And his condition (or loss of condition) seems to be ‘nutritional’ either he’s not getting the nutrition*, not digesting the nutrition, or he’s not absorbing it. *(we…
An Older Dog With Elevated ALT Liver Values [Case Communication]
Private information redacted. Well, on the further testing thing, that’s up to ya’ll There’s just no ‘easy’ test to illuminate an elevation in ALT, and he’s clinically strong. Without anything else on…