Integrity Farm - Labrador Retrievers

27/07/2024

Brenda Mazzaglia Our Bo Ridge our trained Diabetes Alert service dog from Integrity Farm - Labrador Retrievers Jock and Kat Aug 23, 2012 litter is healthy and happily retired. Most people who meet him do not believe he will be 12y/o next month. You breed the healthiest, great tempered labs.

26/07/2024

Massachusetts General Hospital and the people are great.
And I want to thank all of you, Facebook friends and family, for your well wishes and stories. All the love & support was and is appreciated.
So today, she said they did one large dose of
stereotactic radiosurgery: “Radiation. “They say I will lose all of what is left of my hearing on my left side probably in the next six months. And pay attention to my balance over the next few years, but they do have vestibular therapy.
But it may take a few years for the brain tumor to swell and then shrink. It will always be in my head. But it will probably swell first with in the first 2 years. We will have yearly MRIs, then they will go every three years, then hopefully every 5 years to keep an eye on it.
All we can do is see what happens and deal with anytoad blocks then. But for now all is good.

26/07/2024

One of my pups:

Hampton police have a new furry recruit, and they need your help in naming the 9-week-old comfort Lab.

21/07/2024

Hi Brenda,
My husband and I purchased a chocolate from you fourteen years ago, Gertie, and we just had to put her to sleep. I just wanted to say thank you for giving us one incredible girl. She helped raise our two kids, and many other pets. She was truly the best girl, thank you!

21/07/2024

This was her taking one of my retired girls. She had a breeding life with me, and finished retirement as a family pet.
Hi Brenda I wanted to let you know Callie passed on July 10th. I was so lucky to have her and love her the last 6 years and get all the lab love back from her. She was the perfect addition right when I needed her ❤️ losing her leaves a big void. But I’m cherishing the memories. I got my first Integrity Lab 19 years ago. Thank you for the wonderful lab life experience.

18/06/2024

Yesterday we had two wonderful Golden Retrievers, ages 6 and 2, come in for elective surgical procedures. Both dogs had a history of eating a well-known and popular grain free diet for several years. In one dog, an arrhythmia (irregular heart beat) was detected so an x-ray of his chest was taken. His heart was enlarged, so an echocardiogram was scheduled for that afternoon. An x-ray was also taken of the other dog's chest as a precaution, and his heart was also enlarged. He was able to get an echocardiogram same day, as well.

The reports on both dogs just came back, and both of these gorgeous, otherwise perfectly healthy dogs have Dilated Cardiomyopathy. The cardiologist suspects that in both cases it is related to their diet. Thankfully, this condition was caught early, and when fed a traditional diet, their condition should hopefully reverse. Their cases are being reported to the FDA, along with the thousands of others from across the country.

There is no evidence to support feeding grain-free. Most pet allergies are related to environment (pollens, etc) or protein sources. Grain allergies account for a tiny fraction of all food allergies in dogs. Unfortunately, many dogs are becoming very ill or even dying from eating so-called "BEG" diets (boutique, exotic, grain-free), and the terrible thing is nutritionally mediated dilated cardiomyopathy is 100% preventable. There have been zero reported cases of NMDCM in dogs eating foods that meet WSAVA guidelines, currently made by Purina, Hill's, Iams/Eukanuba, or Royal Canin. We strongly suggest if you are feeding a "BEG" diet that you change your dog over to one of the brands listed above. If you have any questions specifically related to your pet, please call us.

We are so hopeful we caught this disease in time for our two beautiful patients to reverse their disease. Their very caring and dedicated owners have already changed their diet to one that meets WSAVA criteria. The articles below will help explain this disease, WSAVA guidelines, and why grain-free was more marketing than science.

http://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2018/11/dcm-update/

https://www.wsava.org/WSAVA/media/Arpita-and-Emma-editorial/Selecting-the-Best-Food-for-your-Pet.pdf

http://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2016/06/grain-free-diets-big-on-marketing-small-on-truth/

https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/dogs-fed-some-popular-diets-could-be-risk-heart-disease/

01/06/2024

Good read

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21/05/2024

Make art with you pets paw prints! ❤️❤️❤️

26/04/2024

Now this is a cute pair! Happy Friday from Honey and Marissa!! 🥰

24/04/2024

My older male peacock

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24/04/2024

Please be careful for your pet’s safety

Elanco’s breakthrough Canine Parvovirus Monoclonal Antibody is the first and only USDA conditionally approved treatment that targets parvo and may help puppies feel better faster.

23/04/2024

Miranda had to show off her new buddy Honey. What a cutie pie!!

11/04/2024

24/03/2024

04/03/2024

I know there’s been many of you that have turned my puppies into service dogs. Maybe you can help with some contacts for Heidi Saunders and her precious baby girl Isla