Yes, dogs can eat grains. Thousands of years of evolving alongside humans have given dogs the unique ability to derive energy from starches like grains in a way that wild canids, like wolves and coyotes, cannot. Some breeds, like those descended from ancestors living in the breadbasket of civilization, are better at this than northern breeds that have historically eaten high meat and seafood diets.
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We’ve all heard the old adage that people who own dogs live longer than those who don’t, but is this true? As it turns out, researchers have spent a lot of time studying the effects of dog ownership on mental and physical well-being.
What they’ve discovered is that, indeed, living with a dog can have a profoundly positive effect on your overall health and happiness. So much so, in fact, that people who own dogs do tend to live longer on average than those who don’t.
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Ironically, many dogs suffer dermatological issues as a side effect of Atopica. These may be worse than the initial atopic dermatitis symptoms. Dermal side effects include excessive hair growth in concentrated areas, excess shedding, warts, excessively thick skin on the footpads, psoriasiform-lichenoid-like dermatitis, precancerous lesions, and lymphoplasmacytic dermatitis.
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Kelp contains all essential minerals that dogs require, including iodine and over 60 other trace minerals and vitamins. This sea plant is also high in antioxidants, amino acids, fatty acids, protein, and fiber.
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What do allergies, leaky gut, and periodontal disease all have in common? Each of these prevalent issues can be improved dramatically by supplementing with colostrum. Bovine colostrum has the power to help a long list of common doggy issues and support your furry friend’s overall health.
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It’s a sad truth that most commercial dog foods only contain the bare minimum nutrition our dogs need to thrive. If your dog’s digestive tract isn’t working at 100%, there’s a good chance they’re missing out on valuable nutrients. Even if you feed a high-quality diet that has more of these nutrients to offer, digestive inflammation and malabsorption could be preventing your dog from reaping all the benefits.
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When my Chihuahua underwent drug therapy for his anxiety, he developed signs of liver dysfunction after just 45 days on the medication. Trazodone is gentler than the behavior modification drugs used back then, but it is still common for dogs that have been on it for more than six months to develop liver abnormalities.
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One of the biggest mistakes people make when dog leash training is yanking back on the leash. This doesn’t teach your dog anything except that a tight leash is a fact of life, and they should ignore it. What we really want is for your dog to pay attention to a tight leash and realize they have the power to loosen it.
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Kennel cough is most common in places where dogs are housed in high numbers. This includes boarding kennels, daycares, groomers, and shelters. Not only are these places crowded, but they tend to be warm and moist, the perfect conditions for harboring pathogens. And, more importantly, the dogs in these places tend to be stressed, which weakens their immune system.
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Cytopoint injection is marketed as not being a canine immune system suppression drug like Apoquel and other popular atopic dermatitis drugs. While it is true that it is not a blanket immunosuppressive, it does very much suppress a part of the immune system. And, given how many jobs this part has, suppressing it is very likely to cause system-wide problems.
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