Dogs don’t always show pain. Something obvious like a broken leg or a bad sprain will show, but the dull ache of osteoarthritis may not be noticed, especially during the initial stages. This, of course, makes your job of detection a little more challenging. Instead of looking for yelping or crying, detection of pain involves [...]
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Osteoarthritis In Young Dogs: Is My Dog At Risk?
Canine osteoarthritis starts because of deterioration in the joint cartilage. In young dogs, such deterioration is usually because of either injury or structural defects such as hip dysplasia or osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD). Assessing Your Dog’s Risk Profile There are a number of factors that define whether or not your dog is at risk of developing [...]
Help! I Think My Dog Has Arthritis In His Back Legs, What Now?
If you suspect that your dog has arthritis, don’t panic. Instead, congratulate yourself for being in touch with your dog’s health and smart enough to recognise that he may have a problem. Then, pick up the phone and call your veterinarian for advice. What Your Vet Will Look For History. Your veterinarian will start by [...]
Easy Way to Teach Your Dog to Walk to Heel [Video]
Teaching our dog to walk nicely to heel not only makes life more comfortable for us when we’re out for a stroll, it’s also much more pleasant for the four-legged guy on the other end of the lead! So, here’s how you do it.
Mange In Dogs: What You Need to Know
Mange…think about it enough times and I am sure you will start to itch at the mere mention of the word! It is neither a pleasant thought nor a pleasant disease to suffer from. Sadly it is more common than you may realise. Often it is only associated with unclean, unloved dogs, but this stigma [...]
How To Spot Signs Of Fleas In Dogs
Checking your dog for fleas can and should form a regular part of your canine maintenance rituals, it isn’t just a dog who scratches that could be infected. As the saying goes – a stitch in time saves 9. Well, in the case of fleas, it can save a lot more than 9 bites since [...]
Caring For a Convalescing Dog
I am a man, in case people out there don’t realise it. However, my goatee beard should really give it away. Being a man allows me to do several things, not at the same time, as that would be too much. I am allowed to own the remote control and give special dispensation for my [...]
Flea Problems In Summer
Some pet owners will already have had the unfortunate luck to discover that fleas are a problem throughout all year round, but some may not. Micro-climates in homes, gardens and parks allow them to survive during the coldest winters; however fleas are a bigger issue in summer as warmth and humidity can speed up their life cycle. [...]
What Are The Symptoms of Arthritis in Dogs?
Experts estimate that over a million dogs suffer from canine osteoarthritis in the UK and a shocking 650,000 of these cases go undiagnosed. This is because arthritis is really difficult to spot and, unlike humans, dogs don't display obvious signs of chronic pain. Joe Inglis, a vet who has appeared in the media, has said, [...]
Protect Your Grass from Dog Urine
Dog urine can kill your lovely green grass. It’s a problem many a dog owner has faced and it causes frustration and annoyance that on the one hand we want our dogs to enjoy our garden, on the other, WE want to enjoy our garden as well! Our well kept lawn is now looking more [...]
How to Have a Dog Proof Home
As a dog owner, you'll know just how crucial it is to keep your dog safe and protected in their home and garden. With dog theft on the rise and straying figures also climbing, this timely guide from DogTips.co (how to dog proof your home) is essential reading for any dog lover. In the article [...]
How to Stop a Puppy From Biting
How to stop a puppy from biting your hand too hard is one of those problems that crop up over and over again on these pages. We've recently recommended the FANTASTIC 'Cure Puppy Biting' book which helps owners solve this perennial canine behaviour issue inside the space of a dinner break. But we thought we'd [...]
Kidney Disease in Dogs Doesn’t Have Mean The End
Kidney Disease In Dogs by K9 Magazine – The Dog Magazine For Modern Dog Lovers Listen on Posterous Kidney disease in dogs is one of the canine health concerns that more and more of our readers are asking about. You know, they often say that one of the few downsides to a dog is that [...]
Why Do Dogs Dig?
Ahh. That perennial question: why do dogs dig? Dogs, it would appear, love to dig. Let us see if we can't get to the bottom of this fascinating canine behavior trait and learn the secret as to why dogs love to dig. Some dogs have practical reasons for digging: It gets them under the fence! [...]
Breakthrough For Heart Failure in Dogs
A break-through drug to treat congestive heart failure (CHF) in dogs is now available in the United States. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) is the exclusive manufacturer of Vetmedin(R) (pimobendan), which is the first new drug approved by the FDA in over a decade to treat CHF in dogs. [sws_toggle1 title="Important: Extend Your Dog's Life [...]
Passive Smoking Harms Dogs
Can Second Hand Smoke Harm Dogs? March is the month where National No Smoking Day urges people across the country consider stubbing out once and for all, leading veterinary charity, PDSA, is encouraging owners to consider their pet’s health when lighting up. Research* shows cats exposed to second-hand smoke are twice as likely to develop [...]
Vets Warn of Lungworm Dangers for Dogs
Clear your garden path in this wet weather, warns PDSA: dogs in danger from lungworms / slugs The current wet summer weather may be annoying for us but it’s causing chest problems for many of our pet cats and dogs, says leading veterinary charity, PDSA. In many areas of the UK, vets are seeing cats [...]
Dog Training Info: Dog Clubs
Can dog clubs solve behaviour problems such as fighting, wrecking the house, or attacking the Hoover? Frankly no, these problems need to be dealt with in your own home by an experienced behaviour advisor. Dogs never have ‘just the one’ problem, but often it is only one of many which drives owners mad, or proves [...]
Canine Hip Dysplasia – An Insight in to Hip Dysplasia in Dogs
Did You Know The Connection Between Hip Dysplasia In Dogs & Arthritis In Humans? Canine hip dysplasia is a developmental malformation of the hip joint in dogs. The same condition was recognized in humans by Hippocrates in the year 370 B.C. In the past six decades, a lot of money, effort, and time have been [...]
How to Wash a Dog
How to wash a dog? You'd be surprised how many people ask us that very question, or a variation of it (such as 'how do I get my dog to enjoy being washed? or how do I wash my dog without the stress?) Grooming your dog or puppy should be a weekly affair, and often [...]