More Concerning News Regarding Flea and Tick Products for Companion Dogs and Cats The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert in 2018 for companion pet parents regarding certain flea and tick products that contain drugs in the [...]
USLTC Health Committee Executive Survey: The electronic medical record database consisting of Lakeland terrier office visits seen between 2010 and 2020 was obtained from a national veterinary corporation consisting of over 1,000 veterinary hospitals. Three hundred and eighty individual Lakelands [...]
by Pat Rock Dog Food The recent deaths of dogs as a result of eating food that contained toxic levels of Vitamin D are shocking to anyone who loves their pets. We all hate to lose them to old age [...]
by Pat Rock Puzzle of tetanic spasms I have shared the tale of my study of the puzzle of tetanic spasms in terriers in the past, but have been approached by some Border Terrier and Welsh Terrier people who have [...]
by Pat Rock Recently I read a column by a noted dog breeder whose opinion I respect but with whom I must disagree. Assuming every shortcoming in our dogs is due to genetic defect might work for this person as [...]
by Pat Rock Vaccines The latest estimate of greater than 60% of veterinarians giving more vaccines than their professional organization recommends is disgusting. Whatever happened to “First do no harm”? The only two reasons for possibly recommending yearly core vaccines [...]
by Pat Rock The Immune System The immune system is essential to life just as a powerful military is essential to a country’s defense. And even though the mission of the military is absolutely necessary, developing and training these forces [...]