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What to Do When Your Dog Eats Something He Shouldn’t Have

Dogs do the darndest things – including gobble up things they shouldn’t. Sometimes it’s no big deal, like when your sneaky pooch hops up to steal a piece of pizza off the counter. Other times, however, ingesting the wrong thing can cause serious injury and even death to your dog....

Opening Up the Cottage

Vet’s Wife Blog The cottage season has begun!  I know, the first thing you want to do after the long drive to the cottage is to relax for just a few minutes.  You let the dog and kids out of the car, put the cat safely in the cottage—out of...

Thunderstorms and Fireworks

Vet’s Wife Blog As I am writing this, the weather reports are calling for thundershowers this afternoon, and looking out over Lake Huron, it looks as though the storm will arrive as promised.  My dog, Titan is lying next to me.  He, like most dogs, is a social guy who...

How to Choose a Pet Food

There are NO REGULATIONS IN THE PET FOOD INDUSTRY!  Yes, I do realize writing in capital letters is basically yelling for the written word.  I meant to do that.  Usually, the only disclaimer I make for each of my blogs is that I am not a medical person.  I work...