Report sent by Craig Stonesifer DVM Apparently grapes and/or Raisins may be toxic to dogs when ingested in large quantities as reported by the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center’s computerized database. Their report indicates that at least ten dogs with evidence of ingestion of grapes or raisins developed gastroenteritis within a few hours and later […]
What is a blue-green algae bloom? Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, reproduce rapidly in fresh water when the amount of sunlight, temperature, and nutrients are adequate. Within a few days a “clear” lake, pond, or ditch can become cloudy with algae growth. This is called a bloom. Blue-green blooms usually float to the surface and can […]
A gene is a sequence of base pairs (on a DNA strand) that codes for a particular train (or set of traits). The DNA of a dog exits in 78 different pieces called chromosomes (humans have 46). A close look at the chromosomes shows that they occur as pairs, one ember of each of the […]