Articles - Advanced Dog Health

Dog Health: Your Dog's Mineral Needs

What do minerals do? Minerals, in addition to vitamins, only make up less than two percent of any formulated diet for dogs. However, they are the most critical of nutrients. Although minerals are without any calories or energy, their main function is to assist the body in energy production. A dog's body can make vitamins, but it cannot make...
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Dog Health - Gastric Dilatation & Gastric Torsion Complex

Gastric dilatation and Gastric torsion complex is a condition that may occur in any breed, at any age. Commonly known as bloat, this syndrome is most often encountered among large and deep-chested breeds. The complex results from the dog's inability to pass food (or other ingesta) through the stomach into the lower intes...
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Dog Health: Front Leg Lameness

Dogs carry over 60 percent of their weight on their front legs, with their hind legs acting as accelerators. Their front legs are attached to the rest of his body by muscles with no collarbone, which provides for more flexibility. All this powerful equipment is susceptible to injury or damage by misuse, particularly in breeds whose bone structure has been changed through selective breeding.Continue Reading...

Dog Health: The Potential Dangers Of Your Dog's Vaccinations

Many dogs have allergic reactions that are the direct result of vaccinations. Because of the severity of some of these reactions, vaccines have become a very controversial subject. There are an increasing number of dangers and the veterinary community is becoming more aware of these issues when it comes to routinel...
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Dog Health: What Laboratory Results Reveal

As a responsible dog owner you should take your dog to the veterinarian at least once per year. This is a good habit to form with your dog that will keep him healthy for years to come, as well as enable you to prevent diseases, i...
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Dog Health - Five Ways To Prevent Congenital Problems In Dogs

Prevention is the main key in order to avoid diseases and illness from attacking your dog. In fact, the best prevention begins even before you start breeding the dog. But what do you do if your pet was born with a health problem? There are a few optio...
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Dog Health - Anal Sac Problems In Dogs

Something that you may not have understood about your dog before are his anal sacs. These two sacs are located in the muscle tissue on either side of the anus at the five and seven o'clock positions. An intensel...
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