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November 16, 2008 |
| Vet-Check: Laryngeal Paresis and Laryngeal Paralysis in Sled Dogs |
| By Dawn Brown DVM |
Often referred to as “wheezers,” dogs suffering from laryngeal paresis have an abnormally limited ability to open the larnyx. Laryngeal paralysis and laryngeal paresis are terms that refer to ... |
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July 19, 2007 |
| Diseases of the Canine Eye |
| Karen Gadke: Mushing Magazine July/Aug 2007 |
Most of us tend to take our own eyesight for granted, until it starts failing. The same goes for the eyes of our dogs.
During almost three decades of mushing I did not encounter any eye ... |
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May 13, 2007 |
| Step by Step: Canine Back Injuries |
| By Wes Rau |
It seems so complicated because of the number of structures involved, but if we keep it simple and use techniques that are not aggressive, back and spine injuries become much easier to ... |
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May 13, 2007 |
| Vet-Check Gastrointestinal Obstructions in Dogs |
| by Dawn Brown DVM |
While the intelligence of dogs in so many areas is highly regarded and proven a million times over, their ability to harm themselves by eating the most ridiculous, tasteless, large, and ... |
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November 1, 2006 |
| Seizures in Sled Dogs |
| Dawn Brown DVM |
| Also described as convulsions, epilepsy, or “fits,” the term seizure is used to describe any onset of involuntary, and usually recurring, episodes of loss of consciousness, deranged consciousness, ... |
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July 1, 2006 |
| Ventriculocordectomy (“Debarking”) |
| mushing Magazine July/August 2006 |
Ventriculocordectomy (“Debarking”)
Folks who keep large numbers of dogs will sooner or later have trouble with certain individual animals that commit the sin of excessive barking. The ... |
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March 1, 2006 |
| Sled Dog Health: Pancreatitis |
| By Karen Gadke, PhD |
Reprinted from the March/Aril 2006 issue of Mushing Magazine.
©2006 Mushing Magazine
To understand pancreatitis, it helps to know a few things about this gland whose ... |
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November 1, 2005 |
| Pyometra, The End of Motherhood? |
| By Karen Gadke, PhD |
© Mushing Magazine – Nov/Dec issue 2005
In the past we believed that pyometra was simply a bacterial infection of the uterus. Now we know that although infection is present in ... |
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