When you visit your primary care physician, they’ll often test your body’s vitamin D level. Vitamin D deficiency is linked to an array of diverse disorders, such as osteoporosis, breast cancer and COVID-19. Harvard University recommends 10 to 15 minutes of sun on the arms and legs a few times a week to generate the
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In my last post I wrote about rodenticides and the dangers they pose if ingested by our animal companions. This post will describe the clinical signs and treatment of dogs with rodenticide intoxication, including both anticoagulant and vitamin D poisons. The photograph shows a hemorrhage in the retina from rodenticide poisoning. Anticoagulant rodenticides Ingestion of
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Right next door to The Animal Medical Center is Twenty-four Sycamores Playground. A typical New York City playground, it contains swings, a sprinkler, basketball court, and rat poison. There was rat poison application posted on the entry gate about a week ago. Doggy danger Since dogs are not allowed in the playground, the sign was
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