Dr. Sandra Truli Springer, Holistic Vet House Call Services
Truli Holistic Veterinary Services: 877-DR-TRULI
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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 “Dachshund Spreads H3N8 Canine Influenza”
Chocolate undergoes enterohepatic recirculation, repoisoning your pet for days after the first bite.
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The first week, 1 piece of popcorn caused his face to swell and his eyes to water. Bingo!
Dexter was a 4-year-old rednose tan and white American Staffordshire Terrier. He was itchy every day of his life since he was 8 weeks old.
Continue reading “How to do a Dog Food Allergy Elimination Diet”
If you think as if you were designing a movie set for the Neil Gaiman sci-fi novel Neverwhere, you should be able to cat-proof your place!
How did Doc Truli’s beloved 15-year-old long hair green-eyed grey Persian cat, Mitzi, end up under the trailer out in the cold, meowing her head off for 2 days? Continue reading “Pet Proofing: Keeping Pets Safe at Home”
Almost all puppies are born with roundworm intestinal infection because the worms hibernate in the mother’s muscles out of the reach of any dewormers.
An 8-week old red Pomeranian puppy vomited blood and white spaghetti-worms on my examination table and then collapsed.
Continue reading “Pomeranian Puppy Pukes Parasites”
For example, for many pets, the rectal thermometer is a big no-no.
Be sure your animal hospital follows these practices to help your pet be as stress free as possible. (Were you looking for things to do at home to keep your pet safe?)
1. Clean, quiet hospital environment
2. No waiting in view of other pets; staff takes your pet in right away
Continue reading “Top Ten Veterinary Practices to Keep Your Pet Calm and Safe”
“I know I should have had his teeth looked at years ago, but I was afraid because he’s so old and he’s on 2 kinds of medicine for epilepsy.”
Antonio was a 17-year-old grey and white epileptic Italian Greyhound. He walked into my office with the right half of his face so swollen, he looked like he tried to swallow a sausage and it got stuck lengthwise in his mouth! His big brown eyes looked miserable. Continue reading “17-Year-Old Italian Greyhound Needs 17 Teeth Removed!”
As soon as Webster saw another dog through the windshield of his truck, he launched himself off the passenger seat hard enough to bash into the glass and give himself a bruise on his forehead.
Webster was a 2-year-old Boxer, newly adopted by Ed and Lois. His main job was to ride around in the passenger seat of Ed’s pickup, keeping Ed company all day long. Having raised many Boxers over the years, Webster was a welcome addition to Ed’s workday.
But Webster had an immediate and violent problem the reared its big Boxer head the first day on the job.
Doc Truli says, “If you can, and you want to, it’s not spoiling.”
Doc Truli’s definition of spoiling your pet: “Your pet is spoiled if you are doing something for your pet that you do not want to be doing.” Therefore, technically speaking, none of these pets are spoiled. Continue reading “Top Ten Spoiled Pet Stories”
Doc Truli says, “If you can, and you want to, it’s not spoiling.”
Doc Truli’s definition of spoiling your pet: “Your pet is spoiled if you are doing something for your pet that you do not want to be doing.” Therefore, technically speaking, none of these pets are spoiled. Continue reading “Doc Truli's Top Ten Spoiled Pet Stories”