Help Pets Recover with Physical Therapy (Pet Rehabilitation)
Cat and dog physical therapy (more appropriately referred to as pet rehabilitation in veterinary medicine) has long been an underutilized tool for animal patients....
How to Treat Lyme Disease in Dogs
Lyme disease is one of the most common tick-transmitted diseases. Learn about lyme disease symptoms and treatments for dogs. Treatment Options Medication: Doxycycline is the...
Glucosamine for Dogs: Does It Help Dogs with Arthritis?
What Is Glucosamine? People and pets can both take glucosamine, an amino sugar that may assist in building the body’s ligaments, tendons, cartilage, and...
How Many Calories Does a Dog Need?
Keeping a dog in good shape is one of the most important things pet parents can do to help their fur babies live long...
How To Choose the Best Dog Food
Good nutrition is essential to keeping dogs healthy. However, taking a broad topic like nutrition and narrowing it down to answer a question as...
Diagnosing Worms in Pets Not Always Simple
Intestinal parasites are a common problem faced by almost every pet owner. Despite this, confusion over how to deal with “worms” seems to be...
How to Tell If Your Dog Has Worms
One of the most common concerns that you may face as a dog owner is whether or not your dog has worms. As gross...
How to Get Rid of Worms in Dogs
Why do veterinarians always want a stool sample at annual visits? Well, the stool sample is used to screen your dog for intestinal parasites—or worms—in...
Rashes on Dogs
A rash (pyoderma) is usually a temporary outbreak of scaly, patchy, and sometimes swollen or bumpy skin that is often red and may be...
Pleural Effusion in Dogs
What Is Pleural Effusion in Dogs Pleural effusion—fluid accumulation around the lungs—is a rare condition in dogs that is considered a medical emergency, especially...