Dog Health
The Importance of Dog Dental Care.
It is important for dog owners to practice dental care for their pets to prevent them from dental disease. DENTAL DISEASE Affects the teeth, gums, and structures that surround and support a dog’s teeth. This disease begins with simple plaque buildup on the teeth. Plaque contains bacteria and food particles. Dental disease is common in […]
What Are Skin Tags And When Should You See Your Vet About Them?
Any lumps, bumps, or growths on your dog should be evaluated by your veterinarian, according to renowned veterinarian, Dr. Karen Becker. This is so for one important reason: to rule out mast cell tumors and other potentially dangerous conditions. Some bumps and lumps are easy to differentiate from others. For instance, lipomas – or fatty […]
Signs Your Dog has Fleas
Every pet owner dreads talking about fleas. The hot months of summer become even more frustrating due to the attack of fleas on your pet. It annoys the pet as well as the pet owner and causes trouble to them both. If you are a first-time pet owner, you need to understand the problem is […]
Are Vitamins and Supplements for Dogs Helpful?
Around 36.5% of all families in America own a dog and if you are one of them, then you could very well consider yours as just another part of your family. Ensuring your dog leads a long, healthy life involves feeding him a quality diet and ensuring he gets enough exercise, but you may wonder […]
10 Reasons Why Your Dog Won’t Eat (Infographic)
When seeing that our dog won’t eat, it inevitably makes us anxious and concerned. But not all cases of loss of appetite are alarming. So, before jumping to conclusions or starting to panic, run through the checklist below. Sometimes it can be your dog’s natural reaction to have over-eaten in the last couple days, or […]
What Changes as Your Dog Gets Older
Age doesn’t just affect us, it affects our pets as well. As dogs get older they can go through many changes, just as we do. Though we hate to see our little friends go through the aging process there is some good news. There are ways that we can help them stay healthy, active and […]
7 Reasons Mobile Pet Care is Better
“Better than what?”, you may ask. Well… better than blocking out a chunk of time during the middle of a busy day – juggling work, spouse, and kid’s schedules – and then driving, waiting, calming your pet, waiting, paying, driving (again), and finally recovering at home from the stressful journey that just took place. I […]
What Do You Do When Your Dog Can’t Walk Anymore?
Today, I’m pleased to chat with Candace Chen of Camelot Nutritionals. Hi Candace, nice to meet you. Likewise. Thanks for the invitation. You’ve developed a line of premium nutritional products for pets. Can you describe what motivated you to do so? It all started when my 5 year old German Shepherd, John Crichton, started walking […]
Ensuring Your Dog’s Raw Food Diet Is Nutritious
The raw dog food market is booming. Sales of raw pet foods increased by a whopping 263% between 2011 and 2017, according to research from GFK. However, experts warn that raw diets may not be as nutritionally balanced as manufactured products. Therefore, when feeding your pet a raw food diet, it’s often beneficial to supplement […]
5 Most Common Dog Health Problems
Dogs are our loyal and faithful friends that are always there for us. Although they are very smart, they greatly depend on us. If we want to have a happy and healthy dog, we have to take care of them. That is why we have to pay attention to the signs of their health problems. […]