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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The internet has a lot of contradicting suggestions on how to address diarrhea in dogs. The amount of information can be confusing and overwhelming, leaving you with more questions than answers. Should you switch your dog’s food? Should you give them chicken and rice? Hypoallergenic kibble? The problem of diarrhea is often layered, and so the solution must be layered as well. You need a plan.
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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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Steroids don’t treat the condition but only attempt to manage the symptoms on the surface. The side effects of corticosteroid treatment are often worse than the original symptoms, including wounds that don’t heal, skin infections, diabetes, and many others. This article explores a realistic picture of short & long-term steroid use in dogs, sharing the dark side of its side effects that too many dog owners aren’t warned about.
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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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Messing with the gut is messing with canine health. The most concerning side effects from antibiotics include chronic diarrhea, weakened immune system, higher risk for developing allergies, lowered levels of serotonin (leading to neurological side effects), increased chance of obesity, impaired functioning of kidneys and the liver, heart arrhythmias, and lung disease.
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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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