Pet Teeth and Dental Care

Dr. Jane Bicks explains how your pet's teeth and dental health is so important.
  

Dental Disease Can Be Painful, Even Deadly
I'm sure all of you know that dental disease causes "doggie breath", but you may not be aware that chronic inflammation can cause pain, lead to infections, and serves as a precursor to much more serious issues. For instance, severe periodontal disease is significantly correlated with increased risk of heart disease, such as infected heart valves (Glickman et al., 2009). Chronically inflamed and infected gums also increase the risk for kidney disease, limiting the amount of toxins they can purify from the blood (Glickman et al., 2011). I'd ask that you keep in mind that inflamed and infected gums are just as painful for dogs as they are for humans, potentially lowering your companion animal's quality of life. The bottom line is, a healthier mouth makes for a happier dog!

Please visit the March 2012 newsletter to read more!

Ticks

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Dr. Sarah, Life's Abundance staff Veterinarian does an excellent job of explaining all about ticks, preventing them and some home remedies that do not work.

Feline Digestive Disorders

From the Life's Abundance Pet Newsletter for February, 2012
Dr Jane Bicks shares about feline digestive disorders:

"Second only to upper-respiratory illness, digestive disorders are the chief reason for feline veterinary visits. Cats with digestive problems exhibit symptoms ranging from vomiting and diarrhea, to weight loss, constipation and excessive gas. While the causes are many, feline IBS and IBD are two common digestive disorders. On many occasions, they are mistaken for one another, which is unfortunate because they call for very different treatments. In this post, we'll cover the basics and try to clear up the confusion surrounding these disorders." Please click here to read the entire article

Lymph Nodes in Your Dog/Cat

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From the February 2012 Life's Abundance Pet Newsletter, Dr. Sarah demonstrates where your pets' lymph nodes are and what size they should be and so much more.

Do you check your dog or cat's lymph nodes?

Life's Abundance Dog -- Best of Breed at Westminster

 Best of Breed at Westminster is a Life's Abundance Dog!

The Life's Abundance office shared with all the reps that the prized Mastiff, Seamus (full name, Beowulfs Bit O'Blarney) beat out 18 other Mastiffs to take a coveted Best of Breed prize at Westminster!

We couldn't help but share big smiles as he grandly galloped around the show ring at Madison Square Garden … after all, he’s a Life’s Abundance dog! Susann Everett is his proud breeder and Traci A McKeown-Weaver is his thrilled pet parent.

Both Traci and Susann are Life's Abundance Field Reps - In addition to running her Life’s Abundance business, Susann operates Beowulf Mastiffs Global, a nurturing breeding business.

Congratulations!

Canine Vestibular Disease or CVD

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From the January 2012 Life's Abundance Pet Newsletter:
Dr. Sarah, Staff Veterinarian with Life's Abundance goes over Canine Vestibular Disease or CVD:

This video discusses what to look for as well as symptoms.  My Golden Retriever had experienced this and Dr. Sarah is correct when she explains the absolute panic that can set in when viewing your canine having an episode.

She discussed what to look for, how it can be treated and how it feels to your dog experiencing this.

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Also! Read an awesome article from Dr. Jane in this month newsletter about "Home Design with Your Pets in Mind", Click here

Canine Massage

From the Life's Abundance Pet Newsletter for December.
Right now during the holidays we may feel stress as well as our pets. So I believe this might relax you as well as your dog.

Dr. Sarah, Staff Veterinarian goes over the popular practice of canine massage.
She gives invaluable information and discusses so many great points and ideas!

 - Making the environment stress free for you and you canine.
 - Clearing out anything that may be a stimuli. 

 - How much pressure should be used.

and so much more! Thank you Dr. Sarah !

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