more info at: www.doghealthproblemsadvice.com – Sam Meisler DVM, a small animal veterinarian, discusses possible causes of vomiting in dogs and how he works up a dog vomiting diagnosis.
CLICK HERE FOR A FREE WORKOUT!! www.turbulencetraining.com Today you will learn of three basic exercises that will help your abdominal endurance and low back health. These exercises are the plank, the side plank, and the bird dog exercise. Now, I want to be honest and say that these three abdominal exercises are not the most exciting to do. They won’t give you that classic burning sensation in your abs that leaves you feeling like you’ve really worked them hard. However, these three are the safest and probably the most important to do when first starting to work out to prevent you from low back injury. Dr. Stuart McGill, a researcher in Canada, has done extensive research on low back pain and has concluded that individuals who have a lot of endurance in their abdominals tend to have less chance of sustaining an injury to the low back. The great thing about each of these three exercises is because no equipment is required you can do them in your own home. Also, because these are endurance exercises, you can do them every day. So, the first exercise is the Plank. To do this, rest your elbows on a mat, and place your body in a straight line. Brace your abs and try to work up to where you can hold that position for 2-3 minutes straight. If right now, you can only do the plank for 20 seconds, then each day try to add a couple seconds. Alternatively, you can hold for 10 seconds, rest for 1 second and do that 6-7 times. The next exercise is the Side Plank. This time, position …
The Ultimate Dog Valentine’s Present It is not uncommon for dogs to be what is called “Anemic”. When your dog does have Anemia it means that he has fewer and smaller red cells in the blood, which make the bloodstream lack hemoglobin. It is seen in the pale appearance of the gums, tongue, and mucous membrane of the eyes. The cure is to give iron in the form of ferrous sulfate tablets, one to three per day according to the size of the puppy. You cannot harm the puppy by giving too many. Iron does sometimes cause constipation, however, so watch its bowel movements and, if necessary, give a teaspoonful of medicinal paraffin per day until corrected. When a dog is taking iron, its stool will be black. Lastly, you may want to invest in what is called “Desiccated Argentine Liver Tablets”. These tablets can be found in most health food stores and nutrition supplement stores. Designed to give exercise enthusiasts more B vitamins and iron – these wonderful supplements are also ideal for dogs that may be anemic. Plus, your dog will love the taste!
Last week BJ inhaled a foxtail, he had to be taken to an emergency clinic, where they had to put him under & remove it from his nasal passage. Please watch this video. Since this happened I’ve had two friends tell me their foxtail story – one dog had a limp after her walkie, the embedded foxtail was only detected with a microscope by the vet & removed…another dog had one embedded in the ear canal. This vid is only to bring this potential hazard to the attention of pet owners, please, for the sake of your fur friend – follow the provided link & read more about plants that produce spikelets. I am here to tell you that not only is this a threat to your dog or cat’s health, but can end up being expensive to treat…I wish I’d known before purchasing two of these plants & putting BJ at risk. Beyond the expense, there is the recovery discomfort of the animal…BJ had to take 3 different medications, antibiotics & nose drops twice a day. So, on top of feeling like crap – he had to wrestle with us insisting he was fine & didn’t need pills & liquids jammed down his throat! LOL Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Dog Owners’ Guide to California Foxtails www.csupomona.edu Video Rating: 4 / 5
On July 6th Flippy was put to sleep His health problems got the better of him. For the last few months we had been treating him for renal failure, which he handled well….However in his last day, Flippy was suffering from heart issues and could not move around much without tiring. We had blood work and an x-ray performed, which also showed a large mass in his tummy. It was time to let him go… Thanks for all of your supportive comments. Members of Flippy’s family have been trying to read them (there are so many!). He will be missed when not starring in future videos here. Video Rating: 4 / 5
Congressman Paul Ryan, Ranking Member of House Budget Committee, makes plea to colleagues at markup of FY2010 Budget Resolution: “I believe America is an exceptional nation. It is exceptional. It is the greatest nation on earth. It has done more to bring prosperity, wealth, and growth, and lift people out of poverty than any other nation in the history of this planet. We are a very strong nation in so many ways. We are not the kind of a nation that is going to be defeated by outside forces. We are not the kind of a nation that is going to be defeated by some other country’s military. But we are the kind of a nation that if we dont watch it we could defeat ourselves from within. That is exactly is what this budget proposes to do in my opinion. “This budget proposes to increase our national debt by more than all prior 43 presidents combined. We are going to double the national debt within five-and-a-half years and triple it in ten years. We are going to impose a nearly two trillion dollar tax increase on our economy on everyone in the middle of a recession. And we are going to do this because we think that government has all of the answers. We think that industrial policy bureaucrats, health care bureaucrats, education bureaucrats, energy bureaucrats can better organize these affairs in our lives than we ourselves can. We disagree. We think the strength of this economy, the strength of this country, is its people, not its government. “We are a people with a government, not … Video Rating: 4 / 5
His health problems got the better of him. For the last few months we had been treating him for renal failure, which he handled well….However in his last day, Flippy was suffering from heart issues and could not move around much without tiring. We had blood work and an x-ray performed, which also showed a large mass in his tummy. It was time to let him go… Thanks for all of your supportive comments. Members of Flippy’s family have been trying to read them (there are so many!). He will be missed when not starring in future videos here.
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