I took a short break from the series of vaccination posts, but I have a couple more topics to go over so we’re not quite done. In Part 5, I talked about

I took a short break from the series of vaccination posts, but I have a couple more topics to go over so we’re not quite done. In Part 5, I talked about

I've nearing the end of my series on vaccination (at least one more topic to come), but I'll change it up here with some short information about

I'm going to recycle a post from earlier this year since it fits nicely with this series (and I'm lazy). It's a good topic because splitting

This is maybe better presented as Part 2b, since I covered the ‘minimum interval’ (or lack thereof) in Part 2. That dealt with the question about whether

Next in our series, premedication for prevention of vaccine reactions. TLDR: There's no proven premedication strategy that reliably prevents vaccine

The scenario. A dog is presented for vaccination, and DAPP (distemper, adenovirus, parvovirus), rabies and leptospirosis vaccines are recommended. After

Long post warning.... if you just want the 'what do we do with dogs/cats that are overdue for vaccines", skip to the bolded header below. I’ve been

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Two unrelated Salmonella contamination issues related to pets have been in the news lately. I’ll start with the most recent one, a recall of Fi pet

Antibiotics get used a lot in dogs and cats (and other species) that undergo surgery. A lot of the time, it’s unnecessary. Often, I suspect people know

These days, it’s really easy to identify new viruses. The technology has advanced so much you can take a sample from an animal, person or environment, and

These days, it’s really easy to identify new viruses. The technology has advanced so much you can take a sample from an animal, person or environment, and

I get a lot of questions asking what to do when a healthy dog tests positive for Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies (Borrelia burgdorferi being the bacterium

Cyclospora has been in the news a lot lately because of a large, ongoing outbreak in the US. Total case counts aren’t clear (and official numbers are

Last year around this time I had a lot of posts about Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) in dogs (and people) in Ontario. Prior to last summer, we didn’t

This one’s going to be long since it’s a complicated area and there are a lot of important issues to discuss. TLDR: I’m not a fan of ‘thou shalt euthanize

While completely expected given the steady march of New World screwworm (NWS) from Central America into Texas, the recent finding of an infected dog in

While completely expected given the steady march of New World screwworm (NWS) from Central America into Texas, the recent finding of an infected dog in

Like a lot (or most) things we do with antibiotics in dogs and cats, data are sparse for antibiotic prophylaxis and dental procedures. We know that

Google’s parent Alphabet has attracted attention through a plan to release up to 32 million mosquitoes in Florida and California. No, it’s not part of a

I wasn't very quick to write about this because while some incidents of contamination of raw pet food prompt recalls, it's a largely expected event that

I’ve seen quite a bit of ‘can your dog or cat get hantavirus’ discussion in media lately. Fortunately, unlike with many other emerging infectious