Your Canine's Ultimate Calculator Companion As devoted dog parents, we know the importance of accurate and tailored tools for our furry friends' well-being. T…
aProper body condition for your dog is defined as having an hour glass shape when viewed from the top. Ribs should be palpable but not visible. They should have a smooth top line with vertebrae and pelvic bones covered in muscle, with limited fat. When viewed from the side, abdominals sh...
Body condition score (BCS) is used to determine the body status. Body weight increases significantly with castration in dogs. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between body condition score with lipid profiles and serum testosterone concent...
The goals for the nutrition and feeding of all working dogs are to maintain optimal body condition and weight, support performance, and prevent fatigue and injury. Of greatest concern is energy. All working dogs will have energy needs that are higher than comparable dogs living a sedentary life...
Body condition scoring and pedometer steps were assessed on three separate weeks during a 10-week period. During the activity monitoring, daily step counts ranged from 5555 to 39 970 steps/d among the seventy-seven medium and large dogs. Dogs' BCS were inversely correlated with average daily ...
(2006). A simple, reliable tool for owners to assess the body condition of their dog or cat. Journal of Nutrition, 136: 2031S-2033S.German AJ, Holden SL, Moxham GL, Holmes KL, Hackett RM, Rawlings JM. A simple, reliable tool for owners to assess the body condition of their dog or...
If your dog has a blood red discharge coming from their penis or if they have blood in their urine, it is likely due to a serious condition. This could be an underlying pathology, an infection or as the result of some sort of trauma. Whatever the cause, you will need to take the ...
One of the ways in which this is manifested is through skin infections and it can be a very serious condition since this can only mean that the fungus may also have spread to the various organs in the body. Since an average person cannot easily tell which of the two is the cause of ...
However, as this spinal condition progresses, it affects the other hind leg and causes a dog to be weak, have a wobbly gait, and knuckle on one or both rear legs. Eventually, the dog becomes completely paralyzed and unable to control his or her bowels or bladder. ...
Seizures in dogs are actually a symptom rather than a condition. Many things can cause them, ranging from low blood sugar to a head injury. But the most common cause is what's called idiopathic epilepsy, which means your dog has seizures for no known reason. It's not clear why some dog...