Archive for the ‘General Posts’ Category:
Dog Rescuers Unite
I recently found out about a website called Dogsnose.org, it’s a kind of database for dog rescuers everywhere.
The site was set-up to help bring rescuers together on one forum. A place to have a worldwide network of contacts, dog lovers who are willing to help out when the need arises.
The Dogsnose web site is a facility, operated by dog loving volunteers, where people everywhere can register their willingness to help dogs in need and discuss issues relating to canine rescue. It is not an animal rehoming site, there are many such rescues already on the Internet - see Dog Rescues pages. What makes Dogsnose unique and vital within the dog rescue fraternity, is its database of helpers who WILL help dog rescues and thus, in turn, dogs in need. It is a people-to-people site with the welfare of canines to the fore. Add the forum, a medium for dialogue, and this makes Dogsnose central to helping dogs worldwide. We hope that all will acknowledge this so that Dogsnose can have real impact. Individuals simply have to give their first name, country & town of residence, email address and tick “I can help” boxes to signup as helpers - it is that easy!This site is based in the UK, they are really working hard to get a network going in the United States. If you would like to sign up it only takes a minute. Let’s show our friends across the pond the dog lovers of America are willing to step up to the plate and lend a helping paw.
Adding a new Member to your Pack
If or when we contemplate adding a member to our family pack, I’m sure we all think about size, age, sex, type and if our budgets can cope with the addition. I know, though, that there are several other more subtle things most of us don’t think about that can affect the happiness of of our pack, both old members and new.
Fat Dogs
What is a fat dog, why does it matter and how do you know if your dog
is overweight?
Obesity is one of the most often seen medical conditions in dogs
today. Many vets have given up trying to counsel owners on the
importance of their dog’s weight and perhaps the only people who will
pay attention to this article are those whose dogs are not overweight,
but here goes.
Have a Healthier Dog
How To Have a Healthier Dog
Review of the book by Wendell O. Belfield D.V.M. and Martin Zucker
This is not a new book but I would imagine, a little known book. Dr. Belfield has an inquiring mind and has been willing to try unconventional approaches to some difficult conditions. He has had a lot of success in using Orthomolecular Medicine with some very troubling problems. If you are not a person who uses supplements for yourself, you will find much of what he has to say to be new information. If you are a person who does take supplements, what he has to say will make perfect sense.
The book is divided into four parts: Why your dog needs extra vitamins and minerals; Vitamins and minerals and what they do; The prevention plan; Shutting the door on disease, preventing and minimizing common dog disorders with vitamins and minerals. I am using one of his approaches for Spinal Myelopathy with my oldest dog. This is a condition I am very familiar with and one for which current veterinary medicine has no cure. I will be very satisfied if the condition goes no further. If it improves over time, I will be thrilled. I also have my young dogs on his prevention program. These approaches are easy and inexpensive. The important thing to keep in mind is that most natural healing approaches take time so you have to be willing to be patient.
The book is available from Orthomolecular Specialties, www.belfield.com or (408)227-9334.
Dr. Belfield does NOT do phone consultation.
