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How to Be Your Dog’s Health Care Advocate

admin — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:02:54 +0000

The modern canine diet is improving along with the available supplements needed to fill in the nutrient gaps where needed.

As the humanization of the family dog progresses, the progression of the canine diet including nutritional supplements has vastly improved. Dog health is the biggest beneficiary from these progressions; increased quality of dog food, health care, and lifestyle are increasing a dog’s lifespan.

The senior stage of a dog’s life has become more complicated, no longer is there a rapid decrease in activity followed by death, many veterinarians and dog owners now face decisions on quality of life and life extending medical treatments.

The modern veterinarian hospital is capable of many of the same types of life saving operations available to humans. The obligations of veterinarians and doctors are drastically different. The humanization of pets may affect the dog’s health care experience on the surface, however veterinarians are not compelled legally or ethically to treat your beloved dog other than an animal. For this reason owners need to become strong advocates for their dog’s health care. Being an effective advocate involves much more than having the sentiment that your hound is one of the family. You need to become versed in the areas of dog health that usually face all owners and their veterinarians at some point.

When medical care decisions are being discussed with your veterinarian issues of costs, amount of care for recovery or cases of being disabled and a veterinarian’s own bias towards the value of a dog’s life can overwhelm your desired care.

Becoming a strong advocate for your dog will ensure the level of medical treatment you always intended for them will be crystal clear when the time comes. The tools you utilize to establish yourself as your dog’s health care decision maker will also provide you with important information resources on chronic disease preventative. In general the health and well being of your beloved hound will be what you always intended it to be.

Use the following steps to prioritize your efforts in establishing the skills needed to be a strong advocate for your dog’s health and well being:

1. Record notes on your dog’s demeanor and general physical appearance every 6 months (remember that’s a long time in a dog’s life expectancy). Keep copies of all medical records.

2. Record their diet

3. Use a simple ear thermometer to record their temperature when their feeling especially good and when their feeling especially poor.

4. Utilize the web and bookmark forums devoted to information on dog health. Use these forums to educate yourself on the most common areas of canine biology, disease, nutrition, etc.

5. As you develop knowledge in certain areas of dog health incorporate you diagnoses of your dog’s current state of health into your notes in step 1.

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Dog Health Care : Calming Dogs in Veterinarian Exam Rooms

admin — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:30:36 +0000

Learn about calming your dog while waiting for the veterinarian in the exam room -free video. Expert: Sarah Tingle Contact: www.extracareanimalhospital.net Bio: Sarah Tingle is a resident exotic animal health technician specializing in dog health care. Filmmaker: Hiu Yau

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Choosing the right veterinarian, your pet is living in his hands

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:18:24 +0000

one of the most critical and most important decisions of an animal whose parent is that when choosing a veterinarian. It is the veterinarian who understand your pet when he gets sick and care to achieve in practice what is now popular as a preventative health care. never choose a veterinarian because he a nice smile or a Nice office or at a low price. Choose a vet who think your pet do the same thing as you, and always keeps the welfare of the animal before any other consideration. The veterinarian must love the breed of your pet: • Be kind and gentle in dealing with the dog. He must not leave, diagnosis or check-ups for the audience. • It must always stay ahead of developments in medicine and to update their knowledge and skills continuously. • The veterinarian must

by you through thick and thin and in good time to offer advice. • The clinic must Spik and Spank and room for a clean bed and kennels to run the place and staff who love animals. • It is ideal if the clinic is close to your home and if she is considering providing health care for your pet. • Ask the clinic if they have emergency telephone numbers so you can call if something unexpected occurs in the middle of the night or holiday. • Check if the clinic has specialists in consultation with their surgeons, and ophthalmologists. As a parent concerned

pets that you have a list of questions you need answers. And you spend a little time to know if you were more comfortable with an allopathic veterinarian of the American Veterinary Medical Association, AVMA, or a holistic training over-represented by the American Veterinary Medical Association soft AHVMA. During the practice of allopathic

conventional medicine, a holistic veterinary medicinal herbs, diet changes or supplements, vitamins and enzymes, chiropractic manipulation, homeopathy , Bach flower remedies, and massage therapy. And, if necessary, they prescribe allopathic medicines. You try to treat the cause and not just the symptoms of a disease. It is up to you to a vet to work alongside you choose to take care of the animal is essential. Be patient, love of animals, and time to take things, you agree to, like your opinion on things. Finally, no one knows your pet better than you. A veterinarian should the animal for at least 10-15 years of care. It must organize and maintain health records in detail the day of PET on the day of his death was born. pets live a full life when you, the veterinarian and trainer to work in harmony, side by side. Thus, the selection of an appropriate veterinarian is an important decision that will be made after weighing all the pros and cons are.

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Emergency Dog Health Care : How To Treat Your Dogs Broken Toe Nails

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:11:07 +0000

Learn what to do if you accidentally clip your dog’s toenail to the quick in this free dog health care video series, with tips from a veterinarian.

Expert: Dr Adrienne Mulligan
Bio: Dr. Adrienne Mulligan graduated from veterinary school at North Carolina State University in 1993, and now owns the Camp Verde Veterinary Clinic in Camp Verde, Arizona.
Filmmaker: Chuck Tyler

Duration : 0:2:24

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How to Care for a Puppy : Checking for Worms & Deworming Your Dog

admin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:38:11 +0000

Heartworm kills! Learn how to check for worms in your dog and how to de-worm your dog or puppy in this free video.

Expert: Sarah Tingle
Contact: www.extracareanimalhospital.net
Bio: Sarah is a resident exotic animal health technician and has been working as a technician for seven years.
Filmmaker: Hiu Yau

Duration : 0:2:2

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Emergency Dog Health Care : How To Treat Dog Ear Infections

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:27:36 +0000

Learn what to do if you think your dog has an ear infection, in this free emergency pet health care video.

Duration : 0:3:2

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Emergency Dog Health Care : Tips For Treating Injuries to a Dog’s Genitals

admin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:23:14 +0000

Learn what to do when your dog has an injury to his genitals, in this free emergency pet health care video with tips from a veterinarian.

Duration : 0:2:34

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Emergency Dog Health Care : What To Do If Your Dog Has A Seizure

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:27:06 +0000

Learn how to recognize when your dog has a seizure and what to do with tips from a veterinarian in this free emergency pet health care video.

Duration : 0:2:44

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Emergency Dog Health Care : What to Do if Your Dog Is Choking

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:31:15 +0000

Learn what to do when your dog is choking, in this free emergency pet health care video with tips from a veterinarian.

Duration : 0:2:17

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Emergency Dog Health Care : How To Treat Dog Stomach Problems

admin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:26:16 +0000

Learn how to treat your dog’s upset stomach and intestinal problems in this free pet health care video, with tips from a veterinarian.

Duration : 0:3:14

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