What to expect after general anesthetic Don’t be surprised if your fur baby is groggy and disoriented after receiving a general anesthetic. They might sleep longer or deeper, seem dull and listless, and might even need help balancing during bathroom …
Follow these tips and tricks to help introduce your small dog to a new big friend, or vice versa! Remember to always start slow and work your way up to a let-loose play time. Jamie and Pirate say, “we may …
Puppy’s First Night At Home How to handle a puppy’s first night home If you’ve raised a puppy before then you probably know this is where the real fun begins (sarcasm…this is actually when you learn that you do not …
[Table/Fig-3]: S.No Taboos related to dog bite Frequency (n=275) Percentage 1 Restrictions required following dog bite Yes 232 84.4 No 18 6.5 Don’t know 25 9.1 2 Things to be avoided* (N=275) Non-vegetarian 189 68.7 Chicken only 76 27.6 Oil …
Dog Shivering and Trembling: Common Causes and Treatments A few of the more common causes of shaking, shivering, trembling, or tremors in dogs include: Distemper. Caused by a virus, canine distemper most often occurs in puppies and adolescent dogs that …
Why Do Dogs Lick Your Wounds? Wanting to care for a wound is instinctive to most animals—and to most people, as well. It doesn’t take much training to teach a child that an open sore needs to be attended to, …
4 Tips to Keep Pets Cool in the Summer The best thing you can do for your pets when summer comes is help them keep themselves cool. To do that: Never leave your pet in a parked car — for …
Treating and Caring for a Hydrocephalus Pup Dogs with mild hydro symptoms or when in the earliest stages of the disease may be treated with corticosteroid medicines. Medication helps to reduce the fluid production and inflammation. Additional medication may be …
If you are lucky, your cat and dog can become friends within a couple hours. But that wont usually happen. It takes time for cats to adapt to the dogs and similarly for the dogs to learn how to behave …
Euthanasia – ending the suffering The literal translation of ‘euthanasia’ means ‘good death’ and this is what we always strive for. The process of euthanasia is never a vet’s favourite part of the job. But it is always, always carried …