Vitamin D in dogs and cats
A vitamin D insufficiency is associated with a range of disease states. In recent years, researchers have uncovered new findings about vitamin D in dogs…
Day: June 16, 2015
Interested in animal behavior?
As a veterinary technician, you can help clients identify and address behavior problems, and prevent them from occurring in the first place. Veterinary technologists and…
Herbs offer safe, effective pain management
An herbal approach to pain can address the causes of discomfort, has few to no side effects, and can be used over a long period.…
Canine influenza
Implementing these alternative approaches will help you treat and prevent influenza in your patients. The recent outbreak of a virulent canine type A flu virus…
Laser therapy for a necrotizing wound
The successful story of how laser therapy helped a dog heal from a necrotizing wound. An eight-year-old Labrador retriever was presented to Dover Veterinary Clinic…
Alternative pain control for surgeries and injuries
From laser and ozone therapy to herbs, acupuncture and chiropractic, there are many ways to help patients with pain arising from surgery and injury. No…
Essential oils in behavior training
A growing number of dog owners are reluctant to use behavior medications on their dogs because of the time involved in figuring out the right…
Promoting healing with prolotherapy
Prolotherapy is a longstanding medical technique that treats pain by stimulating the body to repair damaged and loose ligaments. Prolotherapy is not a new method…
