How Acupuncture for Dog Arthritis Pain Works Wonders
People often ask me if acupuncture will help dogs suffering from arthritis pain. This is a great question! I treat dogs suffering from arthritis daily; most cases have already been treated with conventional medicine. Because I practice a great deal of alternative medicine, I think people expect something special in my “bag of tricks.” Honestly, […]
How to Prevent Your Dog from Tearing the Good Knee Ligament After Surgery
Here’s How to Prevent Your Dog from Tearing the Good Knee Ligament After Surgery Nothing can be more frustrating and depressing than having surgery on your dog’s knee, paying a lot of money, going through the rehab and ending up exactly where you started. Unfortunately, this situation is fairly common. So how do you prevent […]
Waterborne Diseases Affecting Dogs: Giardiasis and Leptospirosis
Several waterborne diseases affecting human beings can also bring harm to our furry friends. When you let your dog out to romp and roll around the yard, park, or wherever, what is the first thing they do? They pee, poop, look for other dogs, and go drink out of the nearest puddle, pond, creek, or […]
Best Treatment for Dog Elbow Arthritis
The best treatment for dog elbow arthritis is fairly simple and straightforward. However, you must remember that treating elbow arthritis successfully is tough. With the owner’s consent, I pull out every trick in the book.Best Medicines for Elbow Arthritis NSAID-Previcox is my favorite. Adequan PSGAG. Hyaluronic Acid (Legend)-off […]
Treatment for Biceps Tendonitis in Dogs
Two TPLO surgeries, elbow dysplasia and now biceps tendonitis! Can it get any worse? What is Biceps Tendonitis? Biceps tendonitis in dogs is debilitating and when considering all of these problems, might be the hardest to treat. Biceps tendonitis is inflammation of the biceps tendon where the tendon courses over the front part of the […]
Cruciate Ligament: Post Surgery Rehabilitation for Dogs
Why Post Surgery Rehabilitation for Dogs is So Important Following a major surgery such as Cruciate Ligament Surgery, physical therapy helps put your dog back to his old self fast. A post-surgery rehabilitation protocol ensures that your dog heals properly and achieves the maximum range of motion and flexibility possible. Oftentimes, aggressive post-surgical rehab makes […]
IV Vitamin C Dog Cancer Treatment
My Experience With The IV Vitamin C Dog Cancer Treatment
Vitamin C Cancer Therapy is debatable.
We know, and it has been well documented, that high dose IV Vitamin C does kill cancer cells in laboratory animals. (Intravenous Vitamin C is the only method proven to do this, oral Vitamin C has not yet proven to be a successful treatment for cancer.)
Overweight Dog: What to Do and How to Manage?
Having an overweight dog and the subsequent health challenges are problems faced by many pet parents today. Here’s an example from one of our clients: I have an 8 yr old overweight dog. He is a min pin and weighs about 15 lbs. I’ve tried diet foods and prescription dog food. I feed him 1/2 […]
Calcium Oxalate Bladder Stones in Dogs: Prevent the Recurrence
Your dog is urinating blood, whining, and trying to pee on every bush in your front yard. Bladder stones in dogs are the last thing that comes into your mind when this happens. Oh well, it’s probably a UTI, you think. Or is he just having a bad day? You hope it all just goes […]
Dog Arthritis Treatments
Western Dog Arthritis Treatments I see and treat arthritis all the time. So let me give you a brief overview of the most common dog arthritis treatments. In this post, there is no way to cover all of the treatments. So I will just touch on a few so that you know there are more […]
