Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Regurgitation is not vomiting. What is the difference between the two and why does it matter? Vomiting is the forceful expulsion of stomach contents. A dog will be nauseous—they might drool or lick their lips right before they throw up. You will typically see dogs heaving as they vomit. Regurgitation refers to a more passive process and involves the expulsion…
The key point in determining whether reduced activity is an emergency is the distinction between reduced activity and lethargy. If your dog only wants to walk instead of running, go outside for thirty minutes instead of an hour, prefers chewing on a toy instead of chasing one, that’s reduced activity. Your dog is still doing what they normally would but…
Your dog’s poop will become black and tarry because of the presence of digested blood. How does digested blood end up in the poop? When your dog is bleeding in the stomach or small intestine, iron in the blood oxygenates as it moves through the colon, which is what gives it the black color. It might not look as scary…
When Suzie first started limping, her foot was red and sore. This is the best-case scenario when it concerns lameness—self-evident, apparent, nonscary reason–a booboo on foot. The vet gave Suzie a shot of Convenia—an injectable antibiotic, the redness cleared up, and Suzie stopped favoring the leg. It’s not over However, a couple of weeks later, the lameness returned. Suzie started…
Controlling an active dog’s activity during recovery from injury or surgery can be difficult enough. What happens if you have more than one dog? I know how difficult it was to keep Jasmine and JD from playing after Jasmine’s knee surgeries. As well as the workarounds we invented while Jasmine was house-bound and JD still needed his exercise. Thank you,…