When A Dog Needs ACL Surgery

When A Dog Needs ACL Surgery

The Cranial Cruciate Ligament (CrCL) is one of the most important stabilizers inside the canine knee joint, which is the middle joint in the back leg. The CrCL may also be known as the Anterior Cruciate Ligament or ACL because this is the equivalent in humans. In...
My Week at Iditarod, The Last Great Race

My Week at Iditarod, The Last Great Race

The 46th Iditarod kicked off on March 2, 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska. The dog sled race is almost 1,000 miles. So, as you can imagine, mushers and their teams of dogs prepare for months leading up to “The Last Great Race.” The teams go on countless training...
How Do I Know If My Pet Is In Pain?

How Do I Know If My Pet Is In Pain?

Pain is defined as a perception that the brain creates from any one of a variety of stimuli including physical, temperature, chemical, or inflammatory damage to tissues. During and right after a painful stimulus, the body responds in several ways, including...
What Your Dog’s Knees Might Be Trying To Tell You

What Your Dog’s Knees Might Be Trying To Tell You

Is your dog showing decreased activity levels – or more grumpiness than usual about that early morning walk? Often we attribute such behavior to age, but sometimes the problem is more specific – an issue with one or both knees. Rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament...