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Anyone who takes medication prescribed for someone else puts themselves at risk of illness or even death – and this applies to your pets, too! Although there are many medications used in both animals and people, the effects, doses needed, and other things aren’t always the same.
Posted on April 10th, 2012 by isak
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Have you ever stopped to consider that the ivermectin you use to treat your horses for parasites could be dangerous to dogs that eat horse manure? We know how dogs love horse manure. So in hindsight, it makes sense that ivermectin in horse manure could pose a danger… and here is one such story.
Posted on February 25th, 2012 by isak
Filed under: Dogs, General, Pet Illnesses, Pet Meds/Vaccinations | 2 Comments »
The vaccines themselves stimulate adverse reactions causing disease, disability, organ failure, cancer, autoimmune disease and sometimes death. The number of dog vaccines has grown from 4 administered only once or twice in a lifetime to 20 and often aggressively administered twice a year! The intent of this commentary is to introduce to the reader to just a few pathways of immunopathology resulting from vaccine administration.
Posted on July 1st, 2010 by isak
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The most important thing for you to know is that annual revaccination of your pet is unnecessary! This information is based on scientific studies conducted by Dr. Ron Schultz, a very well respected veterinary immunologist.
Posted on February 12th, 2010 by isak
Filed under: Cats, Dogs, General, Pet Meds/Vaccinations | 1 Comment »
This toxic reaction occurs especially in dogs that are genetically hypersensitive to ivermectin, an anti-parasite medication most commonly used for heartworm prevention, or to treat ear and hair mites, which can lead to mange. Ivermectin prevents or kills parasites by causing neurological damage to the parasite, resulting in paralysis and death for the parasite. But dogs genetically sensitive to the medication have an anomaly that allows the ivermectin to pass the dog’s blood-brain barrier and into its central nervous system, which can be lethal for the animal.
Posted on December 28th, 2009 by isak
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Resvantage Canine, a pet supplement for dogs containing resveratrol, has been endorsed by the National Canine Cancer Foundation as a product that advances health and helps to fight cancer in dogs. The unique combination of nutrients in Resvantage products may help diminish many of the signs of aging in pets.
Posted on October 28th, 2009 by isak
Filed under: Dogs, Pet Meds/Vaccinations | 1 Comment »
With all the people that use the spot-on flea products, I find it incredible they cost so much money. It would cost me about $500 per month to use them.
Posted on August 22nd, 2009 by isak
Filed under: Cats, Dogs, Pet Meds/Vaccinations, Pet Products | 2 Comments »
Good news for dogs and their owners: this month, Pfizer Animal Health Inc. announced that the FDA has for the first time ever approved a cancer drug for canines.
Posted on July 16th, 2009 by isak
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The FDA approves veterinary medicine’s first cancer fighting drug and it’s for the ubiquitous mast cell tumor. Seen primarily in dogs, this common skin tumor has plagued us veterinarians for eons, it seems. Not only can it be a killer, it’s sometimes hard to identify when it masks itself, chameleon-like, as a wart or tiny bump on the skin.
Posted on June 10th, 2009 by isak
Filed under: Dogs, Pet Illnesses, Pet Meds/Vaccinations | 4 Comments »
Human Medicines that Work for Pets
Posted on June 4th, 2009 by isak
Filed under: Cats, Dogs, Pet First Aid, Pet Meds/Vaccinations | 13 Comments »
