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Slipped into the "nice list" 😁 Pet safety tips for the holidays - Christmas food edition Things to avoid sharing with our pets 1. The Christmas drink (Egg Nog) : if it contains alcohol 2. Other alcoholic beverages, desserts, sweets 3. Christmas cake : if plums/raisins are present 4. Grapes (mostly from charcuterie boards or desserts, sweets and wines) 5. Bones : from meat dishes made of pork, turkey, chicken, duck etc 6. Stuffings or dishes containing too much of onions and garlic 7. Feeding left overs especially Fatty meals in high amounts at once 8. Sweets that contain xylitol or unknown sweeteners - mostly present in gummies Christmas is being with family. So, let's keep our furry members happier by adhering to these small safety tips Ah, I slipped into the "Nice-list" 😁. Did you too?  Happy Holidays! #petsafety #petcaretips #petfood #dogfood #puppyfood #vetcare #pethealth

Let’s talk Hip Dysplasia - and let’s talk about it honestly Continuing my Hip Dysplasia post as it's my duty to make pet owners aware of prevention If you missed reading that post it's here  Hip Dysplasia : a sustainable approach Everyone keeps saying hip dysplasia in dogs is “just genetics.” As a holistic veterinarian, I’m calling bold bluff on that Sure, genetics can play a role. And yes, inherited gut malabsorption issues may indirectly contribute (I’m still digging deep into that one). But blaming the bones alone? I’m not convinced. Here’s what we do know: 1. If a dog truly has genetically derived hip dysplasia, they should not be bred. Some countries already have strict ethical-breeding rules: dogs with confirmed genetic hip issues simply cannot mate. Why? Because the suffering gets passed directly to the next generation. And honestly, why would we intentionally create a future of pain? Whether a country has rules to not breed dogs with hip dysplasia ...

When an active young dog is unable to walk all of a sudden, it smells fishy A 2 year old male American Bully was presented to me last October with an inability to walk The pet patient was brought to me after 4 days of treatment for a limp. By then he had been on a course of injections. When I saw him, he barely could walk with his hind side. Low appetite. Hadn't passed urine for several hours The following x ray was taken on the very first day of the limp. The x ray angles are not perfect but I couldn't be fussing around just over that I used a combination of checking/feeling the dog, history, tests and the x ray. They revealed a low grade bilateral hip dysplasia In layman terms, this means that both sides of the hips have sockets that are too shallow to hold the ball of the joint - apparently in both the limbs These lead to painful hips, limping, painful knees (by ultimate CCL ruptures) and complete inability to walk I know that in most developed countries o...

You're crazy! Healing pets through food? "You must not be knowing your subject" My journey to becoming a veterinary nutritionist in Sri Lanka - and probably the first professional formulator of fresh pet food and pet supplements who is also a veterinarian and a veterinary nutritionist Veterinary nutrition to me was mostly a self studied subject. I studied it so deeply that I got an "A" grade at uni but I was barely present at nutrtion lectures. I had my math done I was determined that one day, I would specialize in probably nutrition or in a subject that can help me do better in my clinical practice Graduated with a top grade but I didn't want to immediately pursue a post graduate that didn't involve clinicals, which is what mostly happens. I took my time exploring my interests and passions and at one point I realized, nutrition is my thing. I also weighed the risks and benefits before pursuing my post grads in veterinary nutrition In p...