Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
What to do when your dog eats something bad? Should you induce vomiting? While making your dog throw up something that was not supposed to end up in their stomach seems like the right idea, it might not be. Inducing vomiting in your dog is a bad idea most of the time. You could cause further harm by doing that.…
Cysts are hollow sacs containing liquid or solid material. Some tumors have cystic centers, but this discussion covers only cysts that are not cancerous. Common cysts in dogs include: follicular cysts sebaceous cysts congenital cysts and cysts secondary to trauma Follicular cysts are particularly susceptible to secondary infection by bacteria. Follicular cysts These cysts present as single bumps or nodules…
When your dog gets sick, it is stressful enough. What if the veterinarian doesn’t communicate? Thank you, Kaitlin Falatovich, for sharing Nudge’s story. Nudge’s story I’m sure you, too, have days when it seems that the whole world is conspiring against you. Unfortunately, I had one of those days recently. My pup was suffering from some stomach pain. Being the…
If your dog is dealing with a complicated or long-term medical condition, you might find it helpful to keep track of their symptoms and progress. You can try a diary or a table, but how about something which allows you to see what’s happening at a glance? A good system allows you to track anything you might need, including: activity…
Who doesn’t know the story of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde? How does the story relate to autoimmune disease? What happens during the disease Your dog’s body was designed to maintain health, and it has a fantastic guard against disease—the immune system. His immune system protects your dog against disease by identifying and killing invaders, foreign (infections), and domestic (tumor…