Educational Blog Posts
Does your dog have lumbosacral disease
Lumbosacral disc disease, lumbosacral stenosis, lumbosacral degenerative joint disease are all terms often used interchangeably to describe a breakdown in the structures of the spine where the low back (lumbar spine) meets the pelvis (sacrum). [...]
Why Dogs Slip on Hard Floors
Dogs use their nails like soccer cleats on turf - they are meant to dig in. When a dog encounters a slippery surface and starts to slide, they react by flexing their toes to dig [...]
Can Doxepin Help?
If your dog has laryngeal paralysis or GOLPP you may have heard of the medication Doxepin and that it might help. But what is it? Is it safe to use? And will it help [...]
5 Things to do When your Dog has Acute Pain
September is Animal Pain Awareness Month. Recently I was asked by an owner whose dog had just hurt their front leg if I had any recommendations on what she could do to help her [...]
Could your dog have elbow dysplasia?
Elbow dysplasia broadly means abnormal development of the bones that make up the elbow joint. In other words, there is poor fit of the 3 bones of the elbow - the humerus, radius and [...]
Could your dog have Laryngeal Paralsysis?
Laryngeal Paralysis or “Lar Par” is the inability of the larynx or “voice box” to open when a dog breaths in and out and close when they are eat or drink. The larynx plays [...]