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DOG SCRATCHING AND HAIR LOSS REEXAMINED

via GIPHY The most common reason we take our dog to the veterinarian besides getting their shots is a skin disease.   Hair loss and excessive scratching are the most common manifestations of canine skin disease.   To successfully diagnose and treat your dog for scratching and hair loss,  your veterinarian will probably need to perform some […]

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DOG KIDNEY DISEASE COMPLETELY EXPLAINED

    THE DOG’S KIDNEY THE COMPLETE PICTURE The mechanism of the kidney is a wonderful organizer of the small ions in the body.   It determines how much calcium to keep and how much to get rid of.   It controls our blood’s pH by controlling which acids and bases to keep and which to lose.   […]

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Dog Health

WILL HEMODIALYSIS SAVE YOUR DOG?

DESPERATE TO SAVE YOUR DOG? YOU CAN TRY HEMODIALYSIS A TREATMENT NOT MANY OF US KNOW ABOUT     Hemodialysis is the process of exchanging water,  solutes’  and toxins across a semipermeable membrane  (artificial kidney).    Over the last decade,  the number of universities and private practices offering hemodialysis has rapidly expanded.   Despite this,  hemodialysis […]

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Advanced Dog Kidney Disease Treatment

IS ADVANCED CANINE KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENT WORTH THE PRICE?

  WHEN NORMAL KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENT DOESN’T WORK WHEN PRICE IS NOT OBJECT ARE THERE TREATMENTS THAT REALLY WORK? For cats,  medical treatment such as kidney transplants and dialysis are available to owners but dog owners don’t have the same options.   Kidney transplants for dogs are still considered experimental. Since the early 1900s canine kidney […]

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ESSENTIAL TERMS TO KNOW FOR YOUR DOG TO LIVE A GREAT LIFE

  There are so many medical terms used by veterinarians and researchers as an everyday language that the layman like us gets lost.   The following will list and explain some of the more mysterious terms used in veterinary medicine. WHAT IS MEANT BY A SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE (ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY)? A permeable membrane is a biological or […]

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Relaxed Dog

DOES YOUR DOG LIKE WESTERNS OR COMEDY?

Verified by Psychology Today Wendy L. Patrick, JD, Ph.D. Why Bad Looks Good Should You Be Worried About What Your Dog Sees on TV? How Canines Are Impacted By Television Content. Posted May 26, 2020 SHARE TWEET EMAIL An evening at home with the family often involves socializing around the television set,  watching programs the […]

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A Cool Dog

MAKE SURE YOUR DOG IS “KOOL”

  THE KOOLSKINZ VEST     A VEST THAT CAN KEEP YOUR DOG COOL DURING THOSE HOT SUMMER DAYS   When a friend of Denver, Co entrepreneur Michael Bevis dog died from heatstroke on a hiking trail,  he decided it was time to find a way to protect your best friend when exposed to excess […]

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Save Your Dog From This Pest

SAVE YOUR DOG FROM THE AGONY OF FLEAS

  THE WORLD OF DOG FLEAS FLEA DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS     Length:  the adult flea is approximately 2.5 mm long Color:  the color is dark,  ranging from brown to reddish-brown Body:  it is thin and flat with hair Mouths:  the adult flea has parts of the mouth that are used to extract blood from […]

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AT HOME DOG DIET

My dog is my first son.   And this little guy in here is my second son.   And so I want to keep him healthy, but not having owned a pet since I was a child,  I had a learning curve in terms of how do I holistically take care of my dog and really get […]

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DON’T GIVE YOUR DOG CORONAVIRUS

COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak A Pomeranian in Hong Kong was one of the first dogs to test positive for the coronavirus. (Xinhua News Agency/Shutterstock) Dogs caught coronavirus from their owners The first two dogs reported to have coronavirus probably caught it from their owners. Researchers found that the genetic sequences of the virus were almost identical […]

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