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Diane Cress

B12 deficiency is common but overlooked

Hand Holding Vitamin B12 capsule (Getty Images/ozgurkeser)

For several months during the summer of 2022, my dog Scout vomited at 3 a.m. nearly every day. If you have a dog, you know the sound. And each time, she gobbled up her mess before I could get to it, making diagnosis of the cause difficult.

The vet and I eventually settled on my hydrangeas as the source of the problem — but keeping Scout away from them didn't work. She started to seem tired all the time — highly concerning in a typically hyper yellow Lab puppy.

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