Category Archives: Dog Health

Dog Health is what this site is really all about. You’ll find other topics, but the focus is keeping your dog healthy, mainly by natural and holistic means.

Dog Health Diagnosis

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When your dog is not feeling well, the last thing you want to do is worry that there is something seriously wrong. So it’s important to see your veterinarian for a dog health diagnosis, and to do this on a regular basis.

The Truth About Dog Flea Treatment Alternatives

Fleas are a common nuisance to the pet and pet owner alike. Many times we tend to overlook this matter because unless your dog is allergic to flea bites, the nature of a flea infestation is not of itself a life threatening conditions,  unlike many other canine concerns. However, it might surprise you to know that the wrong dog flea… Read more »

Dog Diarrhea

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Dog diarrhea – it doesn’t quite figure in my list of favorite things but what is it exactly? As a responsible and caring pet owner, it is imperative that we know about things that may be harmful to our pets and what we can do to cure and avoid them. Much like how we are, diarrhea is caused when a… Read more »

Canine Diabetes Herbal Treatment

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Diabetes in canines is pretty much the same as with human diabetes it is inconvenient and potentially crippling. While most diabetes mellitus cases are caused by inherited abnormalities in the dog’s system there are ways to manage the dog’s condition well. When you do, you are bestowing on him the great gift of a normal and happy life despite the disease…. Read more »

Diabetes in Dogs

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Diabetes in Dogs We dread the thought of our beloved pet suffering from any sort of disease but unfortunately, Diabetes in dogs is becoming more and more common.  It is said that 1 out of 500 dogs suffer from diabetes mellitus. While diabetes in dogs may of itself not be quite as serious as some other diseases, if it is… Read more »

Do You Know What to Give a Dog as a Pain Reliever?

Do you know what to give a dog as a pain reliever? It is one of the most difficult things to do to watch our beloved pet suffering and not knowing what to do about it. Dogs are not equipped with our human language for us to be able to understand the cause and source of his pain. You will… Read more »

Dangerous Chemicals Used for Flea Control

Should you be using Advantage flea control, Frontline flea and tick control, and other well known chemical flea control agents to get rid of fleas in your dog? I have maintained for several years that the clear answer is NO. The problem of how to get rid of fleas is an ever present one for most pet owners, but in… Read more »

Guide to Holistic Dog Health

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Nutritional needs are perhaps the most important aspect to consider when looking at holistic dog health, as theirs are somewhat different from ours and will require a certain balance of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients to ensure everything from the digestive systems to the bones, joints, and organs as well as the skin and coat are as healthy as possible. A diet of meat, vegetables, and whole grains without any processed foods or unnecessary fillers is usually recommended when following the holistic approach to dog care.

Dog Obesity Issues

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Walking The Dog – Exercise and Bonding for the Benefit of Both The special bond between people and dogs goes back to prehistory – probably more than 14,000 years. There is no other species with so strong and beneficial a link to humanity, perhaps because dogs give us so many different kinds of support and pleasure. For centuries they worked… Read more »

How to Treat Puppy Urinary Infections

Is your puppy having urination problems such as excessive urination, lethargy, pain while urinating, producing small amounts of urine, smelly urine, or worse, bloody urine or producing no urine at all? The urinating problem of your puppy may be caused by puppy urinary infections.