Dog Health Archive

Dogs and Chocolate I belong to a group of Bloggers that takes on a weekly recipe challenge. This week the challenge was to use Chocolate in a recipe but chocolate is toxic to dogs and while I will do people food

Easter Toxins and Your Dogs and Cats Easter Lilies and other Lily Plants Eating just one leaf of this toxic plant can result in severe poisoning and within a short time your dog or cat will show signs of toxicity. After

Kennel Cough What is Kennel Cough? Kennel cough is an upper respiratory infection affecting dogs. It’s a form of bronchitis and is similar to a chest cold in humans. This infection can be caused by several different viruses and bacteria. The

Christmas Toxins and Your Dog Christmas is meant to be a holiday that the entire family looks forward to each year. No matter what your family’s traditions are you are sure to encounter items in and around your home and neighborhood

Dog with Megaesophagus uses High Chair to Eat Megaesophagus is an enlarged esophagus that doesn’t allow food to move down into a dogs like it’s supposed to. A dog with Megaesophagus has to sit upright to eat, drink water, have treats,

A tiny piece of equipment on board Columbia County fire trucks helped save a life Tuesday. A dog suffering from smoke inhalation was able to get the oxygen he needed. For firefighters, it’s all about saving the big and little lives.

Many of you might not even know what an Anal Gland is unless your dog regularly goes to the groomer and they express their anal glands as part of the regular services offered. Once in a while your vet might tell you

In 1975 Dr Allen Steere was sent to the Connecticut town of Lyme to look into a mysterious cluster of kids who had gotten arthritis – what he found was tick born Lyme Disease. After the discovery, isolated the spiral-shaped bacterium

Why am I writing a story about a little girl that was paralyzed by a tick? The answer is simple. While pet owners are aware that any adventure with their dog in the woods, forest, or rural area is call for

Dogs eat poo for any number of reasons. Some dogs will eat other dogs poo while others tend to go for kitty poo and still others will routinely eat their own poo. The most common reason for dogs to eat poop