Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Vomiting is a mechanism of purging things the stomach is not happy with. With most dogs, their stomachs get plenty of reason to complain. Therefore, in general, when my dog throws up once, I don’t panic. Profuse or consistent vomiting is a problem in itself. However, the problem grew tremendously if you found blood in your dog’s vomit. Further reading:…
By now, it should be your mantra–blood doesn’t belong outside the blood vessels. Urine is no exception. There should never be any visible blood in your dog’s pee. Frank blood When you see blood and recognize it as such, it is referred to as frank blood. In other words, it is the blood that is fresh, bright red, and looks…
Dogs, typically, are not drunkards. I’m not counting the odd numbnut who might get the bright idea of getting their dog to drink some beer to see what happens. If your dog stumbles around drunkenly, they’re not likely to sleep it off. I have experienced an uncoordinated, unbalanced gait with my dogs four too many times. The first time, it was…
I believe that every time you use the word sudden when describing your dog’s symptoms, you should figure that the urgency of treatment is equal to the speed of onset. Sudden is a synonym for acute. Obesity is a real epidemic, but no dog goes to bed skinny and wakes up fat. When it appears that they do, something is…
Bone tumors in dogs are not uncommon. However, osteosarcoma is by far the most common type. Bone tumors are most common in large and giant breed male dogs and usually appear on the front legs. Unfortunately, most bone tumors are malignant and spread, or metastasize, to other areas of the body, often the lungs. Metastatic bone cancers are ones that…