Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
When it comes to your dog’s symptoms, how do you know when you’re too paranoid and when you’re not paranoid enough? I admit I am incredibly paranoid as soon as there is anything different about my dog. Everybody tells me I’m too paranoid. The sad truth is, there is always a reason. I have seen too much. Every time I…
I always thought that a UTI (urinary tract infection) would scream it’s presence loud and clear. The typical symptoms associated with urinary tract infections in dogs include: frequent urination but usually small amounts at the time difficulty urinating potty accidents urine dribbling smelly urine blood in urine painful urination excessive licking of the area That’s what you picture when thinking…
The prognosis for dogs suffering with IMHA is mixed; the mortality rate ranges from 30% to 70% within the first couple of months after diagnosis. The most common IMHA complication that leads to death is a blood clot within vital organs such as the lungs. Thank you, Jenny MacKay, for sharing Pete’s story. Pete’s story It was the evening of…
This case is quite close to my heart, as we just recently dealt with spinal issues as well. Bottom line is that mobility issues in dogs often have obvious reasons but sometimes they do not. R.G.’s story R.G., a German Shepherd, suddenly became lame on her rear end. She got an MRI done and her parents were told that she…
by Dr. Greg Magnusson, DVM Generally speaking, dogs don’t get nosebleeds as often as people do. Bumps on the dog nose do very little internal damage, and injury-related bleeds are super uncommon. So when a dog’s nose starts dripping blood, there is often cause for concern. The worst part about nosebleeds in dogs though, isn’t the various and sundry causes…