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Posted on October 6, 2013

Ear Disease in Dogs: Part Two

If your dog suffers from ear disease, this blog’s for you! Ear problems can be so darned frustrating to deal with, primarily because they are so prone to recurrence. Part One of this series focused on the anatomy… Read More

Category: dog health care, Dr. Nancy Kay, Important Questions to Ask You Vet, Medications, Nancy Kay DVM, Parasites, Speaking for Spot, Veterinary Office Visits, Veterinary Specialists, Your Dog's Best Health Tags: allergic skin disease, canine ear disease, cerumen, cushing's disease, diabetes, Dr. Nancy Kay, drying agent, ear disease in dogs, ear infections in dogs, food allergies, hair in ear canals, hypothyroidism, Nancy Kay DVM, Otitis externa, Speaking for Spot, stenotic ear canal, Your Dog's Best Health

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Posted on June 2, 2013

Hybrid Vigor: Real or Assumed?

Many of us talk about “hybrid vigor”- the notion that mixed-breed dogs avoid the inherited medical maladies passed along to their purebred counterparts. Does proof exist that mixed-breed dogs are indeed healthier? An article within the most recent… Read More

Category: Adoptions, Canine Diseases, Dog Breeds, Dog health, Mixed Breeds, Nancy Kay DVM, Speaking for Spot, Veterinary Care, Your Dog's Best Health Tags: addison's disease, allergic dermatitis, aortic stenosis, bloat, cataracts, cranial cruciate ligament tear, cushing's disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, Dr. Nancy Kay, elbow dysplasia, epilepsy, gastric torsion, hemangiosarcoma, hip dysplasia, hybrid vigor, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, hypothyroidism, inherited canine diseases, inherited canine disorders, intervertebral disk disease, lens luxation, lymphoma, mast cell tumor, mitral valve dysplasia, Nancy Kay DVM, osteosarcoma, patellar luxation, patent ductus arteriosus, portosystemic shunt, purebred versus mixed-breed, Speaking for Spot, ventricular septal defect, Your Dog's Best Health

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Posted on September 24, 2012

Doctor, Behold Thy Patient as Well as Thy Patient’s Test Results!

As is true for all health care professionals, veterinarians sometimes develop tunnel vision. Now and then, they become so focused on test results that they fail to consider whether or not these results actually make sense in relationship… Read More

Category: Speaking for Spot Tags: Dr. Nancy Kay, health care team, hypothyroidism, kidney failure, laboratory test results, Medical Advocacy, Nancy Kay DVM, pet’s medical advocate, Speaking for Spot, veterinarian, Your Dog's Best Health

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Posted on September 9, 2012

Were You Smarter Than a Vet Student?

Thanks to all who participated in last week’s game show called, “Are You Smarter Than a Vet Student.” I have received 107 responses and at least a handful of you had all correct answers (only two people scored… Read More

Category: Canine Diseases, Canine Symptoms, Dog health, Speaking for Spot, Your Dog's Best Health Tags: addison's disease, American Heartworm Society, cushing's disease, diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, Dr. Nancy Kay, Ehrlichia, Heartworm disease, Heartworm prevention, heartworm preventive, hypothyroid, hypothyroidism, increased thirst, kidney failure, Liver disease, Lyme disease, Nancy Kay DVM, Obesity, polydipsia, prescription label, renal failure, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Smarter than a vet student, Speaking for Spot, tick borne disease, Toxoplasma, toxoplasmosis, Your Dog's Best Health

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Posted on September 2, 2012

Are You Smarter Than a Vet Student: Take Two

Back by popular demand is, “Are You Smarter Than a Vet Student” a test of your veterinary medical savvy. I welcome your participation. Please provide me with your responses at dr.kay@speakingforspot.com as I will be choosing three… Read More

Category: Canine Diseases, Canine Symptoms, Dog health, Speaking for Spot, Veterinary Care, Your Dog's Best Health Tags: Are you smarter than a vet student?, Bladder stones, board certification, Bordetella, cool nose, diarrhea, Distemper, Dr. Nancy Kay, ear infection, Ehrlichia, fever, food allergies, food trial, heartworm, Heartworm disease, Heartworm prevention, heartworm preventive, hip dysplasia, hypoallergenic food, hypothyroidism, increased thirst, Kennel cough, kidney failure, lethargy, Liver disease, Lyme disease, Nancy Kay DVM, Parvovirus, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rx labeling, Speaking for Spot, tapeworms, tick borne disease, tick borne diseases, Toxoplasma, toxoplasmosis, ultrasound, Vaccinations, veterinary IQ, veterinary specialist, vomiting, wet nose, X-ray, Your Dog's Best Health

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Ear Disease in Dogs: Part Two

Hybrid Vigor: Real or Assumed?

Doctor, Behold Thy Patient as Well as Thy Patient’s Test Results!

Were You Smarter Than a Vet Student?

Are You Smarter Than a Vet Student: Take Two

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