Health

Dogs are famous for eating a wide variety of non-food items, some disgusting—like feces—and some just weird—like Legos, or a ball of twine. Just this year, a 7-month-old Bernese Mountain Dog named Luna was brought to an emergency veterinarian, where x-rays showed a severely dilated stomach filled with not just food, but foreign objects, some of which were lodged in her intestines.

You notice a new lump on your dog’s skin. First, check carefully to be sure it is not a tick. If not, it’s natural to ask if it’s skin cancer. While  80% of skin growths on dogs are benign, often just sebaceous cysts or other innocuous growths, skin cancer does occur.

Pretty much everyone has heard the saying that your dog’s nose should be cold and wet. But does that mean every dry or cracked...

Laser therapy for dogs can help with pain and inflammation in dogs with arthritis or acute injuries. Laser treatments might be recommended if your dog is sore, has a pulled muscle, or has injured his back. The injury just needs to be close enough to the skin for the laser light to reach. Note: The term “cold” laser therapy may still be used but is outdated. Laser therapy generates heat in the body’s tissues.

There are so many reasons that your dog may act weird and suddenly scared. Some of them are behavioral and others can be medical. The most important thing is that you should never ignore it. Some changes may be due to medical emergencies. Others may be behavioral, but the bottom line is that a dog acting weird is trying to communicate with you. Let’s explore those together.

No. While Alizin can terminate an early pregnancy in dogs, it is not available in the United States.

Water therapy for dogs can help with weight loss and recovery from orthopedic injuries and surgical procedures. It’s usually used as part of a larger dog physical therapy treatment plan to get your dog feeling their best as quickly as possible.

It can take a village to care for a special needs pet. When Catherine Prystup from Texas offered to foster Kanuk, a dog who could not use his back legs, she relied on the "Team Kanuk" approach.

MSM is methylsulfonylmethane, a naturally occurring compound of sulfur, carbon, and oxygen it is is included in most dog arthritis supplements for good reason. It works and has research backing up its use.

Humans and dogs have different needs for hydration and electrolyte balance. Most healthy dogs do not require added electrolytes in their diet under normal circumstances. Understanding how dogs regulate their hydration and when electrolyte supplementation is truly needed can help you make informed decisions, especially during times of illness or extreme exertion.

Adequan is an injectable medication for the treatment of osteoarthritis in dogs. It is a disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD), meaning it can reverse some of the damage that occurs in arthritic joints.

If your dog’s eyes are rapidly moving, seeming uncontrolled, your dog may be suffering from nystagmus. It’s usually part of vestibular disease, which is common in older dogs.