K-9 Pet Clinic

10/11/2023

❤️❤️Brachycephalism❤️❤️

🌸The images to the side show a CT slice through the middle of the head of a non-brachycephalic dog (A) and a brachycephalic dog (B).

🌸uncoloured CT scans “white” is the bones of the skull and upper neck. Grey is the so called “soft tissue” which includes the structures of the nose, palate, tongue, larynx and brain. The black is air.
🌸Purple - A common feature of brachycephalic dogs is that the skull base (purple) is short because it stopped growing prematurely. The consequence is that the cranium is shorter.
🌸Red arrows - in response, the developing brachycephalic puppy adapts by making the skull taller and consequently the top of the head becomes rounder and domed (bright red arrows).
🌹The eyes are more toward the centre of the “face” and appear larger because of a combination of shallow eye sockets and less eyelid coverage.
🌸Dark red - The muzzle is shorter and the nose that is more “button like” (dark red) lies between and just below the eyes.
🌸Blue outline - A reduction in the frontal sinus means that dog has “broad flat forehead” again like baby. Finally the ears are smaller and/ or floppy.
❤️❤️This change in head shape (conformation) has >>>>>dire consequences for the brachycephalic dog.

The soft tissues (the grey areas) do not follow the bone structure and the same amount of tissue found in non-brachycephalic dogs fills and obstructs the airway.

In the bottom panel C and D, compare the tissue (grey area) around the nasal passage (yellow).

This dog cannot, or has severely restricted, breathing through its nose. Consequently, the dog must open its mouth to breathe but even that airway is obstructed by a tongue (green) and soft palate (pink) that is compressed to fill the reduced space.

The soft palate pushes back on the larynx (orange) further obstructing the airway.

03/08/2022

What type of dog water bowl do you use? 🐶💧

The dog water bowl has previously been identified as the third most contaminated🦠 item within the household and can be a breeding ground for dangerous germs & life-threatening bacteria🧫 that can put the entire house at risk, researchers at University Centre Hartpury have revealed.

So, which dish is best to use for a dog water bowl? The bowl that grows the least amount of life-threatening bacteria!

In the first study of its’ kind, Hartpury scientists found stainless steel grew the least amount of bacteria and over time, plastic bowls grew the highest amount, but the shocking part was the most harmful bacterial species (including salmonella, E. coli and MRSA) were most frequently identified in CERAMIC bowls!

Lead can also be a problem when using ceramic bowls, and the endocrine disrupting chemicals found in plastic bowls are a no-go! Also be aware plastic bowls🥣 can cause Plastic Dish Nasal Dermatitis🙀: Chemicals in plastic absorb through the skin and inhibit the synthesis of melanin, leaving the nose👃🏼 and adjacent areas with pink blotches.

So stainless steel🍴 bowls are the safest, right?

Well not so fast…. there’s even been recalls on stainless bowls😫. In our upcoming The Forever Dog book, in the chapter titled Environmental Impact and the section labelled “Toxic Toys, Chews, and Beds", we cover how to choose the best chemical-free bowls🚫 that won’t leach contaminants over time. The Forever Dog is available now for pre-order, worldwide, check out the www.ForeverDog.com/about

23/10/2020

Reposted from NAJA India
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On this Reptile Awareness Day, we would like to talk about the red-eared slider, a turtle that is commonly (attempted to be) kept as a pet by lot of people in India. Sure they are very cute when they are the size of a thumb, but eventually, they grow up to a size much bigger than expected (carapace length up to 16 inches), and this is when majority of the pet owners don't find them cute and they abandoned them at local rescue shelters or in worst-case scenario: they release them in the natural water bodies (nearby ponds or rivers). This threatens our native ecosystems tremendously because this species is a non-native invasive species.

The red-eared slider turtle is native in much of the mid- to the south-central United States. Being invasive, they are very hardy and outcompete our native turtles, frogs, and fish for food, nesting, and basking space. Also, our native turtles have no immunity to pathogens and diseases carried by red-eared sliders.

Just like dogs, cats, fish, or any other pets, the red-eared slider also needs maintenance, specific food, an adequate environment, and proper space to live. If you can't provide this, don't get a turtle.

Please be a responsible pet owner and think it through before you buy or adopt a pet. Please note: All species of turtles native to India are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and are illegal to keep as pets.

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