Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
There isn’t much talk about front leg lameness in dogs or shoulder injuries. Unless you have an agility dog, you might have never heard of these issues; neither have I until recently. Most people are familiar with hind leg problems in dogs such as cruciate ligament tears, hip dysplasia, luxating patella, and so on. The only front leg condition that…
Canine iliopsoas injury is relatively common but often undiagnosed soft tissue injury in dogs. Anatomy of the iliopsoas The iliopsoas muscle is actually two muscles fused together – the Psoas Major and the Iliacus. Image massagetherapy.com This muscle is quite long. It attaches to the underside of the last 3-4 thoracic vertebrae, all the lumbar vertebrae and a part of…
Canine eyes are incredibly vulnerable, and even the smallest injury can lead to serious trouble. When your dog injures their eye, it is always a reason for concern and reason to consult with a veterinarian. Causes of eye injuries in dogs include scratches, blunt force, foreign bodies, abnormally growing eyelashes, or abnormal eyelids. Jasmine had to have her renegade eyelash…
Shoulder injuries in dogs don’t get a lot of attention but that doesn’t mean they don’t happen. And they can be difficult both to diagnose and treat. There used to be a time when I only became concerned when my dog started limping on a hind leg. That is until my dog did hurt her shoulder. The shoulder joint is…
Parvoviruses are a species-specific single-stranded, non-enveloped DNA virus. The canine virus appeared by a mutation in the early 1970s. Subsequent mutations brought about the epidemics of canine parvovirus disease in 1978 – 1979. Since this was a new virus, the pet population did not have immunity to it. Most exposed dogs became very ill and many died. The virus invades…