Dogs are not as colorblind as you think. Published on October 20, 2008 by Stanley Coren, Ph.D., F.R.S.C. in Canine Corner Probably one of the most frequently asked questions about dog’s vision is whether dogs see colors. The simple answer-namely that dogs are colorblind-has been misinterpreted by people as meaning that dogs see no color, [...]
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Reverse Sneezing
Posted in HEALTH AND TREATMENTS, tagged allergies, choking, dogs health, gag reflex, gagging, household chemicals, mucuous, nasal inflammation, post nasal drip, respiratory event, reverse sneezing, soft palate, suffocating on 01/30/2012 | 1 Comment »
Reverse Sneezing Reverse sneezing is a fairly common respiratory event seen in dogs that can be quite frightening for dog owners to witness. Some owners may think their dog is choking, suffocating or even having a seizure during an episode, but dogs do not lose consciousness, nor do they collapse. Reverse sneezing, also known as [...]
Why do Dogs eat Poop? Coprophagia
Posted in BREEDING AND WHELPING, HEALTH AND TREATMENTS, NUTRITIONAL TOPICS, TRAINING TIPS AND BEHAVORIAL ISSUES, tagged anxiety, behavioral, boredom, coprohagia, enzymes, GI parasites, hungry, imitated behavior, instestinal malabsorption, learned behavior, pancreatic insufficiency, poop consumption, punishment, rabbit poop, stool eating, stress on 12/14/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today I’m going to discuss a totally disgusting topic, coprophagia. Coprophagia is a pleasant term for stool eating. Although the idea of this activity is totally gross, there is actually one stage in a pet’s life when coprophagia is expected. When mother dogs and cats have litters, they deliberately consume the feces of their puppies [...]
When it Comes to Vaccinating Your Pet, Less is More
Posted in HEALTH AND TREATMENTS, tagged adenovirus, adverse reactions, allergies, aluminum based adjuvants, anemia, antibody, antigens, arthritis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), bortadella (kennel cough), cancer, coronavirus, distemper, Dr. Dodds, hepatitis, IFA, immune system issues, indirect immunofluorescent antibody, leptospirosis, lyme (borelia), mercury, over vaccinating, parainfluenza, parvovirus, rabies, sarcomas, seizures, thimersal, thyroid disease, titer test, tumors, vaccination doses, vaccinations on 10/21/2011 | Leave a Comment »
You’ve undoubtedly seen them in your mailbox. Cute little reminder cards from your vet that it’s time for Beauregard’s annual vaccinations. But after looking a bit closer at the risks and benefits of these vaccines, you might want to paws before making that appointment. Could these vaccines not only be unnecessary, but actually harmful to [...]
New Surgical Technology First Tested in Humans at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Is Giving Fido a Second Chance, Too
Posted in HEALTH AND TREATMENTS, tagged abdominal enlargement, Cushings Disease in dogs, diabetes, exoscope, hair loss, increased appetite, increased thirst, pituitary tumors, thinning skin, urination, VITOM scope on 09/15/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Released: 10/18/2010 9:00 PM EDT Source: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Newswise — Some of man’s best friends are wagging their tails – literally — thanks to human research on a new type of surgical imaging device being pioneered at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Nine dogs that would have died of canine Cushing’s disease are alive and barking [...]
Insights Into the Motion of Dogs
Posted in BREEDING AND WHELPING, HEALTH AND TREATMENTS, OFF TOPIC, tagged 3D motion, dogs movement, forearm, hind leg, locomotor system, movement three-dimensionally, shoulder placement, thigh, x-ray video on 09/15/2011 | Leave a Comment »
17:09 21 July 2011 MacGregor Campbell, consultant X-Ray Video Reveals How A Dog Moves From Great Danes to dachshunds, dogs can have radically different body types. But now X-ray video is revealing striking similarities between the way different breeds move (see video above). Martin Fischer and colleagues at Jena University in Germany used high-speed [...]
Titres: What Do They Mean?
Posted in HEALTH AND TREATMENTS, tagged antibodies, B cells, distemper, immunity, immunizations, influenza, lepto, Parvo, T cells, titers, titres, vaccinations on 03/07/2011 | Leave a Comment »
Dogs Naturally magazine 2010 The subject of titres (sorry I spell it that way but I’m Canadian, eh) was mentioned in a previous post and I thought it might be a good idea to outline here what titres are and are not capable of. Many vets and pet owners are fond of using titres to [...]
Don’t Neuter Your Dog YET – Read This Life-Saving Information First!
Posted in HEALTH AND TREATMENTS, tagged ACL Ruptures, bone cancer, bone development, bone growth, cancers, cardiac tumors, hip dysplasia, holistic veterinarian care, neuter, prostate cancer, spay, sterilization on 03/04/2011 | Leave a Comment »
A very legitimate concern, pet overpopulation, has been the primary driving force behind 30 years of national and local spay/neuter campaigns. When it comes to deciding at what age a companion animal should be sterilized, the standard for most spay/neuter campaigns has been sooner rather than later. This is especially true in the case of [...]
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