Coping With Animal Health Problems

June 2007

• My dog has osteoarthritis and a torn cruciate ligament - by Richard B. - (Thu, Jun 14 2007)
  A year and a half ago, my wife and I noticed our 7-and-a-half-year old lab/dalmation mix limping on his left, hind leg. There was no noticeable cause but it didn’t go away with time. He sometimes lifted his left leg when he walked to keep the pressure off it and he could no longer sit, because it hurt him to put weight on his leg that way. At times he whimpered in pain. [more..]
• unexplained death of Brutus - by KSJ - (Tue, Jun 05 2007)
  Sunday, May 27, 2007. Mid-Morn Brutus, my 8 yr old Brittany is at the emergency hospital. Yesterday he got all his vaccinations in the am. By mid afternoon he wasn’t quite right - a little slow. [more..]