Dog Health Care

Dog Bronchitis Dog bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchial tubes. The general symptom is coughing. This may be a dry cough, a phlegm cough, or a mild, annoying cough such as humans often have during the resolution stage of Cory, or a cold. In some cases, the coughing may be so paroxysmal that it causes vomiting, and it is not unusual for a constant irritating cough … [Read more...] about Dog Bronchitis

Dog Cancer Of the major problems in dogs, cancer perhaps heads the list as being one of the most devastating. There has been a paucity of research in the field to specifically help dogs but fortunately, millions of dollars have been spent to find answers for cancer in humans, which has resulted in also being beneficial to other animals, including dogs. We contend that … [Read more...] about Dog Cancer

Dog Castration Much the same arguments hold for castration as for spaying. Generally, it is done to make males stay home. Those that congregate around the abode of a bitch come home torn or punctured with tooth marks from the frequent cases attending these encounters. These wanderers are brought home by the dog wardens, who collect their fees. They are expensive dogs. … [Read more...] about Dog Castration

Dog Cesarean Section Whether or not to perform a cesarean section is a value judgment on the part of one best equipped to make such a judgment and that is usually a veterinarian. With problem deliveries, some veterinarians prefer to extract a puppy from the birth canal with instruments hoping the others will then be delivered normally. Others prefer to operate immediately so … [Read more...] about Dog Cesarean Section

Dog Cleft Pallet Other defects appear to be inherited, such as hare lips and cleft palates; but a bitch fed a borderline vitamin-A-deficient diet will produce one or more such puppies and, if fed a diet with little or no vitamin A, most, if not all, will be so afflicted. Veterinarians often have to treat dogs, cats, and other animal species having cleft pallets. The cleft … [Read more...] about Dog Cleft Pallet

Dog Constipation Difficult evacuation, constipation, is difficult usually because the fecal mass is too large or too hard to pass through the anus because its consistency is such that it causes pain, or because of ineffectual peristalsis, weakness in the muscles that affect the evacuation. Unless the dog is greatly overweight, an impacted mass in the rectum may easily be felt … [Read more...] about Dog Constipation

Dog Clipping The dog to be clipped should stand on a table over which there should be a hook of some kind to attach to a leash from its collar. By placing your hand under its crotch you can make the dog understand that it must stand, and it will eventually learn to pose like a statue. When you are plucking, hold the handle of the plucking blade in your right hand with … [Read more...] about Dog Clipping

Dog Clitoris The clitoris increases greatly during the mating cycle. In some bitches it becomes so huge that a male's penis cannot push it out of the way. It may stick out of the vulva and show as a red knob. It may lead to a prolapse of the vagina so that a red bunch as large as an average-sized tomato protrudes from the vulva. In a few instances, clitorises can be as large … [Read more...] about Dog Clitoris

Dog Cold Symptoms Although dogs do have disease conditions with many signs similar to human colds, they do not have colds only humans and chimpanzees have colds. A cold is a respiratory disease. When some of the flu viruses affect humans in a household it is not unusual for owners to observe some of the same signs in the housedog, but the symptoms are mild. Dogs may … [Read more...] about Dog Cold Symptoms

Dog Collars A dog's health should be the top consideration when you buy collars and harnesses. Unfortunately, salesmen do not always bear this in mind when making recommendations. Round collars for long-haired dogs and strap collars for shorthaired dogs are usually the most satisfactory. Harnesses are used for all small dogs, but it is sometimes difficult to hold a large dog … [Read more...] about Dog Collars