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Top Ten Reasons for Pets To Take  Probiotics DH DeForge, VMD www.AnimalDocAMMultiMedia.blogspot.com 21June2013 "I can't believe they bought all of this pizza for me!" “Mainstream human medicine would be way different if they focused on prevention even half as much as they focused on intervention…”  ~Anonymous It is time that veterinary medicine, also, makes a commitment to spend more time on nutrition during all Stages of a Pet's Life.  Good nutrition is a preventive medicine and can lead to the extension of a pet's life.  Raw diets are the "fad diets" of the New Millennium.  They should be avoided. Please read below comments from the ASPCA and AVMA about  raw diets in our pets. ASPCA experts say raw food diets for pets that include raw meat, eggs and milk may be dangerous for your furry friends .   We typically recommend that pet parents opt for well-balanced, high-quality commercial and cooked foods instead. The American Veterinary Medical Association
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Saving Your Pet's Life With Love! Dimentia and Animal Alzheimers Don DeForge, VMD Animal Doc AM Multi-Media 10Jun2013 One morning you will awake and the dog or cat you love will seem different.  You will call and your pet will look at you with a blank face.  Your friend will seem lost, confused, and helpless.  You will question the increased pacing at night and changes that have occurred in the sleep cycle of your companion. Other family members realize something is wrong.  A trip to the local veterinarian, that has treated your pet for a dozen years, is agreed upon and scheduled. When you reach the doctor, the veterinarian states a battery of tests is needed to separate physical problems from the behavioral changes of aging.  A chemistry profile and CBC is run; your pet is examined for infectious disease; endocrine testing for possible diabetes, thyroid, and adrenal disease is completed; x-rays are taken of the chest, abdomen, and orthopedic system.  Dental X-rays are recommended