Color change, bleaching in Koi

Reader: Do you happen to know what causes color “bleaching” in koi? Colors become much more muted and washed out. No other behavioral differences  Dr Johnson:   Five things 1) diet that lacks color enhancers  2) lack of intense sun  3) living on pale background and substrate  4) extreme stress  5) wretched genetics https://drjohnson.com

Why Franchise / Corporate Veterinary Medicine Is a Cause for Concern With Customers

I found a very well written document that impartially describes how Veterinary Medicine is being consolidated under corporate roofs. And the article is at drjohnson.com and is followed by three additional references which describe the results of polls on the subject, a document on HOW corporatization occurs and summarizes the impacts, and more. The briefest …

Read moreWhy Franchise / Corporate Veterinary Medicine Is a Cause for Concern With Customers

We Should Get Socialists to Commit Future Earnings

It would be amazing if, while living in the basement and skating by on peanut butter and jelly – we got the 'generous' and 'free-for-all' liberal think-tank socialists to commit part of their future income to all the various social and global 'causes' they think the US Government Taxpayer should be paying for. Free college, …

Read moreWe Should Get Socialists to Commit Future Earnings

Of Import to Everyone With a Pet Dog: Canine Endocardiosis from Dental Disease

This article is even going on my fishy sites because it seems like, MOST fishy-pond-owners ALSO have a beloved dog.  And most people with dogs only get dental-cleanings with extractions for their pet, BECAUSE of rotten breath. Not actually because of the REAL reason you should:  Older dogs have painful mouths that constantly shed bacteria …

Read moreOf Import to Everyone With a Pet Dog: Canine Endocardiosis from Dental Disease