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10/19/2022

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10/19/2022
10/18/2022

Watch the replay here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYQiBQtimMCbZlhxwUP9IRj8dCebe_PwE

After Rimadyl became popular, one of my technician's dogs died 2 weeks after using it. In the emergency service, we had dogs coming in with kidney failure, liver failure, gastric ulcers, etc. after using Rimadyl. Alarm bells!⁠

Labrador Retrievers are specifically mentioned as sensitive to Rimadyl/Carprofen.⁠
Galliprant is supposed to have the least amount of side effects, but it is labeled for use in arthritis only.⁠
Metacam can only be given by injection once for cats. Oral Metacam is specifically labeled as NOT for use in cats.* It can cause renal failure.⁠
Onsior is only labeled for postop pain for orthopedic surgery or spay/neuter.⁠
The Previcox insert has a list of adverse reactions too long to even put in this caption.⁠

Potential Adverse Reactions for ALL NSAIDs ⁠
- Kidney Failure⁠
- Liver Failure⁠
- Seizures⁠
- Gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation. If your animal is on an NSAID, make sure you check their stool! Dark, tarry stools, diarrhea, anorexia, and other GI symptoms can be signs of a serious issue.⁠

✳️ I ALWAYS do lab work before starting an NSAID to make sure liver and kidney function are fine. Then, I do lab work every 3 months while the pet is on the medication. ⁠
✳️ Always ASK for the drug inserts from your veterinarian!⁠
✳️ I absolutely minimize the use of NSAIDs with my pets by using alternative therapies and safer OTC options where possible.⁠

❌ Do NOT mix NSAIDs with steroids. ⁠
❌ NSAIDs should NOT be given with any other NSAID!! This can kill your pet. You have to have a minimum 7 day wash out period (wait 7 days) before switching.⁠
❌ Do NOT give antacids (like Famotidine) with NSAIDs (there is a potential reaction where the tissue of the stomach swells)⁠

✅ For natural pain management options, read more here: https://drjudymorgan.com/blogs/blog/treating-arthritis-naturally?_pos=1&_sid=22a88fa12&_ss=r⁠

✅ For Syringomyelia: https://drjudymorgan.com/blogs/blog/therapy-for-syringomyelia?_pos=6&_sid=5199006d8&_ss=r⁠



*Edit to add: Metacam has been labeled for cats outside the US, but still has a narrow safety margin in cats and signs of overdose may be seen at small overdose levels.

10/15/2022

There's really just three main types of dog behavior problems and this flow chart summarizes how you can resolve all three.

Obviously, there's only so much info we can fit on a single page but if you'd like to learn more about how to resolve these 3 common types of dog behavior problems you should enroll in our free online course:
https://dunbar.info/6steps

It all starts with NOT feeding your dog from a food bowl. If your dog has a behavior problems, there's a very good chance you can use their regular daily allotment of food to help resolve this problem. You might be able to resolve it without using their food but making use of their food will almost certainly accelerate the training.

Do the problems occur when the dog is at home and unsupervised? The key is preventing these problems with confinement, either a crate or playpen, but it's essential that you start by teaching your dog to LOVE hanging out in these confined areas, and the best way to do that is with food-stuffed chew toys.

Are the problems the result of fear or stress? Is there any element of aggression? If so, you have to manage for safety and then use classical conditioning to teach your dog to feel more at ease. You'll also want to use lure reward training to put useful skills on cue, which you can use to redirect your dog's attention from stimuli that stress them.

If it's not an at-home unsupervised problem, and it's not a fear or stress-based problem, then all you need is a simple obedience training solution. Your dog is doing something you don't like. What would you like them to do instead? Sit-stay? Down-Stay? Go to their bed and settle down? Be quiet?

Teach them to do this behavior on cue and then practice it in progressively more challenging situations until they do it reliably, anytime, anywhere.

Want to learn more? Sign up for our free course, Six Simple Steps to Solve Your Dog's Behavior Problems: https://dunbar.info/6steps

I never ever believe in that Dominance Myth in dogs !! Years ago I worked for a Fox Hunting Club where there was 65 dogs...
10/14/2022

I never ever believe in that Dominance Myth in dogs !! Years ago I worked for a Fox Hunting Club where there was 65 dogs together, living together, playing eating together and I 've observed the way they were interacting was like a big family ; dogs with experience ( parents , older sibling, ) were the teacher, role model for the young ones.

Theories are just that. Just an idea until they are proven true. And like many ideas, this trend has been out of style for decades.

While backyard trainers will try to spin what your dog does into flashy terms like "alpha" and "asserting dominance", your dog is not built with this software.

While it makes sense to us because we live in a "top down" system, dogs are just doing what works for them and they don't function in this hierarchy.

By claiming this theory, they can attempt to justify the use of fear, intimidation, corrections and pain to "fix" the problem... they have no choice but to try to take back "leadership".

These out of control trainers are using smoke and mirrors to justify their inability to work with and understand your dog.

Even the scientists who considered this to be true quickly realized that they were wrong when wolves, who were (and still inaccurately are) the justification for this blueprint were realized to be living in family groups instead of being ruled by an alpha.

Come join us in the 2000’s where it’s uncool to train this way!

Insane!!!
10/14/2022

Insane!!!

What does a candy company have to do with pet care?

You can purchase your Mars owned pet food, (Royal Canin, Nutro, Iams, Eukanuba, Whiskas, etc)
then take your pet to the Mars owned vet hospital (Banfield, VSH, VCA, etc)
then have diagnostic testing done at a Mars owned lab. (Antech)

The concern with one company having so much money and power over the pet industry is that this could force prices to increase and quality of veterinary care and services to decrease.

Someone could mass produce poor quality food, oversell vaccines and flea/tick/hw chemicals, and keep our pets on a constant wheel of disease while profiting from each link in the chain...

Check out Dr. Conor Brady's book called Feeding Dogs https://www.amazon.com/Feeding-Dogs-Science-Behind-Versus/dp/1916234003/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KO78XBZPFYMQ&keywords=feeding+dogs+conor%5C&qid=1665760007&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjcxIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=feeding+dogs+conor%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-1

10/13/2022

The ability of dogs to "sniff out" certain diseases including COVID-19 infection and cancer has been well documented over recent years. Now, a new study reveals dogs can detect a person's stress level by odor alone.

10/13/2022

Dogs can sometimes stop responding to our cues and what we ask because we have inadvertently established a poised cue. Poisoned cues in dog training are more...

10/12/2022

Don't miss our FREE online dog training series, The Connected Dog. Episode 1 opens on Thursday at DoggyFlix, and you can start now by claiming your spot, grabbing your Playbook, and watching the videos we already have for you in the Connected Dog Learning Zone. Here's where to get started > https://doggyflix.com/join

10/12/2022

Cancer prevention: what every pet parent should know 🐶🐱

Sadly, many of our pets have been or will be affected by cancer at some point. However, we know there are steps we can take to help prevent and protect our dogs and cats from this dreaded disease.

Tomorrow in the Inside Scoop, two amazing integrative veterinary oncologists, Dr. Trina Hazzah and Dr. Kendra Pope , are hosting this week's LIVE podcast to share what you need to know for preventing (and treating) cancer!🦠

They’ll be covering some very important topics, including info about:

💊 Herbs and supplements

💉 Natural and novel IV treatment options

🥦 Food and nutrition

⚠️ The Big 4: osteosarcoma (bone cancer), hemangiosarcoma (most often spleen tumors), Lymphoma and mast cell tumors.

Join us Sunday at noon ET for this insightful and important discussion.

👉If you haven’t joined our subscription group of 2.0 pet parents and want to learn more, just click the link below or head over to the Planet Paws page and hit the blue "Subscribe” button to join our weekly Livestreams + Archives!

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10/12/2022

People just like you achieved great results with DoggyPlan! Take a short quiz to determine your dog’s obedience problems and the best methods to solve them. Get a training schedule for your furry friend and funny games to have fun together.

10/12/2022
10/11/2022

"A pilot study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of seven different environmental enrichment (EE) activities on the behaviour of 10 training dogs housed in an office environment during training within an assistance dog charity. Results suggest there is a need to diversify thinking around EE, shifting common thinking of EE as one entity to instead consider EE in different categories and to ensure animals receive a mixture of EE types."
Effects of Environmental Enrichment on Dog Behaviour: Pilot Study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8772568/

10/11/2022
10/10/2022

MEGANTIC SAYS: HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!" Enjoy life ! Enjoy your family ! Enjoy your doggie ! and pay attention to small thing that brings JOY & HAPPINESS! "

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