Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
A lipoma is a soft, round, moveable lump or bump of fatty tissue under the skin. Lipomas are common benign tumors in dogs. However, never assume or let your veterinarian just feel a lump and tell you that it is a fatty tumor. The only way to know for sure is fine needle aspirate. Not even a veterinary oncologist can…
Is there a good way of breaking bad news to dog parents? That is a hard one. But what if there is a lack of certainty? How would you like your veterinarian to discuss such news with you? Penny Recently I received a distressed email from a friend regarding her dog. I wanted to reach out to you and tell…
Dogs don’t get nosebleeds as commonly as people do. It would take quite a trauma for a dog’s nose to bleed from within the nose itself. In other words, a nosebleed in a dog is a reason for concern. The potential reasons why your dog’s nose might bleed include: clotting problems foreign bodies severe dental disease fungal infection but most…
If your dog’s nose starts bleeding, it isn’t likely they just bumped it on something. There are many potential causes for canine nosebleeds but minor trauma isn’t likely to be one of them. Buddy’s story is shared with us by Mary Kara. Thank you, Mary. Buddy’s story Buddy is a 10-year-old Golden Retriever (neutered male). He is my little brother……
What is the weirdest thing you ever did for your dog? Over at Keep the Tail Wagging, Kimberly wrote a post 11 Ridiculous Things I Do for My Dogs. I went through the memories of my time with Jasmine, I thought about the whackiest thing I ever did for her. The weirdest thing I did for my dog It was…