The books are “Dog Stories” and “Puppy Stories”, “Inspirational and Heroic True Stories” by well-known authors Brad and Sherry Steiger.

The stories are fantastic! They will really reinforce your love and admiration for our furry friends and the amazing things they do for us humans. There are numerous stories of dogs literally saving peoples’ lives.

The Steigers have also written other animal books, such as “Animal Miracles”. You can find a lot of their books on Amazon and other book sites.

So here are the answers and explanations of why PetTao is the best pet food on the market. 1) We use only wholesome, unmodified ingredients. If you examine our ingredient label, this fact is apparent. 2) Our ingredients are included in each diet for a specific reason. This is the Eastern Food Therapy component that makes our diets one-of-a-kind and unique to the pet food market. We do not just combine a few meats with a few veggies and fruits and call it pet food. 3) We use no preservatives. Preservatives, additives, and dyes are all contributing factors to the nutritional perils we see in many pet foods today. 4) We strike a compromise between cooking and raw thru our pasteurization process. Pasteurization eliminates pathogenic bacteria from the food while simultaneously maintaining the foods’ nutritional value. Pasteurization denotes balance between cooking and raw. By the way, this is another Eastern influenced thought. Finally, 5) Pet Tao foods have been designed by veterinarians with over twenty five years of clinical experience. As veterinarians, we have seen, dealt with, and treated the ill effects of dietary indiscretions throughout our practices. Our concern with these consequences was the driving force for the development of PetTao. No other pet food on the market today can make these claims!!

Jojo is now feeling better after treatment and some TLC

A client of mine recently purchased an adorable pug puppy. A few days later, JoJo developed a bad case of diarrhea. We followed the usually routine of fecal and deworming but the diarrhea continued. Thus, we sent out a sample for a Giardia test, which was positive. Giardia is a protozoa that exists in contaminated water and humans are susceptible to it as well.

On Tuesday, a client brought in a 3-week old pit bull puppy that she had rescued from under an abandoned house trailer. This puppy was one of 3, but the only reason she was able to catch him was due to the fact the puppy had gotten a cord tightly wrapped around his leg.  They removed the cord and brought him to me for exam. I examined the leg and ran a fecal on the puppy. (He was of course loaded with intestinal parasites). I treated the leg and dewormed the puppy, I believe he will be just fine and hopefully have a good, responsible home.

It is always a good idea to have your pets checked for Giardia as well as other intestinal parasites when they have unexplained GI issues.