Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Malignant melanomas are common in the mouth and on the skin and digits of the feet. Tumors may form on haired or hairless skin, and they may appear pigmented or non-pigmented. The tumors may grow rapidly, ulcerate, or bleed. What does it look like Oral melanoma Oral melanomas represent about 80% of melanomas diagnosed in dogs. Age and breed increase…
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…
Most people know that chocolate is toxic to dogs. Xylitol, however, is way more lethal. Matilda’s story Matilda is a four-year-old spayed female Basset Hound. About an hour before her visit, Matilda took a package of gum off the counter. Unfortunately, she ate or chewed up about half of the package. Matilda’s owner did not expect us to say gum…
Dogs have numerous lymph tissues that are important in fighting infection and inflammation. These can be found in the lymph nodes, which are in various locations throughout the body, including the back of the rear leg, behind the jaw, in the front of the shoulder, groin, abdomen, and the area around the heart. In addition, the tonsils, spleen, intestines, and…
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…