Canine distemper is a highly contagious and often fatal disease that attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous system of infected individuals. This means that dogs, ferrets, wild foxes and wolves, raccoons, and skunks may carry the infection. Cats may also become infected, though they may not show signs of illness. How Is It Spread? Canine…
Understanding Medication – Your Guide to Amantadine for you Pet
What is Amantadine? Amantadine hydrochloride is an antiviral medication that inhibits overactive nerve signals in the central nervous system (CNS). This occurs by antagonizing N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in the nervous system which commonly transmits pain signals. Typically, when these pain pathways become overstimulated the animal will have a hypersensitivity to pain. Amantadine works to ‘reset’…
Acepromazine – Why is your Veterinarian Prescribing it?
I’ve decided to go down a (giant) rabbit hole and start learning about common medications in a veterinary clinic… because what else would I do while waiting on vet school decisions?? What is ACE? Today we’re starting with Acepromazine — also known as ACE. This is a sedative and tranquilizer almost exclusively used on animals.…
Cute Girl Dorm Room Decor for Your College Apartment
I just graduated college in May 2024 and seeing all of the back-to-school dorm hauls is making me very nostalgic right now, so I figured why not share my 4 years of wisdom (if you can call it that) with those still in college! My experience wasn’t exactly a typical one. I started college soon…
Gua Sha – The Benefits and Methods
Within the last few years, I have seen a lot of people talking about (and using) the Gua sha. The first few times I saw the benefits and “how to’s” on my tik tok for you page, was right around Amazon’s prime day. Perfect! I found a pretty rose quartz Gua sha that was fairly…
The Pros (and Cons) of Hot Girl Walks
As anyone who is on social media knows, hot girl walks have become a *hot* topic. Personally, I started really getting into walking about 3/4 years ago when I moved to college without a car. I was kinda forced to walk. And at first, I wasn’t the biggest fan. Walking in Florida heat is no…
Vestibular Disease – What You Need to Know
Recently, vestibular disease has come up a lot in my life. First with a dog that came into the office I work at and then a dog on Tik Tok! Since it’s been coming up so much lately, I want to learn more about it. So let’s learn together! Where it comes from. Why it…