foods and good manners. She coined “chew factor” as her method to keep her first puppy pair occupied by chewing on frozen raw bones. With interests in human and canine nutrition and fitness, she is finally using her journalism background to explore interests close to her heart and her ...
The complex interplay between these factors usually includes the dog's age, breed, medical history and drug use, weight, previous traumas, and any other diseases that could be related to dog's pancreas or the endocrine system. Can certain food and diet cause pancreatitis in dogs? Maybe. Food...
Sometimes dogs also show marked reduction in their appetite due to depression and there are also damage to the kidneys sometimes and very rarely diseases of the heart and the nervous system. The occurrence of kidney problems seem to be more often is certain type of dogs like the Labrador retri...
Dermatologic fungal diseases in animals include both superficial infections of 1 of 18 differentMalassezia species and superficial or subcutaneous infections of 1 of more than 30 species of dermatophytes. Here, we review some important background information on these 2 classes of fungal infections, ...
Ticks are more than just creepy; they can spread a number of different diseases that affect both pets and people. And each year, thousands of dogs become infected with serious diseases transmitted by a number of different ticks. Ticks can transmit Lyme d
See Summary of the Current Canine Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Heartworm Infection in Dogs for more information (Table 1 has a quick overview of the recommended treatment protocol).If you elect to use the slow-kill method (no Immiticide), give doxycycline at the...
Is your dog getting enough nutrients? If she isn't, it can lead to some serious digestive diseases. Find out about EPI in dogs and other malabsorption problems ...
Medical pica may occur when diseases of malabsorption or maldigestion occur as they may cause pica. Also, pica in dogs may appear as a result of anemia or even liver disease. In some rare cases, pica in dogs may occur as a side effect of medication, or even usage of some sort of ste...
The present invention discloses a remedy, preventive agent, treatment method and preventive method for immune diseases of dogs and cats. As an active ingredient of the remedy and preventive agent, canine interleukin 12 is used.Specifically, the present invention relates to an immune disease remedy ...
Heartworms are a life-threatening parasite that can damage a dog’s arteries, heart, and lungs.1 But recognizing the signs of heartworm in dogs can be difficult. That’s why prevention is so important. Let’s take a closer look at heartworm symptoms, causes, and treatment. Then, we’ll...