Here we are in what’s known as The Dog Days of Summer. In Western North Carolina where we live, August is typically the hottest and muggiest month of the summer. Honestly it’s hard to believe it could be any hotter than it was just a few short weeks ago when the temperatures hit the low… [Read More]
When Your Dog Has Cancer – A Resource for You
Unfortunately, it’s highly likely that you have either had a dog with cancer or know of a friend whose dog has been diagnosed with this disease. Just this past month, more than a handful of my friends and training colleagues have received cancer diagnoses for their dogs. It’s a shocking moment and hard to know… [Read More]
Canine Influenza: How to Keep Your Dog Safe
By Sarah Foster, KPA CTP | July 15, 2015 The Canine Influenza Virus (CIV) is an unwelcome visitor to Georgia. Earlier this year, the virus spread throughout Chicago and parts of the Midwest. The strain in Georgia is the same one: H3N2, which before Chicago, was only found in Asia. It is unknown how much… [Read More]
Stump the Vet, starring Cody Waggoner
Cody’s been the star player in a two-year game of Stump the Vet. He’s see a variety of local vets, specialists in private practice, specialists at UGA veterinary teaching hospitals and Cold River Veterinary Center, a holistic specialist in Vermont (via distance consults). Symptoms presented have been chronic lameness, which seems to move about; periodic… [Read More]