Burr tongue is the common name for burdock tongue (also called granular stomatitis or granulomatous glossitis) caused by ingestion of burrs from the burdock plant (Arctium lappa), a form of thistle. The hooked scales of the burrs become embedded in the tongue and gums and can cause an intense foreign body reaction (Thivierge, 1973). Ruth Wadsworth, […]

More than 70 dogs across Australia have been struck down by a debilitating and incurable illness, 7.30 can reveal, with a popular pet food being investigated as the cause. Melbourne University have confirmed 74 cases of megaesophagus, and in all cases the dogs ate Advance Dermocare. Advance Dermocare dry dog food was voluntarily recalled at […]

the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bans pentobarbital in animal meat for animal or human consumption, pet food consumer advocate Susan Thixton told the outlet that tragically, such substances often end up in pet food. It came from the process of killing the animal for making dog food.  Dogs, cats found in dog food Because […]

The resurgence of recalls and dog illnesses related to pentobarbital contamination of pet foodsstartled Steven Solomon, D.V.M., now in his second year as director of the Center for Veterinary Medicine in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.). The cycle of pentobarbital-related recalls needs to be halted with preventive… Establishing risk-based preventive controls designed to protect your animal food and […]