Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Persistent, projectile or bloody vomiting is an emergency. Unproductive retching is an emergency. If a dog vomits bile in the morning every now and then, it is not an emergency. However, it’s not something I’d ignore if it happened to my dog more often than once in a blue moon. What is bile? Bile is a fluid which is secreted…
Gastrointestinal obstructions are a common but potentially life-threatening problem in dogs. Johny passed away yesterday. His mum wanted other pup parents to learn from their experience so you don’t go through what they went through. Johny’s story I was an avid chewer. His mum thought he was really good at spitting pieces out. But Johny died because he had pieces…
Addison’s disease is caused by adrenal insufficiency. It is a condition in which the adrenal glands fail to produce enough steroid hormones. Whether there are too many or too little of these hormones in the blood, your dog can get quite ill. Further reading: The Function of Cortisol: What Happens In A Dog’s Body When It Goes Awry? Thank you,…
The most common cause of acute pancreatitis in dogs is the ingestion of a fatty meal or table scraps. It is by far not the only cause. Further, the picture gets more complicated with chronic pancreatitis. Anything that disrupts the tissue of the pancreas can trigger panccreatitis. The list of all potential causes is quite long and includes: breed predisposition…
How should one assess their vomiting dog if they only throw up once and seems fine otherwise? Our foreign languages professor, back in college used to grade based on this philosophy: One mistake, no mistake. Meaning you could make one mistake on your oral exam or paper and still get an A. He also used to cite his rule every…