A Balanced Homemade Dog Food Recipe From a Vet (Weighed to the Gram)
People ask me all the time what I actually feed my own dogs. So here is the real thing: a home-cooked meal I make for Peach and Poppy, weighed to the gram and balanced with a vitamin-and-mineral supplement so it is nutritionally complete — not just a bowl of “healthy” ingredients. That last part matters […]
Is My Senior Dog in Pain, or Just Getting Old?
It’s one of the hardest questions to answer as your dog ages. He takes longer to get up in the morning. She sleeps more than she used to. The stairs get a pause at the bottom that never used to be there. Is this ordinary aging, or is something wrong? Some of it genuinely […]
How to Treat a Hot Spot on Your Dog at Home
If you’ve ever come home to find your dog obsessively licking or chewing one spot until the skin looks raw and angry, you’ve likely dealt with a hot spot. As a veterinarian, I see them constantly — in fact, I treated two just today. Here’s what they are and exactly what to do if you […]