How To Prevent A Urinary Tract Infection In Dogs
Knowing how to prevent a urinary tract infection in dogs can save you and your pet a lot of stress. Most dogs who are diagnosed with a simple and uncomplicated urinary tract infection…
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How You Can Help Research for Cocker Inherited Cataracts
New research is being done to identify the gene and mutation responsible for inherited cataracts in Cocker Spaniels, and subsequently, to develop a genetic test that can identify genetically normal, affected, and carrier…
8 Scary Dog Poison Threats
National Poison Prevention Week is taking place March 16 through March 24 this year, but poison prevention in pets (and humans) should be a year-round effort. There are many scary dog poison threats…
The Road from Dog ACL Injury to Recovery: Step by Step
Two weeks after having surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and removal of a damaged meniscus, my dog’s stitches were removed today. Indeed, the road from dog ACL injury to recovery…
Is Parvo Airborne: Top 5 Myths About Parvo In Dogs
Dog parents often ask, is parvo airborne, and the answer is no, parvovirus is not an airborne virus. There is no cure for parvo in dogs, but many dogs recover from it with…
What Should I Do If My Dog Has a Lump
The Great Imposter. That’s what she called it. It’s just a lump and looks like a pimple. I shouldn’t be concerned. But the dog mom and “worrier” in me, along with thinking “but…
Do dogs sense when we are sick and just how do they “know?”
Can they smell our wounds, sense or pain, feel their intuitive senses far beyond our human understanding, that their pack member is down for the count? These questions resonate in my mind, especially…
Just FoR Today: Six winter dog care myths and facts
If you can do just one thing just FoR today (FoR as in “Fidose of Reality”) to change your dog’s life, how paw-tastic would that be? We’ve been discussing different things here on…
Just FoR Today: Dog pad and paw safety and care
Just FoR Today. Welcome to a new series we will be running here on Fidose of Reality. If you can do just one thing just FoR today (FoR as in “Fidose of Reality”)…