Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Here is the logic of health issues in dogs – an acute problem likely has an acute cause. Doesn’t it make sense that a disease progressive in nature would have a progressive onset? Some conditions can wax and vane with a dog having some good day and some bad days. But what if the dog is perfectly fine one minute…
In dogs, the main way allergies manifest is through the skin and chronic ear infections. A dog can, however, have [sometimes serious] respiratory symptoms. Thank you, Krystn Janisse, for sharing Shadow’s story. Shadow’s story Shadow was a healthy active 5-year-old Labrador Retriever. He found his forever home with my family in the fall of 2003 at the age of 4.…
Would you think there was a benefit to examining your dog’s vomit? While I agree that the gross factor is high, yes, I always examine my dog’s vomit. It can go a long way in helping me figure out why they threw up. JD’s story At about five in the morning, I was woken up by hubby rushing JD to…
Urinary incontinence is the involuntary voiding of urine. It is primarily a common problem in spayed female dogs as they age. It isn’t, however, always directly related by spay. Don’t fail to identify the actual cause. Other potential causes behind urinary incontinence in dogs include: an ectopic ureter urinary tract infections urinary stones neurological problems kidney disease other diseases that…
Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. One of the jobs the pancreas has is the production of enzymes essential for food digestion. When these enzymes go rogue, they begin digesting the pancreas itself. Further information: Pancreatitis in Dogs Cookie’s story Vomiting, diarrhea, and lethargy. Combination of symptoms that sent us to the vet, yet again. I had dogs vomit…