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Last week
So last week was a bit crazy! I was in Spokane three out of five week days. What for? Well, one of those days I had an appointment with the canine ophthalmologist to get some of the “youngsters” their eye … Continue reading
Happy mail
As opposed to bills, junk mail, and sale flyers. 😛 Friday’s mail brought me the last of the OFA certificates for our young, adult Cavaliers! Justice, Joy, Gracie, Mercy, Glory, and Smudgie all now have their complete health testing done! … Continue reading
Posted in adults, Cavalier, health testing, Uncategorized
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What’s inside
I love seeing these envelopes in the mail😀 (Even though it means I just spent a chunk of money 😉 ) A couple of days ago I got this big stack!  :O So what exactly is inside? Well, these are certificates … Continue reading
Posted in adults, Cavaliers, dogs, health testing, Poodles, Uncategorized
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Why be normal
Because in this case normal is excellent! As each one of our dogs turns a year old, I make an appointment for them to see our “local” (104 miles one way) veterinary ophthalmologist for an eye exam. The doctor checks … Continue reading
Posted in exam, health, vet
Tagged abnormalties, animals, appointment, Australian Shepherd, awesome, CERF, certified, certify, Clancy, disease, dogs, exam, excellant, eyes, foundation, health, hereditary, local, normal, Oakley, OFA, ophthalmologist, orthopedic, pass, poodle, test, tests, track, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, year
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Assurance
I love the vets that take care of my dogs. But I still like to get the Cavalier hearts double checked by a cardiologist. And Monday found Faith and I headed to Pullman and Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital … Continue reading
Posted in Cavaliers, health
Tagged assurance, cardiologist, Cavalier, cavaliers, checked, coordinate, cycles, dogs, Faith, females, happy, health, heart, heart checked, hearts, hospital, normal, OFA, Pullman, teaching, tested, time, trip, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, WSU
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Eye see you!
Back in March I posted about some of our young adults going to the eye specialist for testing. https://pinewoodcavapoos.com/2016/03/08/testing-testing/ This is just a routine thing we do with all the adult dogs to make sure they have no signs of … Continue reading
Posted in health, vet
Tagged adult, application, appointment, CERF, certification, doctor, dogs, exam room, exams, eye diseases, eye exams, eye specialist, eye tests, eyes, forms, health tests, hereditary, Lucy, normal, OFA, official, purebred dog, routine, Sundae
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On the road again
Yesterday I loaded up some more of our adult dogs and took them into the eye specialist for eye exams. It was another long day. I had to stop at my regular vet for a couple things first, then down … Continue reading
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Tagged cavaliers, certification, clear, doctor, dogs, eye exams, healthy, normal, OFA, poodles, students, veterinary
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“Normal”
That’s what we like to hear or see. Normal in this context means no abnormalities. And that’s a good thing when we’re talking about a dog’s health. One thing we do to try and produce healthy puppies is to have … Continue reading
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Tagged appointment, certification, disease, doctor, dog, exam, eyes, health, healthy, hereditary, normal, OFA, specialist, tests
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