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Why Can’t Fido Have Chocolate?
Why is Chocolate Poisonous for Your Dog? Chocolate – is there anything better on the planet? It’s such a powerful force that kids will inhale the broccoli on their dinner plate so that they can prepare for dessert. Your dog loves chocolate too. After all, a pile of rocks is a...
Are You Ready for Winter??
Caring for Your Pets During Winter Winter brings beautiful white snow, skiing, snowboarding, and the opportunity for many more fun activities. Unfortunately, it also brings frigid weather, ice, elevated heating bills, and days where the sun doesn’t even make an appearance. This can be both a joyous period as well as...
Vitamin D and Your Pets!
Vitamin D for Your Pets? Well, if you’ve looked outside recently, you may have noticed winter is here. We can say goodbye to the sun for the next few months. With a lack of sun exposure comes Vitamin D deficiency -for people and our pets. Why is this a big deal?...
Vestibular Syndrome, Not a Stroke
Let’s talk about vestibular disease in pets. This condition mimics what many humans might think is a stroke, but fear not, it looks much worse than it actually is. We will take an in depth look at the symptoms, diagnosis, and prognosis, and see why this condition is quite manageable,...
Puppies and Chiropractic Care
We’ve all experienced the joy of watching puppies play. These little furballs tumble and toss one another around like it’s their job. When they’re small, it doesn’t look as if these tiny somersaults have much of an effect on their bodies. As they get bigger, however, these tiny tumbles turn...
Alternative Therapies for Luxating Patella
Luxating patella, or “floating kneecaps”, can be a very painful condition in an animal that may require surgical intervention. In our practice, however, we see several clients diagnosed with severe luxating patella that have opted to go the alternative route before turning to surgery. Very rarely have these clients ended...
The Pro-Arthritis Inflammatory Diet
Carbohydrates are known in the human and animal world to be pro-inflammatory. Since this is the case, why would our pets’ specialized arthritis diet be filled with them? Excessive carbohydrate intake leads to increased inflammation in the body. Inflammation combined with abnormal pressure on a joint contributes to arthritis. So,...
Diabetic Neuropathy in Pets
With diabetes becoming ever more common in our furry friends, it’s no wonder that we are seeing an increasing number of animals with more severe complications from this condition. What I’d like to discuss today is diabetic neuropathy. What is diabetic neuropathy?Diabetic neuropathy is a complication of diabetes, usually in the...
Ear Infections and Chiropractic
Ear infections. They are unrelenting and unfortunately chronic most of the time. We clean their ears repeatedly and do everything right, yet they just keep coming back. Why? Well I’m here to shed a little light on this and also explain how chiropractic can offer a solution. If an ear...
The Importance of Proper Alignment
What does alignment have to do with anything? This is a question that gets asked at least daily in our chiropractic practice. Our answer is simple; alignment has to do with everything. We realize this may sound like a bit of an exaggeration, but hang tight and we will explain....
The Lick Granuloma: Redness, Swelling, And Lesions Oh MY!
The Lick Granuloma Story: One minute everything looks fine and the next your pets paw is red, oozing pus, and angrily inflamed. How did you not notice this? There’s a huge red lesion (a lick granuloma) on the foot that appears to have come out of nowhere, which is impossible-right? You are...
Diabetes Mellitus: Natural Prevention and Protection
When one thinks of diabetes mellitus (Type II Diabetes), the mind does not naturally wander to our pets. The rate of diabetes among humans is skyrocketing, but did you know the same is happening in the pet community? Our pets are reflections of ourselves (I firmly believe this) and when...