Category: Health

Home remedies for dogs that work

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  By PetMD When you’re feeling under the weather, you might find that the perfect thing for treating what ails you is something you already have in the kitchen. Did you know that you can treat your ailing dog with some simple home remedies too? Below you will find seven great natural remedies for making your dog happy and healthy again.   TIP #1 Vitamin E is good for preventing those pesky age lines on your face, and it’s also great for your dog’s dry skin. You can give your…

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What do I do about excessive paw licking in my dog and what could be the cause?

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  By: Dr. Peter Dobias, DVM, IVC Journal, Integrative Medicine For any practicing veterinarian, paw licking and chewing is a very common complaint and often, even with holistic approaches can be difficult to treat. Conventionally, this is considered an allergic response. Most dogs are taken through a battery of tests, put on hypoallergenic and elimination diets, and repeated and long term antibiotics. Many end up on corticosteroids. Unfortunately, many of these dogs continue licking. For years, I cringed every time I saw a dog that excessively licked his paws. I…

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How do I know my dog has food sensitivities?

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There is actually just one way to find out. Here is an example of a dog owner’s experience. Her Six-year-old, long-coated akita Nyoko had severe non-responsive inflammatory bowel disease, lost half of her body weight and her hair. She suffered from bloody diarrhea and demonstrated noise phobias of thunderstorms, fireworks and motorcycles. She also tested as having hypothyroidism. Her veterinarian was recommending euthanasia. . . Desperate, her pet parent learned about NutriScan, a saliva-based food sensitivity and intolerance test developed by veterinary diagnostician and thyroid expert Dr Jean Dodds DVM. The…

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Dental disease in dogs

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  Are your dog’s teeth shiny white? Most dogs’ teeth aren’t. According to Dr Brooke Niemiec of the American Veterinary Dental College, dental disease is the number one medical problem among pets today! In fact, over 70 percent of dogs and cats will suffer periodontal disease by the age of two. Dental Disease Affects More Than Your Dog’s Mouth Studies have linked periodontal disease in both humans and pets to systemic diseases of the kidneys and liver, heart disease, lung disease, diabetes complications, problems during pregnancy, and even cancer. According…

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Would you ever expect this would be the cause of cancer in your dog?

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  Fifty percent of dogs over the age of 10 develop cancer at some point. We see malignant lymphoma, which is a tumor of the lymph nodes. We see mast cell tumors, which is a form of skin cancer. There are mammary gland tumors, or breast cancer, and soft tissue sarcomas. An excerpt from Raw Meaty Bones By Tom Lonsdale, Veterinary Surgeon In 1981 Richard Doll and Richard Peto published The Causes of Cancer, a report commissioned by the US Congress. The authors estimated that about one-third of human cancers…

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Is garlic safe to feed your pet?

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  By: Robert Mueller  Every day we read about different products or ingredients that have had their market presence challenged. Such cases have evolved around many common products such as sugar, butter, fats, dairy and so on. One day it’s good for you and then suddenly a new report comes out and recent scientific finding are released that turns a recommended product into one that the public is frightened to consume -or feed to their pets. So is the on-going saga about garlic…is this is a safe ingredient to feed our pets? I’ve…

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PLEASE, READ THE LABEL (the numbers do not lie)

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  In today’s ever-changing world, it is extremely important to be aware of what is included in your dog’s diet. That means reading and understanding the ingredient panel on the bag of pet food that you are feeding…just as you would hopefully read and understand a nutritional label on the back of any package of food that you buy for yourself and your family. It’s shocking to know that for more than 100 years, the general public has been sold pet food made from rejected human waste products. The tide…

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How to handle raw meat safely

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  “Is there any reason for dry food companies to load salt into the food in amounts as high as 8 times the normal amount registered as normal? They claim it is needed to increase the palatability of the food. Another reason is that salt is cheap and it becomes an effective preservative. But food is not meant to sit on a self in a warehouse for months. The safest low salt alternative is a natural raw meat diet.” One issue that manufacturers of kibble and canned pet foods often…

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