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Apoquel and cytopoint are two new medications for dog allergies.

Groundbreaking Dog Allergy Medicine: Apoquel and Cytopoint

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Apoquel and Cytopoint, both manufactured by Zoetis, have been around for some time now – eight years and five years, respectively. They represent the...
dog throwing up yellow bile

Dog Throwing Up Yellow? What You Should Know About ‘Bilious Vomiting Syndrome’

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Some dogs are prone to vomiting either first thing in the morning or in the wee hours of the night. It’s usually just a...
splenic mass in dogs

Splenic Mass in Dogs: What You Need to Know

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The dog’s spleen is a highly vascular organ that sits behind the stomach. The spleen’s function is a red blood cell processing plant. It...
dog wound care

Dog Wound Care

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It’s a beautiful day and your dog is running, jumping, chasing, playing, and having so much fun that you feel happy all over. What...
Protozoal Diarrhea

Protozoal Infections in Dogs

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Diarrhea isn’t fun for anybody. When your dog gets it – and feeding boiled chicken or hamburger with rice doesn’t make it go away...
dog in pain

Dog in Pain: 12 Signs and What You Can Do to Help

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Your active dog limping or moving in an unfamiliar way may set off mental alarms. Is it a sprain? A pulled muscle? Maybe an...
dog scooting

Dog Scooting: How To Help Your Dog’s Anal Gland Problems

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When you see a dog “scoot” on his behind, wiping his bum on the rug or lawn, do you think, “Gee, that looks like...
dog massage

Dog Massage Instruction

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It’s been so long since we reviewed instructional canine massage media that our original headline said, “WDJ Reviews Videotapes That Teach Massage.” Remember videotapes?The...
ticks on dogs

Ticks on Dogs: Everything You Need to Know

Ticks are blood-sucking, disease-spreading parasites that are genetically related to spiders. They are found worldwide and pose considerable risk to your dog (and you!)...
How to Remove a Tick from a Dog

How to Remove a Tick from a Dog

It’s a good idea to check your dog carefully for ticks after every outing. You may find loose ticks crawling through your dog’s coat....
signs of pancreatitis in dogs

Signs of Pancreatitis in Dogs

Any time you see “-itis” at the tail end of a word, it means inflammation of whatever it comes after. Dermatitis is inflammation of the skin. Enteritis is inflammation of the intestines. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas.
scabies on dog

Sarcoptic Mange in Dogs (Scabies)

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Difficult to diagnose, yet easy to treat, sarcoptic mange is a miserably itchy, uncomfortable disease Canine scabies, also known as sarcoptic mange, is a dreadfully...