My current vet doesn't seem to be cutting the mus-My Friend for my pooch. I have been twice and her ailment persists. I would like to know who you all would recommend.
We have been pleased with the 'new' vet at Cleveland School Animal hospital. But we have been lucky not to have had any emergencies just routine stuff....
Dr Regina I have been very impressed with Dr Regina Sanders who owns Purr and Bark Mobile vet. She is very knowledgable and does the hand holding if that's what you need. Her prices are more reasonable than the stationary vets around here AND she comes to you. __Rachael
I switched to Cleveland School Animal Hospital after and issue with Stage Road. It works out better for me since I'm about 2 minutes from Cleveland School now. For a while there it seemed like I was here atleast once a week. I love Dr. Basden and can't sing her praises enough. She's also takes care of pets that belong to friends as well.
Dr. B is the best! She has a wonderful bedside manner with the animals and their owners. She takes the time to get to know her clients personally and not just as another paycheck.
I agree, when she told me Shelby had cancer, we were both balling our eveyballs out. Super nice, and doesn't try to *sell* you things or worry about shots, just wants to know whats wrong and lets fix it. Harvey what ailments are you talking about? The reason I ask is when Dr. Basden told me Shelby had cancer, I stared her on Essiac (natrual suppliment) and she's acted fine ever since. Her back was bald towards her tail, but her hair has grown back since giving her Essiac since day one. Not sure if she still has cancer or not, but if she's doing fine, that's all I care about. She'll be 17 in July!
beagle...its whats for dinner I was never happy with Cleveland Animal Hospital, but it was several years ago, and don't think it fair to go in to it after all these years. I have found that many pet problems are due to food. Our 6 year-old lab was persistently losing her hair, didn't want to eat, and was always kind of skinny. We chalked this up to her being a picky eater, the season, needing a bath, and even a trick of the eyes caused by our super-morbidly obese beagle (66.6 lbs.)!!! Turns out, that she is allergic to corn-based products. We have had her on a specialty organic dog food that is made from sweet potatoes and fish (smells awful) for about three months. She loves the food, eats it all, doesn't shed at all--not even one hair, seems happier and is looking healthier than ever! Its not cheap--about $1 a pound, but after burying three pets in one year, I can't lose another one, and she's worth it. Now, if only the beagle would lose weight...
What so few people realize is that dog are like humans in the respect 'you are what you eat.' Recently humans have seen more and more advertising for foods that lower cholesterol (like Oat Meal and Cheerios) and foods that aid in digestion and help with dieting (yogurt) and so on. . . I figured this out almost 10 years ago, when my newly adopted pup, Quincy, was a finicky eater. He was bone thin and so abused, so I bent over backwards, trying every premium dog food on the market, and still he'd barely eat. Nothing was physically wrong with him, so I was a bit unnerved. I was living in Raleigh and went in Carolina PetSpace to let the owner know he didn't like the 'Solid Gold' brand (I had purchased some trial sizes of it to see if he'd give it a try) and to ask her if she had any other suggestions. My vet at the time (no longer, so it doesn't matter who it was) had me try everything they had in their office already. The owner of PetSpace, Ellen, suggested a couple of books - "Reining Cats and Dogs" and "Give Your Dog A Bone" I bought them both and read for two days, then hit the internet and read some more. The result was me giving up conventional commercial dog food and going natural. Real food, for my REAL dog. (I think there's a book by that name as well. . .I may have even read it :lol: Quincy is going to be 10 this spring and has no health problems, except he's had 2 very minor seizures - one a few weeks ago and one a year ago. He takes no medications for it - just vitamin therapy - which has helped many dogs with seizures. His weight is perfect, his bloodwork is always within the normal range. He has no arthritis, he can still run like the wind and jump (all four of his feet off the ground) to catch even my poorest Frisbee tosses. He has clean teeth, no doggy breath, and healthy gums. His coat is in good shape and his eyes are still bright. Percy, well, I always say Percy is living on borrowed time, and a lot of it. He was born with two bad heart valves and ultra sounds have shown he has a prolapse mitral valve and severe stenosis of his aortic valve - in laymans terms, his heart has a problem delivering oxygenated blood back out to his body. Two different dog cardiologists one year apart gave me the same diagnosis and prognosis - that "Percy would very likely not see his 4th birthday" and that most likely he would suffer a massive heart attack and that would be it. There was no surgical or medication for his problem, just love him and enjoy his company while you can sort of deal. . .Well, Percy turned 9 on November 15, 2007, so he's borrowed 5 years of time thus far. His heart problem hasn't worsened, his bloodwork, weight, and every other detail about him is exactly like Quincy's - NORMAL. While he can only run and catch three or four Frisbees before he gets tired, that's good enough for me and keeps him happy - he is 61 in doggie years, after all My other two are just the same as the two above, happy and healthy. the little guy is highly allergic to meat, so he eats veggies and fish. A good many health problems dogs have CAN be attributed to what they eat. Think about it, read up on it and STOP believing the BS that these commercial pet food companies have managed to brainwash so much of the veterinary community with. BTW- my dogs eat oatmeal and plain yogurt on a very regular basis.
A great place for premium foods is Discount Pet Supply in Cary. My pets eat California Natural. I'm not sure if thats what you use, but they do have a salmon and sweet potato variety (wet & dry). The owners are area wholesale reps so their prices are the cheapest around. After I buy 12 of any Natura Pet product the 13th bag is free.
About 3 or 4 years ago it was run and owned by a different vet who went into the mobile vet business and that is when Dr. Debbie Brasden took it over - give her a try, she is the best.
blue buffalo and animal cruelty I have tried several different brands, and Maggie seems to do best on Blue Buffalo (sold at Petsmart). I commented this evening that she constantly lays on her back now. I don't know if its because she likes to smile like a psycho-dog or if shes just so proud of her furry chest and shapely belly-- oh to be so free!!:lol: Thanks for all the suggestions. I may try Cleveland again, but I still won't ever have another cat declawed. They broke all of my cat's toes!!:shock: This was 12 + years ago though. For all you cat lovers out there, ask yourself if you want your doctor to rip your fingernails out. I think not!
Actually, de-clawing IS"NT ripping out claws. What it is - is AMPUTATION of the tips of the cats toes - the equivilent of us being taken to the first knuckle. When bone is cut through - using a blade, or the new-fangled lasers, bones get broken. It is a barbaric practice - BANNED in many civilized countries (unless you have AIDS - then you can get a special waiver after a ton of paperwork) BuT here in this country, people find it easier to have one of the most painful surgeries (both mentally and physically) to their little ball of puff, than to keep their nails trimmed, glue on caps, or TRAIN them NOT to scratch up their stuff!
