Dr. Sandra Truli Springer, Holistic Vet House Call Services
Truli Holistic Veterinary Services: 877-DR-TRULI
Woof! (Except Basenjis)
“She’s in ‘prayer position.’ It’s a sure sign of abdominal pain.”
Every once in a while a patient breaks the rules.
Dolly was a small, 2-year-old long hair little cross between a dachshund and maybe a chihuahua or a third tiny cocker spaniel, maybe. She had flappy little ears, a long fringed tail, and feathery fur on her legs and belly.
Her dad had taken her to 6 doctors with no answer. His friends in police Canine told him to come see me. Continue reading “Mystery Weight Loss Traced to a Toy”
Hypoallergenic, easy to digest treats for dogs can be made fresh and healthy at home!
Oatmeal “Cookies” Continue reading “Treat Recipes for Dogs With Sensitive Stomachs”
Brandy survived two days with a wooden spike digging into her back from the inside!
Doc Truli answers the phone on an autumn Saturday night.
“Is this the Doc?”
“Sure is, how can I help you?”
“Brandy’s panting real hard, standing in one spot, and hasn’t wanted to eat or drink all day. She’s a big, fat yellow lab. She usually loves to eat.”
Removal of dental tartar on the visible surfaces of the teeth has little effect on a pet’s health, and provides a false sense of accomplishment. The effect is purely cosmetic.
I’ve noticed many people are looking for dentistry information for their pets. There is one board certified dental society, the American Veterinary Dental College in the United States, and a second Academy of Veterinary Dentistry, which has less stringent membership requirements. Both are sources of official information about dentistry.
There is a practice which concerns Doc Truli greatly, so-called Non-Anesthesia Dentistry. This is an evil wrong perpetrated on pets, sometimes under the roof of an animal hospital. The American Veterinary Dental College has issued a position statement speaking out against this practice. I have included the text at the end of this post, in its entirety, or you can go to the Academy site and read it there.
Here’s how Doc Truli first learned of this “practice:”
Of course, disconnecting dogs entangled at the neck is dangerous and difficult. That is why preventing the accident becomes paramount.
At the end of a busy Friday, a red Porsche convertible screeched to a halt and a frantic guy came running into the animal hospital.
“Help me, you gotta help me, my dog, my dog is choking to death! I just went to pick him up at the kennel and this other dog’s stuck on his choke collar! Help me, please, he’s dying!”
Veterinary dermatologists believe up to 50% of cats and dogs suffer from allergies in the U.S. alone!
No solid data for ranking in order of severity exists. However, let’s group the Mastiff Breeds all together, or they might just take over the list!
Continue reading “Doc Truli's Top 10 Dogs Predisposed to Allergies”
Her parents thought it was normal for a dog to have irregular bowel movements because they get into so much “stuff” on walks, and in the backyard.
[Caution: kinda gross subject matter, but super important.]
Heidi was a salt n pepper 6 year old miniature schnauzer with recurrent bouts of soft stool and
occassional little spit ups of vomit in the morning. Usually she ate well, but about once a month, she would not touch her dinner.
Continue reading “Mini Schnauzer Familial Hypertriglyceridemia”
“How do I get Bo certified to be a therapy dog?”
When I met Bo, he was four pounds of red
fuzzy Chow puppy. Healthy, sassy, and a little nippy, Bo was a handful.
Continue reading “Chow Chow Becomes Therapy Dog”
His one blue and one brown eye darted all around the room in sheer terror. Smokey was utterly paralyzed.
A 5-year-old male Catahoula Leopard Dog named Smokey arrived in the ER on a stretcher. His one blue and one brown eye darted all around the room in sheer terror. Smokey was utterly paralyzed.
Continue reading “Catahoula Leopard Dog Tick Paralysis Cured in Seconds”
They could spread the flu virus to your dog and their parents would not ever know they harbored the virus in their system for 1-5 more days!
Doc Truli heard a cough in the kennel. A guilty-looking miniature dachshund’s big brown eyes stared back.
Continue reading “The New Dog Flu”