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Dog Digestion Dog digestion starts at the mouth. The teeth that are useful for ripping an animal apart and cutting the tissue off are longer and sharper than the equivalent teeth in our mouths. Our back teeth (molars) are flatter and more useful for grinding foods into powder. Dogs' habits of eating consist of tearing their food apart, cutting off pieces with the back teeth, … [Read more...] about Dog Digestion

Dog Digestive System One of the functions of the blood is to transport nourishment to the body's cells. The nutrients are prepared for the blood by the digestive system. The Teeth and Mouth. Mouths of dogs differ markedly among the several species, yet there is a general similarity. The lips are the portal to the mouth. They are also remarkably sensitive organs of touch … [Read more...] about Dog Digestive System

Dog Drugs and the Reproductive System Nearly every pet owner has wondered what drug he or she could use to advantage in some particular phase of a pet's reproduction cycle. Could males be made to stay home if certain drugs were fed to them? Could other drugs cause a bitch to dry up? Could a female hunting dog have her heat period postponed by drugs? Could anything be used to … [Read more...] about Dog Drugs and the Reproductive System

Dog Drugs Applied to Skin The person who did not own pets B.S.D. (before sulfa drugs) cannot possibly appreciate what their discovery has meant to pet owners. True, most sulfa drugs are outdated and most are being replaced for some purposes by antibiotics, but veterinary medicine is now a far happier profession because of them. The first to be discovered was … [Read more...] about Dog Drugs Applied to Skin

Dog Economics of Feeding Now for the economics of dog feeding, disregarding for the moment the time and trouble that may be spent in the preparation of some foods, including the cost of feeding a pet. If you buy a little snore food for the family to feed the dog, as so many do, it will cost you about six times as much as well-dehydrated dog food. If you feed canned or … [Read more...] about Dog Economics of Feeding

Dog Drugs to Kill Internal Parasites Some of the worms that infest pets are flatworms (pathologists) and roundworms (emollients). The drugs used to eradicate these worms are called anti-feminist. This class of drugs is of vital importance to us all since the most prevalent group of diseases that pets contract is caused by worms and external parasite infestation. Most … [Read more...] about Dog Drugs to Kill Internal Parasites

Dog Emergency What is an emergency? Unlike beauty, which is in the eye of the beholder, many problems may appear to be panic-button problems that are not. A dog with a sudden loss of color in its mucous membranes is an emergency. So is a dog wills depression accompanied by a subnormal temperature, say? A sudden high fever with depression may indicate a problem with the … [Read more...] about Dog Emergency

Dog Euthanasia The methods employed in euthanasia in the past - and, unfortunately, even today in some places - are largely responsible for the fact that so many people simply refused to consider ending a pet's life. They were shocking, inhumane, and often clumsy. Usually, the animal was shot, gassed, or electrocuted. The drugs that were occasionally used were … [Read more...] about Dog Euthanasia

Dog Eye Problems The most common problems of the eyelids that affect the eyes are tumors. Usually benign, they grow on the edges and often irritate the corneas by the constant blinking of the lids. Some tumors protrude away from the eyes and are only unsightly but those that irritate corneas should be removed surgically or blindness may result. Small hairs growing in from … [Read more...] about Dog Eye Problems

Dog Eyes Our dog's eyes require very little attention. The only hygiene necessary is the removal of surplus hair that may curl inward and irritate the eyes, and the removal of exudates from the inner corners where the tears of the eyes overflow in many breeds. Spaniels and Toy Poodles arc two breeds that often exhibit soiled spots below the inner corners of the eyelids which … [Read more...] about Dog Eyes