In the United States, dog owners are urged to give heartworm prevention medication to their pups every single month, throughout the dog’s entire lifetime, beginning at eight weeks of age. That’s 12 doses every year and well over a hundred doses in a decade. The pressure to administer this monthly medication is immense, both on […]
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The idea that dropping money at the vet will make your dog healthier is a common misconception. In reality, the more you can invest in your dog’s health outside the vet clinic, the less you’ll spend on vet bills and the healthier your dog will be.
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It’s not uncommon to find contradictions when searching for canine health advice. But nowhere do these contradictions run deeper than with the question, “Can dogs eat garlic?” It’s not just the internet that’s divided on this question, either. Take a look at published, peer-reviewed scientific studies, and you’ll find just as many that caution against
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There are many controversial topics in the dog world, but perhaps none so emotionally charged as the ones relating to vaccines and the diseases they’re supposed to protect from. One of them is canine parvovirus, which poses a huge threat to puppies.
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Winter can be a challenging time for dog owners. This is true whether your dog loves the cold and wants to be outside all day or loathes chilly temperatures and would rather potty inside than get their paws cold.
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If your dog suffers from motion sickness, you are not alone. This is a common issue, especially in young dogs. Luckily, there are many ways to help your dog find relief and even overcome their car sickness. We’ll take a closer look at this ailment and how to address it, below.
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One of the biggest misconceptions about drugs like Apoquel and Zenrelia is that they treat allergies; they really don’t. What they actually do is suppress the symptoms by altering the proper functioning of the immune system.
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Do essential oils really have healing potential, or are they just a placebo? Are the oils harmful to dogs, or is there a safe way to use them? This article pulls back the curtain on how essential oils can be beneficial to dogs, the growing research behind them, and the safety considerations every dog owner needs to know.
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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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