Feeding a raw diet to your pet has become very popular over the last few years. After all, wasn’t raw the original food our pets ate and on which they thrived. While there is a lot of controversy about the topic, mainly from some pet food manufacturers, feeding a raw diet has much to recommend […]
Here are some of the elements in a dog’s blood test that may help you better understand what the results mean. ALT (Alkaline Phosphatase) – Levels may be elevated when liver is irritated or damaged. Albumin – Decrease in levels, look for starvation, parasites, chronic liver disease, enteritis, pancreatitis, blood loss,, glomerulonephritis, poor sources of […]
According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ top 10 list of poisons in 2009, the number one item that poisoned animals was human medications. Last year the ASPCA managed 45,816 calls involving prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Just as important as it is to keep medications locked up away from your […]
