Evergreen Holistic Veterinary Care

09/12/2025

Attention " Fresh dog food" feeders, a new type of bladder stone was discovered at Univ of MN Urolith Lab. It is associated with an ingredient "choline bitartrate" in the newly popular food type, including brands like Just Food for Dogs, The Farmers Dog, NomNom, and few others. It is also in a few supplements for homemade dog food like perhaps the supplements from Balance-it. It also has been linked to a few medications like Entyce and Temeril-P.
This predominately occurs in males, and small breeds, but can in females and large breeds. There may also be a concern with some incidence of kidney disease.
Although many people feed these foods without issue, the discovery of this new bladder stone may warrant attention and consideration.

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02/28/2025

Here is an update on felines in Washington state and H5N1 with regards to a recent raw chicken food recall.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAAGR/bulletins/3d4c011

12/28/2024

Recall on Northwest Naturals Cat formula

Morasch Meats of Portland Voluntary Recall of Northwest Naturals Brand 2lb Feline Turkey Recipe Raw & Frozen Pet Food Due to HPAI Contamination Oregon Department of Agriculture sent this bulletin at 12/24/2024 12:18 PM PST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. News Release: Decem...

12/20/2024

Typically we don't carry medications or pharma drugs until they have been on the market for over a year. This is for the safety of our patients. Librella is no different. It seemed promising and we have had several patients that got it elsewhere. We've had clients mad we didn't have it, and we've lost clients because we didn't have it.
It was tested on a low number of dogs and only for a short time. Typically we'll see how a drugs safety is after a year and thousands of dogs.... well Librella hasn't done well.

From this article "More than 3,600 cases of debilitating dog health problems caused by the medication were reported between January 2023 and March 2024, the FDA said in the cautionary letter, published Monday."

I'm glad none of those are our patients!

Dangerous side effects from the injectable canine drug Librela — used to treat osteoarthritis joint pain — have been linked to seizures, lameness and loss of muscle control, the FDA warned.

08/12/2024

Keep your pups safe this summer

Harmful algae blooms are being detected across the state as the frequent hot and dry weather takes its toll on numerous bodies of water, providing the perfect breeding grounds for dangerous, toxic algae.
Here are some current blooms

04/05/2024

Do dogs need glasses for the eclipse on Monday? No, and here's an article to explain why.

Wild animals can act strangely when solar eclipses occur. But what about your pets?