Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Does your dog need to be vaccinated? Are you pro vaccinations or do you refuse to consider them? In the past, dogs routinely received vaccination against just about anything we could think of. The reasoning was the off-chance of exposure, in which case the vaccine should protect the dog. Today, we recognize that vaccines can have a downside as well. …
Summertime brings with it a number of health hazards for dogs. Among them is the danger of poisoning from blue-green algae. Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, are common in stale or stagnant water. Consequently, it can appear in ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and other bodies of standing water. Waters affected by blue-green algal blooms are usually of poor water quality.…
One of the first things that your veterinarian will want to do is get your dog’s history from you. You can help by being able to answer basic questions such as is your dog is eating normally has been any change in their drinking habits were there any changes in urination are they acting abnormally (vomiting, lethargy, diarrhea, etc.) To…
Heatstroke is a serious and potentially life-threatening situation. Dogs left untended in cars are the most likely victims. We all know it is not safe to leave an animal in a closed car when the outside temperature is extremely warm. However, even in temperatures as mild as 70-75°F, the temperature inside of a closed car can increase as much as…
Keeping your dog healthy includes regular preventive health care. Timely administration of heartworm preventive medication is one of the preventive measures that all dog owners should be practicing. What are heartworms? Heartworms are mosquito-borne parasites that live in the heart and blood vessels of an infected dog. These worms cause damage, often significant, to the cardiovascular structures and can lead…