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Canine Health and Veterinary Resources
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A suggested Canine First Aid Kit, by Jill Hopfenbeck, DVM.
Resources for the flat-coated retriever owner are divided into four categories: (a) Internet Resources, (b) Specific Issues/Diseases, (c) Organizations, and (d) Books. Addresses for organizations were provided where possible. No particular modalities of treatment are recommended or endorsed by virtue of inclusion on the list below.
Internet Resources
Alternative, Complementary and Holistic Veterinary Medicine (AltVetMed)
Animal Medical Center has on-line medical information on common issues for pet owners
Animal Natural Health Center of Dr. Pitcairn
Animal CPR and the Heimlich maneuver
BARFWorld
- all about the "Biologically Appropriate Raw Food" diet. (Sometimes
also called the "Bones and Raw Food" diet.)
Bow-Chow
-- information on feeding your dog.
BMD Health Links - An excellent site with canine health links
Consumer Lab.com -- Lab that performs independent tests of vitamin and mineral supplements.
Current Veterinary Journals and Serials
Encyclopedia of Canine Veterinary Information
Pet Loss Grief Support Website
Animal Genetics website - includes interesting information for breeders
Holistic Dog Care Chat Forum and website
Holistic Hound, the newsletter of natural health for dogs
Dr. Ian Billinghurst -- site of veterinarian who helped popularize BARF diets.
Institute for Genetic Disease Control - genetic disease registry
National Animal Poison Control Center
Natural Holistic Health Care site provides information concerning holistic veterinary medicine, including homeopathy, acupuncture, and chiropractic.
NetVet -- lots of links to veterinary resources. An excellent resource.
Oncolink -- University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
Pet Arthritis Resource Center. Over 100 articles on treating arthritis and hip dysplasia in pets.
Pet Care Library -- contains information on select health issues, including immunizations, erlichiosis, cheylatiella, demodex, deworming, giardia, labor and delivery, and mast cell tumors.
Quack Watch -- guide to health fraud and quackery
Rx.com -- Information about drugs.
Sharon Myers Flat-Coated Retriever Health Manual (FCRSA publication) Has lots of useful information relating to flat-coated retrievers and additional links to medical resources.
Toxic Plants for
Dogs 
(List)
Veterinary Medical Database (Purdue University)
Vaccinations: Duration of Immunity to Canine Vaccines (Ronald D. Schultz, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison)
Vaccination Protocol of Dr. W. Jean Dodds
Vet-Info: Encyclopedia of Canine Veterinary Medical Information. A good site with lots of medical information on-line.
Vet-Gen: private genetics testing lab for animals. Can test for presence of black, liver, and yellow (a disqualifying color) coat color DNA, as well as positive identification and offspring identification.
Specific Issues/Diseases
Animal CPR and the Heimlich maneuver
Cancer - Flat-Coated Retriever statistical study by Tor Engebakken
Caring for Pets with Cancer from a Houston veterinary oncologist
Collars: Study comparing choke to prong collars
Coprophagia (a common problem with flat-coated retrievers)
Lyme Disease -- Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Rimadyl information from The Senior Dogs Project
Vaccine protocols:
- Colorado State University (small animals)
- W. Jean Dodds, DVM protocol
- Kansas State University (leptospirosis emphasis)
- Texas A&M University
Veterinary Parisitology - University of Missouri
Organizations
Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy
6400 East Independence Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28212
(305) 652-1590
Fax (305) 653-7244
Website: Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy
American Animal Hospital Association (AHAA)
American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture
American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (State by State listing)
American College of Veterinary Radiology
American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA)
2214 Old Emmorton Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
(410) 569-0795
Fax (410) 569-2346
American Veterinary Association (AVMA)
1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100
Schaumberg, IL 60173
(847) 925-8070
Fax (847) 925-1329
Website: The American Veterinary Medical
Association Online
American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA)
623 Main
Hillsdale, IL 61257
(309) 658-2920
Fax (309) 658-2622
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA)
339 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 7K1
(613)236-1162
Website: Canadian Veterinary Medical
Association
Canine Eye 
Registration Foundation (CERF)
Department of Veterinary Clinical Science
School of Veterinary Medicine
1248 Lynn Hall, Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907
(765) 494-8179
Fax (765) 494-9981
Website: Canine Eye
Registration Foundation (includes searchable database of registered dogs)
International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS)
P.O. Box 1478
Longmont, CO 80502-1478
(303) 682-1167
Fax (303) 682-1168
Website: International Veterinary Acupuncture
Society
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA)
2300 E. Nifong Blvd.
Columbia, MO 65201-3856
(573) 442-0418
Fax 573-875-5073
Website:
Books
Several books on health and medical care are recommended on Scout's Recommended Reading page.
