Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when your dog starts limping? What potential causes of lameness can you think of off the top of your head? Why is my dog limping sounds like a simple question. What you figure it might be and what it is are not always the same. Sometimes it might even be…
The common conditions that can cause cloudy eyes in dogs are uveitis, cataracts, glaucoma, and nuclear sclerosis. Nuclear sclerosis is the only benign one from the bunch. I bet you never heard of lipid aqueous before, though. This weird condition too causes clouded, milky appearance to the eyes. That day, Georgia’s mom came home from work to find Georgia squinting…
How freaked would you be if your dog’s urine was brown and they had difficulty walking on top of that? If your dog’s pee is brown, it’s never a good news. Urine turns brown in color because it contains things that should not be there. This can be waste products of the breakdown of muscle tissue or red blood cells,…
Did your veterinarian answer all your questions and addressed your concerns? Are there things you forgot to ask? Don’t ever leave the vet’s office unless you’re fully satisfied that you understand what is going on with your dog. You should be walking out either with a diagnosis and a treatment plan or at least a plan of action and further…
Do you know what questions to ask your veterinarian? In the past, when I was going to a vet, whether it was for a scheduled exam or with a medical problem, I just went. What else would one need, right? Show up, bring the dog–that’s it, isn’t it? Then I came home and realized how many things I forgot to…