Category: health

Cleaning teeth 0

Cleaning teeth

In the 14 years I’ve been feeding a raw diet to the dogs, I’ve almost never had to brush the dogs’ teeth because chewing on meaty bones tends to keep the tartar off.   However,...

Ear cleaner follow-up 0

Ear cleaner follow-up

Last weekend I made that ‘Healthy Ear Recipe’ to treat K’Ehleyr’s very irritated, goopy ear.   It was expensive (around $20 total) as I couldn’t find a small tube of Monistat, but compared to...

Ear cleaner recipes 0

Ear cleaner recipes

I’m posting this partially for my own records, but this is what I use for an ear cleaner, called The Blue Power Ear Treatment.  Here is a link to the website with the original article....

Update on Flea and Tick products – EPA 0

Update on Flea and Tick products – EPA

Interesting notice from the EPA: http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/health/flea-tick-control.html It’s hard to know the right thing to do regarding flea/tick control products.  On the one hand, ticks can transmit serious disease so one wants to use these...

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Allergic reactions – what to do

Handsome Jackson showing his shaved patch from his trip to the emergency vet Carry Benadryl tablets.  For dogs, the dosage is 1-2mg per pound of body weight (for adult Goldens usually 50-75 mg), and...