Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Some dogs are picky eaters, and turning down one meal won’t get you reaching for the car keys. On the other hand, some dogs might have a chronic condition, such as Jasmine, and refusing a meal now and then meant that her inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was acting up. However, walking away from a full bowl is a big red…
What to do when your dog eats something bad? Should you induce vomiting? While making your dog throw up something that was not supposed to end up in their stomach seems like the right idea, it might not be. Inducing vomiting in your dog is a bad idea most of the time. You could cause further harm by doing that.…
When your dog gets sick, it is stressful enough. What if the veterinarian doesn’t communicate? Thank you, Kaitlin Falatovich, for sharing Nudge’s story. Nudge’s story I’m sure you, too, have days when it seems that the whole world is conspiring against you. Unfortunately, I had one of those days recently. My pup was suffering from some stomach pain. Being the…
Persistent vomiting signals a potentially life-threatening problem, especially when paired with lethargy. Regardless of the cause, dehydration caused by consistent vomiting can result in enough problems such as: confusion/depression low blood pressure and resulting organ damage GI bleeding seizures brain damage shock and death Other complications of persistent, severe vomiting include: electrolyte disturbances aspiration pneumonia esophageal damage pH changes Sounds…
Who doesn’t know the story of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde? How does the story relate to autoimmune disease? What happens during the disease Your dog’s body was designed to maintain health, and it has a fantastic guard against disease—the immune system. His immune system protects your dog against disease by identifying and killing invaders, foreign (infections), and domestic (tumor…