Dog care, symptoms, health issues, and dog health advocacy from an owner's perspective. In loving memory of Jasmine.
Sometimes, when you hear hooves, you need to think of zebras and not horses. Particularly if your dog has a constellation of severe symptoms that don’t fit a straightforward explanation. Puppy strangles is a rare but potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease that affects young dogs. There seems to be a genetic component but the condition is considered idiopathic with no known…
Discovering a lump on your dog is a scary business. Fortunately, not all lumps are tumors. It is possible that what looks and feels like a lump is a swelling instead. Potential causes include immune reactions or infections which can be due to: insect bites and stings injuries foreign bodies The essential step in dealing with a lump is identification—that…
The most common cause of bad breath in dogs is dental disease. Even more serious conditions, however, can be behind your dog’s foul breath. The more severely your dog’s mouth smells, the bigger and more urgent the problem. Did you know that bad breath can be caused by cancer? Thank you, Amy Kennedy, for sharing Lexy’s story. Lexy’s story Lexy…
The most common reason your dog might get swelling on their neck are infections. However, more sinister things can be at play. Could it be an abscess? A swollen lymph node? And what is the underlying cause? Potential causes of swelling in the area of the face and neck include: dental issues insect bites and stings other bites and wounds…
Would you be surprised to learn all the potential causes why your dog’s face could swell up? Some of those are scary things. If it is summertime, and your dog swells on one side, the first thing that comes to your mind is likely an insect sting. The odds that you’re not wrong are going to be high. Insect stings…