Pathogen contamination of raw pet diets isn’t surprising. We know it’s a risk. So a new issue with Darwin’s Natural Pet Products isn’t really surprising either, since they’ve had multiple issues in the past, including ignoring an FDA recall request
As someone who works a lot with infectious urinary tract disease in animals and has led urinary treatment guidelines, I guess it’s fitting that my dog got an infection.
To start, I’ll slap myself on the wrist for saying it
Our emerging concerns about Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) in Long Point, Ontario, have led to a variety of questions from veterinarians and dog owners. (It’s also led to a lot of rumours, and sorting out what’s real illness
In areas where ticks and fleas are a concern (which is much of the world), dogs (and to a lesser degree cats) may receive regular tick prevention medications. Some people would rather not use them, whether it’s because of cost,
Regulatory bodies sometimes issue “Dear Veterinarian” (or similar) notices about important issues pertaining to drugs and rug use, like the recent FDA’s letter to veterinarians about extralabel use of fenbendazole in dogs. These notices are used to
Veterinarians sometimes ask me, “Can I give a half dose of a vaccine to small breed dogs?” But more often they say, “An owner wants me to give their small dog a half dose of a vaccine because they are
If I’m talking to veterinarians or veterinary students about infectious diseases and I mention Capnocytophaga canimorsus, I usually get a blank stare (or “capno-what?”). If I’m talking to physicians, it’s usually the same response, unless they’re infectious disease physicians or
I’ve written a lot in general about the risks of rabies and other infectious diseases from imported dogs. However, we have to remember that borders are political, not biological, and that rabies (like certain US presidents) doesn’t respect such borders,
Last week I wrote about the recently updated ISCAID antimicrobial use guidelines for canine pyoderma, specifically regarding surface pyoderma. The full guidelines are freely available online (Loeffler et al. Vet Derm 2025). Today I’m going to
Most people don’t realize the massive number of dogs that are imported into Canada every year, for all kinds of reasons: from people moving with their own pet, to importation of large shipments of dogs from puppy mills or
