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.
If your dog has a congenital heart murmur, surgery may be a viable solution to eliminate the problems it creates. On the other hand, specific types of medication may be necessary because non congenital heart murmurs are often an underlying symptom of congestive heart failure in dogs.
You cannot be sure about which treatment is going to be the right path to proceed with until you have consulted the right veterinarian and received advice regarding the health of your dog. Natural alternatives also exist that can be very helpful.
If you have a large breed dog, then you have probably heard all about hip dysplasia, since it is a common occurrence in large breeds. Hip dysplasia’s counterpart, elbow dysplasia, also occurs frequently in certain breeds. Elbow dysplasia is just as serious as hip dysplasia, so it is important that you are able to recognize the signs of the disease.
There are many types of dog joint pain. Arthritis in humans is an ever-increasing problem, and so it is with your dog. Dog joint pain is caused by inflammation of a joint or joints. Joint pain in your dog is often an indication of dog arthritis. Arthritis can occur in any of your dog’s joints, causing pain.
For most of us, we treat our pets like our own children; and it is painful to see them suffer through difficult sicknesses like heartworm. If left untreated, the infected dog will most likely die within a few months of contraction. Here are some natural heartworm preventative measures that will ensure the safety of your dog in this matter. First… Read more »
Heartworm is a condition caused by bites of mosquitoes. Not all mosquitoes are contaminated but if it does carry this infection, it can transmit larvae into the animal’s tissue which travels to its bloodstream. When not treated immediately, the larva reaches adulthood and travels on to latch itself on its host’s vital organs. When this happens, results are oftentimes fatal… Read more »
Along with regular grooming and bathing, keeping your pet’s ears clean is a vital part of ensuring your pet is healthy and happy. Checking your pet’s ears at least once a week will make certain that they are kept healthy and that any infections that develop are quickly detected.
Dr Andrew Jones, DVM, has some important points to make about the veterinary pharmaceutical industry versus a more holistic approach to pet care, including veterinary care. Here is what Dr Jones said recently: ” The Pharamceutical Industry is approaching a TRILLION DOLLAR industry worldwide – Much bigger than the economies of several countries.” – That statement alone is mind boggling, don’t you… Read more »
During the past 20 years the veterinary pharmaceutical companies have succeeded in slowly but surely taking over the practise of veterinary medicine.
How’s that?
Here is a shocking article about just how that has been achieved, and how it may well be adversely impacting the health of your dog every time you see your vet. Yes, you read that right – seeing your vet may be harming your dog’s health – simply because vets are now being influenced from the day they enter veterinary school, and on a regular basis in their practices, by veterinary pharmaceutical companies which ostensibly provide “treatments” and “cures” for all manner of ailments that you take your dog to the vet for, but which are solely profit driven and couldn’t care less about dog health at all.
The most effective way to tell if your dog is suffering from nasty dog urinary tract infections is to observe your dog’s urinating habits. Check if your dog excretes a moderate amount of urine every time he urinates. If you notice that your dog has to make several attempts before he can excrete urine from his bladder, the chances are that your dog is suffering from a urinary problem, otherwise known as a canine UTI.
Urinary incontinence in dogs commonly occurs in female dogs, especially if your dog has been spayed. If your dog has this problem, you may notice urine dribbling out when your dog is lying still or when she gets up from a prone position. You could also notice a strong smell of urine around your dog and notice wet fur on her bottom. These are almost sure signs of some kind of dog urinary problem.
