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Gluten-Free Dog Diets

Does your dog suffer from allergies, joint pain, epilepsy, recurrent ear infections, or other chronic health problems? Have you tried lots of treatments – alternative and conventional – but you just can't seem to help your dog get well and stay that way? You might want to look a little closer at the diet recommendations of John Symes, DVM.

The Canine Digestion Process

Digestion involves the balanced interaction of several biodynamic systems. A healthy animal ingests raw materials (food), changes these raw materials into usable nutrients, extracts from these nutrients the essentials for life and vitality, and excretes (in the form of feces) those substances that have not been digested or that weren’t utilized.

Dog Bloat: Causes, Signs, and Symptoms

Imagine seeing your dog exhibit some strange symptoms, rushing him to the vet within minutes, only to have the vet proclaim his case to be hopeless and recommend euthanasia. For too many dog owners, that's the story of bloat, an acute medical condition characterized by a rapid accumulation of gas in the stomach.

Understanding The Canine Respiratory System

The respiratory system functions rather miraculously. Vital for life, critical for the health of the whole body, it’s one of the major ways the dog’s body unites his external environment with his inner milieu. As a primary site of contact with the outer world, the lungs are susceptible to diseases that can be caused by any airborne germ, irritant, or toxin that happens to be floating around.

Limber Tail Syndrome

The syndrome seems to be caused by muscle injury possibly brought on by overexertion, says Janet Steiss, DVM, PhD, PT. Steiss is an associate professor at Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine and coauthor of the 1999 study on limber tail that pinpointed the nature of the muscle damage.

Your Dog’s Mouth

The mouth is the site of the two most common canine diseases.

The Canine Sense of Smell

however.üIt can be a sign of immune problems if a dog's nose is normally black

Still Flying

and took four-month-old Gideon home in August 2002.

Seeking an outlet for Gideon's energy

Anesthesia-Free Teeth Cleaning For Your Dog

Most of us have seen signs or advertisements for anesthesia-free teeth cleaning" for dogs and cats. To most people

How to Keep a Dog Calm After Surgery

and then waits for Tater to offer an approximation of "dead." (Above) Once Tater offers "dead

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