Fleas: How to Identify, Treat and Prevent Them from Infesting Your Dog
Fleas. They are one of the most annoying and dreaded pests for dog owners. Preventing an outbreak of fleas on your dog can save you a lot of headaches and …
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Toxic Foods for Dogs – Ingredients
Many people indulge dogs by feeding them table scraps now and then. Dogs are also experts in sniffing out smelly, tasty food lying around and quickly gulping it down before …
Toxic Foods for Dogs – Meats and Fish
Dogs are experts in sniffing out smelly, tasty food lying around and quickly gulping it down before you can snatch it away. They’ll also raid cupboards, fridges and garbage cans …
Woman Warns Dog Owners About Popular Plant After Her Dog Dies
There are countless plants that are toxic to dogs, but we hadn’t realized just how deadly heliotrope is to dogs until we read this Facebook post from Alicia Harrison after …
Recognizing Head Pressing Behavior In Your Pets Could Save Their Lives
If you notice your dog or cat pressing their heads against a wall, floor or other object for no apparent reason, your pet could have a dangerous medical condition. The …
How to Protect Dogs from Lungworm / French Heartworm
French Heartworm, or Lungworm, as it is commonly referred to in the United Kingdom, is caused by a parasitic nematode (roundworm or lungworm), Angiostrongylus vasorum. The roundworm infects dogs and …
Letting Your Dog Sleep With You Good For Chronic Pain, New Study Reveals
Letting dogs onto the bed could help people living with chronic pain sleep better and ease feelings of anxiety and loneliness. A new study from the University of Alberta reveals …
Certain Flea and Tick Medications Could Cause Seizures in Dogs, FDA Says
FDA-approved tick and flea medication could cause seizures and other neurological effects in dogs and cats, health officials are warning. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning …
Dog in Incredible Pain Given New Lease On Life
When Freckles turned up at a shelter, she was is poor shape and constant pain. The mama dog had entropion – the eyelashes flipped inside the eyelid, constantly irritating the …
Man Rescues ‘Alcoholic’ Dog and Helps Him Get Over His Addiction
A man who saved a dog’s life after he learned that the dog was being forced to drink alcohol shared his remarkable story of how he helped the dog recover …