[nagdu] Dogs and health issues

[rhonda cruz]

  marty,
 how many miles.
 i should walk with mya.
 on a dailey. baces.

 from rhonda.

On Apr 15, 2012, at 5:19 PM, Mardi Hadfield wrote:

> Hi all, I used to be a vet tech. in my early 20's. Dogs in general were
> much healthier in those days as compared to today.The changes in our
> environment has a lot to do with that. People and dogs are more susceptible
> to allergies now. Changes in dog foods that are not always best, the
> chemicals found in our water and the air quality ect. These are all things
> that have changed in our environment which we have little control of.Cancer
> as well as many other diseases are on the rise in dogs as well as people.
> Breeding dogs is also responsible for some genetic problems. While trying
> to get the desired qualities in our dogs, we inadvertently end up with some
> undesirable qualities as well. All we can do is try to keep our dogs as
> healthy as possible through diet,proper vet care, medications and treatment
> regiments as they are available. Their are no guarantees. Life is what it
> is and we have little recourse on these things. I live in the southwest
> where Valley fever is found in our desert soil. I have several dogs that
> have it, and are on medication. They can live with it,but they can also
> suffer complications and die.I do the best I can for them. I have several
> dogs with allergies and feed them special food and give them medications
> for that. I currently have a rescue dog that has bone cancer. We have done
> what the vet said will help her, but in the end,she will die from it. There
> are just no guarantees. I think all the guide dog schools do their best to
> produce healthy well trained dogs. Some times it just doesn't work out.
> JMHO.    Mardi and Shaman and Tipton, future GDIT.
> 
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