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A Few Drops of Blue-Green Algae Can Kill a Dog

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Signs of blue-green algae poisoning can begin within 30 minutes of ingestion.
Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog lying on his side on grass smiling, looking at the camera taken at ground level. He is looking at the camera.

Syncope Episodes in Dogs

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Syncope (or fainting spells) can look a lot like seizure activity. Learn how to tell the difference between seizures and syncope and what can cause syncope in dogs.

How to Conduct a Home Health Exam for Your Dog

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There are numerous health conditions that can develop and present a real danger to your dog in between veterinary examinations – and YOU can detect many of them. It’s best to follow a consistent routine, so your dog becomes comfortable and relaxed with the procedure, and to increase your familiarity with his body, lumps, bumps, and all. Write out and follow a short outline, to remind yourself about each part of the dog’s body you want to check.
Golden retriever peeing in winter time

Why is my dog peeing blood?

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There are several conditions that can cause blood in your dog’s urine. Let’s look at the different causes and how each one is diagnosed and treated.
Taking a dog to the vet, or a new vet will dog more smoothly if you are there with your dog.

Veterinary Visits: It’s Important to Be There for Your Dog

I am going to be blunt; I have a strong opinion about this. There is absolutely no chance that I would allow any of my dogs to be taken into the back" at a veterinary clinic for anything short of surgery. Our new vet does go above and beyond with her clinic's degree of owner involvement
A dog squatting to poop on the grass

Is Your Dog’s Poop a Weird Color?

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Follow our simple dog poop color chart to learn why your dog's poop is not brown.
dog with snow nose

Snow Nose on Dogs Is Real

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Snow nose on dogs is harmless and the pink color usually goes away with the seasons.
Dog getting an eye exam

How to Tell if Your Dog Is Going Blind

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Signs of blindness in dogs start with slight behavior changes.

Bone Marrow Transplants Offer a Promising Treatment for Canine Lymphoma

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Exciting news regarding bone marrow transplants for dogs with lymphoma has recently emerged. North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in Raleigh is the first university in the world to open a canine clinical bone marrow transplant (BMT) unit. Dr. Steven Suter, assistant professor of veterinary oncology at NCSU, is about to perform his 30th transplant, all done over the past two years. Lymphoma, also called lymphosarcoma, is one of the most common cancers to occur in dogs. While it used to be considered a disease of middle-aged and older dogs, those demographics have changed in the past 5 to 10 years, with more and more young dogs being diagnosed. Golden Retrievers have a particularly high risk for this type of cancer.

Common Values in a Canine Blood Test

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Here are some of the values you might find on your dog's chemistry panel, or chem screen

Alternative Treatment & Supplement Recommendations

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Whole Dog Journal readers often try techniques and products described in the magazine, but sometimes years go by before we need something we read about, or it disappears from the market, or we have trouble finding it, or we simply forget all about it. Last month we revisited green tripe, Seacure, and Willard Water. Here are two more go-to products featured in previous issues that might now be perfect for you and your dog, Wobenzym & EMT Gel/Spray.

Understanding Behavior-Altering Drugs For Dogs

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Ten years ago, my dog Piglet woke me in the middle of the night, trembling violently and utterly terrified. It took me hours to track the source of her panic to a barely audible high-pitched beep that sounded once every two minutes, coming from a smoke alarm’s low battery indicator. Behavior-altering drugs can help dogs with phobias or anxiety disorders but you have to learn which ones work best in each case.