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Dr. Debra M. Eldredge, DVM

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Deb M. Eldredge, DVM, is a graduate of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the first recipient of the vet school’s coveted Gentle Doctor Award. Currently retired from clinics, Dr. Eldredge is an award-winning writer and the technical editor of Cornell’s DogWatch. She and her daughter own the Coyote Run Belgian Tervuren kennel. Dr. Eldredge actively competes her dogs in all dog sports and breed shows. 
Dogs can eat vegetables and many may prefer them to other treats.
Food

Can Dogs Eat Vegetables?

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Recognizing signs of dog dehydration is more important than how long a dog can go without water.
Health

Signs of Dehydration in Dogs

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The symptoms of heartworms in dogs start small but get increasingly serious without treatment.
Health

Symptoms of Heartworm

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Giardia in dogs is a protozoal infection associated with drinking unsafe water.
Health

The Giardia Parasite in Dogs

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Dog nosebleeds have many causes as dogs greet the world nose first.
Health

Dog Nosebleed

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Tick paralysis in dogs is caused by a neurotoxin injected by a feeding tick.
Health

Tick Paralysis In Dogs

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Puppies can be around other dogs at around 8 or 10 weeks old.
Puppies

When Can Puppies Be Around Other Dogs?

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Parvo lasts a long time and is highly contagious through contact meaning these four puppies are at risk of contracting it from a surface.
Health

How Long Can Parvo Last in the Environment?

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Little cute puppies papillon on green grass
Health

Pyometra in Dogs

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Worried dog face, nervous dog in car, scared dog in backseat of car. Conceptual image for anxiety, worry, and nervous traveler. Purebred dog is a Cavapoo, small dog breed poodle mix. Dog in backseat of care, anxiously waiting to be taken to the vet.
Behavior

Reading Stressed Dog Body Language

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Coyote on city street in winter storm
Care

Will Coyotes Attack Dogs?

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Close-up of mature woman sitting with dog while painting on canvas at home
Eye Disorders

Are Dogs Colorblind?

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This foster dogs is staying at a succession of foster hopes until she finds one forever.
Blog

Home-to-Home Fostering

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The best alternative I’ve ever seen to rehoming dogs through shelters is called a home-to-home model. A new and ideal name for what rescue groups have been doing forever.
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