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Category : Dog Vitamins
Urine Spots on Your Lawn Getting You Down?
Lawn not looking as well manicured as you might like?
It is springtime, the time of year when we begin spring cleaning and we get back outside to our lawns, gardens, and flowers. Many people want a pristine yard, but their dog’s urine kills the grass.
Supplements abound and homeopathic advice that claims to change the PH of your dog’s urine and therefore keep the urine from burning your yard, however there are imperative things for you to know before you give your dog these supplements or any other suggested remedy. Read the rest of this entry »
Questions to Ask Your Vet about Your Dog’s Cancer Treatment
Let’s face it, dealing with cancer is scary. The whole idea of what stage of cancer your dog might be in, whether or not to treat, what treatments are available, cost, prognosis; well, to say it can be overwhelming is an understatement. When dealing with any medical issue, it’s a good idea to try and think of some questions before you see your vet and write them down, so you don’t forget anything.
7 Questions to Ask Your Vet About Your Dog’s Cancer Treatments
by Andrew Lewis, healthy-k9.com
Initially, you will need to decide whether you would like your dog to even go through cancer treatment. There are many factors that play into this decision:
Seborrhea in Dogs and Vitamins
Learn more about this skin disease, and what to do about it.
Seborrhea in Dogs and Vitamins
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Seborrhea in dogs is a skin disease that can cause your pets skin to be very dry and flaky, or it can be just the opposite, very greasy. It is believed to be an inherited disease as it generally has a family history.
It usually starts to form when a puppy is between the ages of 12 to 18 months old. The term Seborrhea actually means a scaling or flaking of skin.
There can be two major causes of this condition; primary, which is genetic and thus inherited, or it can be secondary and the result of several underlying causes, but in most cases it will be a nutritional deficiency. With the secondary form, it can affect any breed of dog.
The breeds that seem to be the most affected genetically are German Shepherds, Labradors, Golden Retrievers, Dachshunds, Basset Hounds, Terriers, and Spaniels, especially American Cocker and English Springer’s, and well as Miniature Schnauzers.
However, it can also be found in obese dogs of any breed as they will have a more difficult time in properly grooming themselves.
Types of Seborrhea:
There are three types of Seborrhea in dogs; Seborrhea sicca, which is the dry form and will demonstrate dry and scaly conditions in your pet, Seborrhea oleosa, which causes an overproduction of oil in the skin which makes it stink and actually helped to coin the word smelly dog, and Seborrheic dermatitis, which demonstrates both conditions.
Reporting an Adverse Drug Reaction
If your dog has been given a medication which appears to have an adverse effect, read this publication to find out what you should do.
How to Report An Adverse Drug Experience
Introduction
Veterinarians and animal owners are encouraged to report adverse experiences and product failures to the government Agency that regulates the product in question. Pretesting by the manufacturer and review of the data by the government does not guarantee absolute safety and effectiveness due to the inherent limitation imposed by testing the product on a limited population of animals. CVM encourages you to contact the manufacturer of a suspect product. Reporting information for the following product categories:
Is your “natural” dog food truly natural?
Reading and understanding the ingredients on dog food labels can be confusing. Always consult with your veterinarian to determine what dog food you should be feeding your dog. And, learn more about some of the so-called “natural” dog food products on the market in this article.
Is your “natural” dog food truly natural?
By Elizabeth Wasserman
For dog owners like Carol Davis of Fairfax, Va., the sight of a synthetic or chemical ingredient listed on a pet food label leads to the following conclusion: I wouldn’t feed that to my dog. “I usually avoid it,” says Davis, who has a 5-year-old English springer spaniel named Lana. “I feel like if she eats healthy now, she’ll stay healthier and we’ll have fewer vet bills later.”
Like Davis, you are probably more concerned about putting “natural,” or minimally processed, foods on your dinner table, and that standard now extends to what’s in Fido’s bowl. Davis says she looks for recognizable ingredients, such as chicken and carrots, when choosing commercial food for Lana. However, there’s still some confusion about what constitutes a “natural” dog food.
Dog Owners RAVE About New Dog Supplement
You want your dog to be healthy right?
You’ve probably seen the scary stats about how Cancer will kill more dogs then any other disease this year?
And if you’re like me you already know that the best way to make sure your dog doesn’t fall prey to Cancer is through good nutrition.
But most pet foods just don’t pack the nutritional punch dogs need to battle diseases like Cancer.
So we have to find supplements to make up for the poor food quality.
That’s why I was super excited to find Dr. Andrew Jones, an actual Veterinarian, and not some nameless, faceless vitamin company who seems to have finally put together a supplement you can add to your dogs diet that really works — what a concept right?
Read what people are saying about this new Dog Vitamin.
It’s pretty impressive!
Chet
