Tag: rottweiler
Posted on February 9, 2014
Were You Smarter Than a Vet Student About Canine Parvovirus?
Thanks to all of you who responded to the true/false “Parvovirus Quiz” I recently posted. The lucky winner of an autographed copy of Speaking for Spot is Larry Fosnick Davis from Seattle, Washington. Now, here are the answers… Read More
Updated on January 26, 2014
New Research That Raises Questions About Current Neutering Recommendations
Results from a hot-off-the-press study published by the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, raise questions about traditional neutering recommendations within the United States where most veterinarians advise that dogs be neutered at a young age in… Read More
Posted on April 7, 2013
Questioning Traditional Neutering Recommendations for Dogs
Until a few years ago, I’d always nodded in agreement with the recommendation to neuter dogs (particularly females) not intended for breeding purposes between six months and one year of age. Spaying and castrating within this age window… Read More
Posted on November 5, 2012
A Primer on Osteosarcoma
One of the most disheartening diagnoses I must deliver is that of osteosarcoma, a painful and aggressive form of bone cancer that has an affinity for growing within the leg bones of large and giant- breed dogs. I… Read More
Updated on July 1, 2010
Gastric Torsion: A Horribly Unhealthy Kind of Twist
Torsion, gastric torsion, gastric dilatation-volvulus, GDV; these are terms you never want to hear applied to your dog. They all mean the exact same thing- your dog’s stomach is distended with gas and has twisted on itself, and… Read More
Posted on March 8, 2009
Mia, Candy, and Fifteen Puppies
It has now been two weeks since two pregnant Rottweilers were abandoned at my hospital (read Victims Come in All Sizes at Spot’s blog: speakingforspot.wordpress.com). My blog post about these two girls generated so much interest about their… Read More
Posted on February 20, 2009
Victims Come in All Sizes
As I was hanging out in the midst of our busy hospital treatment room during emergency hours a few of nights ago I was impressed at how much was going on all at once. On one treatment table… Read More
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