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If you've researched vaccinosis, it probably led you to titering.
A titer is a laboratory test that measures the amount of antibodies in the blood. It may sound complex but it isn't. We break it down for you by explaining what titering is, why you MUST do it, and review the recommended core vaccination schedule for dogs.
Vaccinosis is a set of adverse reactions or events that may occur within minutes, days, months, or years after receiving a vaccination.
Vaccinosis isn't "holistic hype" or something you should ignore.
Learn what vaccinosis is now, before your dog has an adverse reaction to annual vaccines or before long term damage to your dog's immune system has occurred.
You won't see nitrosamines listed as an ingredient on the dog shampoo label. The presence of nitrosamines poses health risks to your dog. Learn what to look for so you can avoid risking your dog's health!
You've made it through our quiz! While we didn't cover every ingredient you may find in dog shampoo in our short quiz, you certainly get the sense that ingredients and the purity of ingredients is important for the long term health...
Like colors, often synthetic fragrances aren't listed on the label. Artificial fragrance can come from hundreds to thousands of separate ingredients – none of which have to be listed on the label. In addition to allergies and skin sensitivities, some...
Natural colorants (for example beet juice or carrot juice extract) are rare, but they do exist. These colorants, while available are very expensive and tend to be unstable, so it is unlikely you'd see them in dog shampoo. Artificial colors aren’t “pure”...
Nobody wants mold, fungi and bacteria growing in their dog's shampoo! Besides being gross, it isn't safe! The question is, what price in terms of health and safety are you willing to pay to keep these microorganisms out? Each of...
"The sulfates" are typically ingredients that started out as plants - like a coconut and many chemical reactions later were a synthetic ingredient put into your dog's shampoo. These surfactants make your dog's shampoo thicker and sudsy! They also have links...
Ethanolamines are used in dog shampoo as emulsifiers which help keep the product ingredients mixed up. They are also used to bind artificial fragrance to the rest of the ingredients, and help to adjust the pH. When ethanolamines are used...
