Category Archives: Veterinary care and canine first aid

Hot vet, cancer scare, tough days

Article about a veterinary cancer scare By Laure-Anne Viselé, Aug 2011 Hiatus from blogging I am on my knees, exhausted, done-for, steam-rolled… My day-job is crazy busy, my studies crazy demanding, and my dog customers are asking for my ‘spare’ time. In the meanwhile, I am neglecting myself, my dog, and my kid. Something’s got [...]
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Canine First Aid homework

Recommendation for canine first aid homework By Laure-Anne Viselé, Certified Canine First Aider, January 2011 I am finally putting the finishing touches on my canine first aid assignment. Upon submission, it will give me my long-awaited second canine first aid qualification. Canis procrastinatus I guess I should stop procrastinating and actually work on the assignment, [...]
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My dog chewed broken glass!

Blog post about incident with dog chewing broken glass By Laure-Anne Viselé, Certified Canine First Aider, January 2011 We had ourselves  a huge scare last night: our dog, Roger, chewed through my Bailey’s shot-glass. Friday night Baileys There I was, decompressing after a hard week’s work. I figured I’d have a shot of Bailey’s watching our current [...]
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Rhodesian ridgeback gives birth to 17 puppies!

A Rhodesian ridgeback bitch gave birth to 17 healthy puppies in Germany! This got me curious about litter sizes, so I checked this website. Here is what I found out for y’all: Pomeranians are the most humble, with a mere 2 (average number of pups per litter) King Charles Spaniels are next in line (excuse [...]
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Dog hypothermia treatment

First aid steps for dog with hypothermia by Laure-Anne Viselé (pet first aid-qualified), December 2010 The winter of 2010 is one of the coldest I’ve ever seen since moving to the Netherlands. Given the local abundance of frozen water (canals, rivers, brooks, etc.) and the harsh Dutch winter temperature, severe hypothermia is a real danger [...]
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My dog has swallowed poison, what now?

First aid instructions for poisoned dog By Laure-Anne Viselé, certified canine first aider, December 2010 Proof-read and edited by a veterinarian working for a poison centre First aid for dog poisoning This article gives you the generic first aid steps in case your dog has swallowed poison. Step 1/ Induce vomiting Most important of all: remain [...]
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A veterinarian on behaviour therapy

Interview with Veterinarian Richard Baeke. By Laure-Anne Viselé, October 2010 About Richard Baeke Richard Baeke is a veterinary doctor in the Netherlands. He has been practising veterinary medicine for 3 years, and likes to keep himself up-to-date on companion animal behaviour issues. We met at the Angela Stockdale workshop, and hit it off discussing the overlap [...]
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Common dog diseases

Reference article about common dog diseases. By Laure-Anne Viselé, October 2010 Be your dog’s medical advocate By owning a dog, you are signing up to becoming his medical advocate. This means, among other things, knowing the basic facts behind the big canine diseases (and vaccination routines). I compile here a list (in alphabetical order) of the [...]
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Dog vaccination schedule

Reference article about dog vaccination schedule. By Laure-Anne Viselé, October 2010 Knowing which vaccination your dog needs can be quite the conundrum, especially if you, like me, live in a foreign country where you are unfamiliar with the technical vocabulary and local regulations. So, ever my dog’s medical advocate, I talked to the staff at [...]
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