Category: Health
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All About Dog Poop Consistency
A quick peek at your pooch’s poop present can provide great insight into your dog’s physical health. A dog’s digestive system is very sensitive to the type of food, changes in diet, exercise, and a variety of other factors, so by knowing what to look for you can monitor your dog’s health can become easier.…
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Muscular Dystrophy in Dogs & Cats
Muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder which results in muscle deterioration due to low amounts of dystrophin. Muscular dystrophy is not a curable disease, but treatments have been developed which can reduce the speed at which muscle deterioration occurs. The rate at which muscular dystrophy progresses, the muscles it affects, and when it occurs depend…
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Rhinitis & Sinusitis in Dogs
There are two types of nasal problems that can sometimes be misdiagnosed by pet owners. The two types of infection are rhinitis and sinusitis. Rhinitis is the inflammation of the nasal tissue, while sinusitis refers to the inflammation of the nasal passage. Both conditions cause the discharge of mucus, so rhinitis can be mistaken for…
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Common Causes for Diarrhea in Pets
For the most part, dogs and cats who eat balanced diets and get good exercise generally stay in decently good health. However, some pets have irritable bowels and are always suffering from gastrointestinal discomfort. If your dog or cat seems to be running to the litter box, potty patch, or out the doggy door many…
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5 Ways to Keep Your Pup’s Tummy Full
Dogs are always hungry. Or at least they like us to THINK that they are, in the hopes of winning over a few more treats and goodies throughout the day. Sometimes it can be tough to tell when a sneaky pooch is genuinely hungry, or if he is just on the prowl for something yummy…
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Common Lies Vets Tell Pet Parents
Do you wonder why episodes on reality shows where the cast “tells all” are so popular? People love the dish, the truth, the real details about what actually goes on behind the scenes. The same is true about many aspects of our lives. People love finding out what their friends are really thinking or what…
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The Correlation Between Pet Obesity and Respiratory Disease
Obesity is one of the greatest threats that domestic pets face. Poor diet, a lack of exercise and sedentary lifestyle habits leave cats and dogs susceptible to the ailments that often accompany obesity, including joint strain, spinal weakness, arthritis, diabetes and cancer. However, not many people are aware that obesity also lends itself to lung…
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Diseases People Can Catch From Their Pets
As pet owners we seldom think about how our cat or dog’s illness might negatively impact us beyond that of the regular inconvenience of visits to the vets, medical bills, and the cost of prescription drugs, etc. Most illnesses and common ailments that assail pets are non-transferable to humans, leaving us little reason to be…
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Parasites in Pets: Internal and External
When we think of a pet infected with parasites, often worms or ticks come to mind. While these two are the most common kinds of pests that feed on and breed through pets, there are actually a whole host of both internal and external parasites. As pet parents, one of our main priorities is looking…
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Signs of Renal Disease in Cats
Felines are susceptible to suffering from kidney disease, or renal disease. They either contract acute renal disease (which usually has a single cause, and develops over a short period of time) or chronic renal disease (which is a gradual process usually occurring in elderly cats, due to slow kidney failure). Whatever the case, renal disease…