Not all dog diseases can be transmitted to humans, but there are a few known as “zoonotic” diseases which can be and you must make it your business to know about, especially if you own a dog.
Rabies: It is a very uncommon disease with domesticated dogs, but is very fatal to humans. Rabies can be [...]
Changing seasons from winter to summer impacts dogs as well as humans. This is particularly true about skin. Your dog’s fur is affected by the change of climate.
In winter, the fur becomes dry due to the cold dry air, and as we humans apply dry skin lotion, dogs who are constantly scratching, biting and [...]
Canine Hip Dysplasia (CHD) is a congenital disease that mainly affects large breed dogs. The word “dysplasia” means improper growth. Hip dysplasia can be described as a faulty or abnormal development of the hip. In CHD, the hip becomes loose and wobbly, eventually leading to a form of arthritis which is commonly referred to [...]
What is diabetes?
Diabetes mellitus, the medical name for diabetes, is a disease caused by a lack of insulin, or the inability of the body to utilize the insulin properly, that affects the level of glucose, or sugar, in your dog or cat’s blood. The glucose comes from the food that your pet eats. The food [...]
One of the most common calls made to any animal hospital in America goes something like this: “Doctor, I’ve got to get this dog in right away. He’s driving us nuts. All he does is itch and scratch, bite and lick and he’s keeping us up all night!” My thought is that if the pet’s [...]
Perhaps your pet will never have intestinal parasites. But, unpleasant as it may seem, pet owners should be aware of worms and other parasites that can affect their animals’ health.
Cats and dogs are the favorite nesting grounds of four principal groups of worms and a few species of microscopic protozoa. The four worms are roundworms, [...]
Degenerative arthritis can creep up on your dog without you as the owner even realizing it
One of the most common conditions veterinarians note in older dogs, which may cause them to snap at their handlers, is degenerative arthritis. Degenerative arthritis is usually caused by the accumulated wear-and-tear on the dog’s joints, and the various structures [...]
The Canine flu, (Canine Influenza) presents in a similar way as the human flu can present in humans:
- Wet cough
-Nasal Discharge
- Eye discharge
- Vomiting
- Sneezing
- Fever
- Labored breathing
- Lethargy
If not treated, the Canine Flu will progress to pneumonia and eventual death. If you see any of the above symptoms exhibited by your dog, do not wait it out, seek immediate professional advice, [...]
There may be no warning before dog worms strike.
It was about two AM, when beneath our bed the new puppy we’d brought home from the pound just a month earlier began screaming.
Not yipping or whining — this was the kind of agonized screams that’ll stand your hair up on end. Our cute, playful new puppy [...]
Signs of ill health are the most important signs of the health status in your dogs. For example, if the dog has continuous nasal discharge, it indicates the presence of nasal congestion and if the discharge is thick, most of the times, the dog may have pneumonia.
If the dog vomits one or two times occasionally, [...]
