How do you diagnosis and treat hemangiosarcoma in dogs? Diagnosing hemangiosarcoma in dogs begins with a thorough physical exam by your veterinarian. If a tumor of the liver or spleen is large enough, your veterinarian may be able to feel …
What are the clinical signs of urethral incontinence? The most common clinical sign is pooling or spotting of urine underneath your dog when she is sleeping or relaxed. Many dog owners report finding wet spots on the bedding or floor …
What you need to do is focus on the intermediate hosts. That means good flea control for every pet every month. The rarer tapeworms can be prevented by not allowing you dog to hunt and consume his own food (which …
Should My Dog Go to Doggy Daycare? Is doggy daycare good for dogs? Increasingly dogs are seen as important members of our family; our lives revolve around them, and so do our wallets! Dogs take a prominent role in our …
Signs Your Dog is Not Adjusting to Living Between Two Homes: In an ideal world, living between two homes is something that all dogs would be able to do. This is not an ideal world, however, which is why some …
Efficacy of Oxygen Therapy in Dogs Oxygen therapy can be life-saving and is an essential treatment in many circumstances. However, the very nature of the conditions for which therapy is given mean the patients are high risk and, therefore, some …
The anxious dog paw lift It’s the paw lifts by non-hunting dogs that can be a sign of anxiety, stress, and/or fear. I translate this body language in my Dog Decoder smartphone app using illustrations by Lili Chin of Doggie …
Factors Influencing a Dog Litter Size Now, even if it is extremely hard (if not impossible) to determine and actively decide on the size of your next puppy litter, several factors can influence with more or less weight a dog …
What do dog paw pads do? A dog’s paw pads are pretty incredible. An intricate mix of muscle, tissue, ligaments, tendons, collagen and keratin, paw pads protect doggy toes and feet from getting torn up. They provide support for joints …
What is lenticular sclerosis? Lenticular sclerosis or nuclear sclerosis is the medical term for a bluish transparent haze that develops in the lens of the eye in middle-aged to senior dogs. This is considered a normal change in the lens …