Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Brown urine in dogs is an emergency. One of the things I’ll never forget is Jasmine’s drug-induced hyperthermia horror and all that followed. It was the day we almost killed our dog. And it was the day almost killing our dog likely saved her life. If you’re interested, you can read the whole story here. When Jasmine was released to…
A healthy dog’s nose ought to be wet and cold, right? But, just because it usually is, it doesn’t automatically mean your dog is sick when their nose is dry or warm. A dog’s nose usually feels cold. Because it’s wet; evaporation cools. The wetness and coldness go hand in hand. If the nose is cold because it’s wet, why is…
In people, some foods, such as asparagus, can make urine smell quite weird. I don’t expect your dog eating a plate of asparagus for dinner? I am even not sure it would make their urine smell bad because Jasmine did get some asparagus in her meals and I don’t recall any noticeable changes in the smell of her pee. Of course,…
Every time my dog throws up, I make sure I scrutinize the contents. When I discover something weird-looking, first I try to think of what they have or might have eaten. Over the years, I found all sorts of things from sticks, rocks, toy fragments, plastic pieces … even an accidentally swallowed sock once. Fortunately, with our dogs, all these things…
If your dog’s poop looks like somebody just had a birthday party in their belly, somebody did. Cooties… in other words, parasites! Unfortunately, it will not look as cute as in this illustration. How fresh is the poop? If the pie isn’t freshly baked, the worms might not have come out of your dog’s bum. They might have just shown…