Areas of the body most affected are the dog's face, paws, and legs. Your vet will do a skin scraping to rule out other causes. • TREATMENT • Remove Item from Environment Treatment is easy enough for this type of dog allergy ... simply remove the item from your Schnauzer's envi...
But take it from me; if you’re going to play fetch indoors use alightweight ballto avoid breaking all of the things. (lesson learned) Agame of tugis a lot of fun for dogs, and it’s a great way to increase your dogs manners andimpulse control. It’s also a pretty good workout....
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. Degenerative myelopathy af...
Basset Hound Pup was Cage-Bound for 5 Months I had gotten Johnny when he was five months old, he came from an unfortunate situation, living in a cage for the first five months of his life. When he came to us, his hind legs did not work very well. He could only stand... ...
When your dog gets up on his hind legs, it can have a number of meanings. One of these is a sign of affection. Like humans, sometimes they just want to hug …
If you have to stop your car to avoid a stray, try not to break suddenly but rather come to a slow stop if you can. Make sure to check for cars behind you and turn on your emergency signal. When this happens, I try to block the traffic behind me and try to slow the cars coming...
He seems fine after observing him for a couple of days but suddenly his knee would pop out and very quickly he would walk it off and back to four legs like within seconds or mins. Since this is due to injury, will the popping of the knee get better? What can I do besides surgery?
Never cut into a mat with a pair of scissors as it is likely you could cut the dog’s skin if the dog were to suddenly move. A very large mat can be removed by first placing the scissor blade nearest the skin and cutting the mat in half as you cut outwards towards the ends of...
We are two days post-home euthanasia for our 13 yr old hound-shepherd mix, Cassidy. She was diagnosed with Cushings Disease several years ago and had good quality of life with minimal intervention until six months ago. The past few months have weakened her hind legs and she pants a lot,...
I watch Annie every minute because this old dog suddenly acts like a puppy or a toddler. She’s into everything. She devours the cats’ food. She runs off down the hall exploring. I’m constantly removing items from her mouth, whether it’s a garden tag, a stray piece of plastic, ...