A recent photo of Mulder (Image: Shirley Marsh) It started with blood gushing from her ear. We were out in the yard, Mulder seemed fine, then suddenly she walked up to me and blood is just flowing from inside her ear. I carried her inside and rushed to the emergency vet clinic. By the time … Continue reading Mulder’s Nightmear
Category: veterinary medicine
The More Things Change…
...the more they stay the same. In perusing the 1891 issues of a dog and fowl breeder trade paper, I was struck by how many issues plaguing the fancy back then persist today. For example, we regularly hear anecdotes of a new disease or a new form of an existing disease in dogs: An article … Continue reading The More Things Change…
Vultures, Pain Medications and Feral Dogs
White-rumped vulture, uncredited image via Save Vultures Veterinary non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), particularly diclofenac which is used to treat cattle in some countries, are largely responsible for the extreme decline in vulture populations in South Asia in recent decades. In India and Nepal, cows are not eaten by humans due to their status as sacred … Continue reading Vultures, Pain Medications and Feral Dogs
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